Appliance requirements for bridged connections
To effectively deploy a Trustgrid appliance, you have two options: a hardware appliance or a virtual appliance. For optimal efficiency and ease of deployment, we recommend using virtual appliances if your system meets the minimum specifications listed below. Hardware deployments, on the other hand, demand additional setup time and physical rack space.
System Requirements
Hardware Appliance:
Minimum Specifications: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB Storage
Throughput Capacity: Supports up to 250 Mbps
Virtual Appliance:
Compatible Platforms: VMware vSphere 5.5 (or greater), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure Cloud, Google Cloud Platform
Configuration Guidelines
Trustgrid appliances function as stateless network devices. Adhering to specific configuration settings in vSphere is crucial to ensure operational efficiency and reliability of Trustgrid appliances within your network infrastructure to maximizing uptime and performance.
vSphere Configuration:
Set the DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) level for VMs to either Partially Automated or Disabled.
Establish an anti-affinity rule to enhance resource management and reliability.
Refrain from backing up Trustgrid virtual appliances, as it could affect their stateless design.
Deployment of High-Availability Appliances:
Deploy secondary high-availability (HA) appliances on separate physical hosts to ensure redundancy and minimize potential downtime.
Note
A high-availability setup requires two instances to be active and running simultaneously to function correctly.