Requirements¶

Hardware Requirements¶

The PeerIQ virtual appliance is a preconfigured virtual machine image.

The specifications below represent the minimum requirements for deployment. Depending on the scale of your PeerGFS environment, data volume, and the number of monitored users or clients, additional resources may be required to maintain optimal performance.

Basic License¶

A minimum of 4 CPU cores.
8 GB RAM.
120 GB virtual disk.

Note: The virtual disk should be thick provisioned, and high-performance SSD storage is recommended to ensure smooth operation.

Advanced License¶

A minimum of 8 CPU cores.
16 GB RAM.
1.5 TB virtual disk, required to store approximately three months of real-time activity data.

Note: The virtual disk should be thick provisioned, and high-performance SSD storage is recommended to ensure smooth operation.

Hardware Settings¶

For proper operation, it is crucial to ensure time synchronization between the PMC, Agents, NAS platforms, and the virtual appliance server. By default, the PeerIQ appliance utilizes NTP (Network Time Protocol) and synchronizes with ubuntu.pool.ntp.org to maintain accurate time.

However, if you are using an ESXi appliance, it is important to note that host guest time synchronization is enabled and takes precedence over NTP time. This means that time synchronization within the ESXi environment will be prioritized.

Software Requirements¶

The PeerIQ application is a web-based application that can be accessed using one of the following browsers:

Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome