BALINFE

Server Names

BALINFE

Description

Billing application server on Linux. The server runs Billing components and Billing UI.

Density

500,000 accounts

Quantity

1

OS

  • RHEL 7.4 (x64) or higher
  • CentOS 7.4 (x64) or higher

Software

To be installed by customer:

  • OS only
  • Apache 2.2 (httpd 2.2.15 and mod_ssl 2.2.15; higher versions are recommended)

CPU

2 x Xeon 2.4GHz or higher

For performance increase, more CPU is required*.

Important: Depending on the amount of CloudBlue Commerce accounts and users, the number of required physical cores may change:

  • 3 physical cores for 50,000 accounts/250,000 users
  • 4 physical cores for 100,000 accounts/500,000 users
  • 5 physical cores for 200,000 accounts/1,000,000 users
  • 7 physical cores for 300,000 accounts/1,500,000 users
  • 8 physical cores for 400,000 accounts/2,000,000 users
  • 10 physical cores for 500,000 accounts/2,500,000 users

RAM

4 GB – required

For performance increase, more RAM is required*.

Important: Depending on the amount of CloudBlue Commerce accounts and users, the amount of required RAM may change:

  • 5 GB for 50,000 accounts/250,000 users
  • 6 GB for 100,000 accounts/500,000 users
  • 7 GB for 200,000 accounts/1,000,000 users
  • 9 GB for 300,000 accounts/1,500,000 users
  • 10 GB for 400,000 accounts/2,000,000 users
  • 12 GB for 500,000 accounts/2,500,000 users

Note: If your system has one or few reseller accounts with a big amount of accounts on it, then billing of this reseller can require up to 60–70 GB of RAM.

Disks

Array 1:

  • OS and software

Important: Depending on the amount of Billing accounts and users, the amount of required disk space may change:

  • 3 x 140 GB, SCSI, SAN storage or RAID 5 (hardware impl.) with Battery Backup Unit for 50,000 accounts/250,000 users
  • 3 x 180 GB, SCSI, SAN storage or RAID 5 (hardware impl.) with Battery Backup Unit for 100,000 accounts/500,000 users
  • 3 x 260 GB, SCSI, SAN storage or RAID 5 (hardware impl.) with Battery Backup Unit for 200,000 accounts/1,000,000 users
  • 3 x 340 GB, SCSI, SAN storage or RAID 5 (hardware impl.) with Battery Backup Unit for 300,000 accounts/1,500,000 users
  • 3 x 420 GB, SCSI, SAN storage or RAID 5 (hardware impl.) with Battery Backup Unit for 400,000 accounts/2,000,000 users
  • 3 x 500 GB, SCSI, SAN storage or RAID 5 (hardware impl.) with Battery Backup Unit for 500,000 accounts/2,500,000 users

Disk Partitioning

Array 1:

  • 2 x RAM size (8 GB)

- swap

  • /boot – 200 MB

- boot partition

  • /var/log – 500 GB

- for logging

  • / – remaining space

- for OS, software and data

NICs

BackNet, FrontNet

* To increase the performance of billing, the number of workers should be increased, therefore you need more server resources:
– RAM should be increased up to 30 GB (needed for big amount of subscriptions)
– Maximum CPU core number should be increased up to 12 CPU

Warning: Time zone change on a production installation is not supported and can lead to unexpected consequences.