Hardware Requirements
This section describes the hardware requirements for the servers that will be used for the deployment of CloudBlue Commerce with WebHosting Plesk:
- Linux-based Websites Manager node
- Linux-based hosting service nodes
- Microsoft Windows-based hosting service nodes
Note: Dedicated (exclusive) IP addresses from IP pools cannot be assigned to websites if web hosting service nodes are deployed in the Microsoft Azure Public Cloud or Amazon Web Services cloud platform.
Hardware Requirements for the Websites Manager Node
Supported operating systems |
RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.x (64-bit) CentOS 7.x (64-bit) Only the latest available minor (.x) version is supported. |
CPU |
Quad-core |
RAM |
Minimum: 8 GB, recommended: 32 GB |
Disk space |
50 GB |
IP address requirements |
A Websites Manager node must have public IP addresses assigned to FrontNet network interfaces, and private IP addresses assigned to BackNet interfaces. |
You must use a separate server or a virtual machine for the Websites Manager node.
Hardware Requirements for Linux-based Hosting Service Nodes
Supported operating systems |
RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.x (64-bit) CentOS 7.x (64-bit) CloudLinux 7.x (64-bit) Only the latest available minor (.x) version is supported. You can also attach existing Plesk servers to CloudBlue Commerce by using the Migration Manager's takeover migration mode, if the servers are running 64-bit RHEL, CentOS, or CloudLinux versions 6.x, 7.x. |
CPU |
Quad-core |
RAM |
Minimum: 2 GB, recommended: 16 GB. |
Disk space |
Depends on the projected customer base and website content. |
Maximum number of served user accounts |
1000 |
IP address requirements |
A service node must have public IP addresses assigned to FrontNet network interfaces, and private IP addresses assigned to BackNet interfaces. |
To learn more about the hardware requirements for Plesk service nodes, please refer to https://www.plesk.com/blog/various/plesk-requirements-hardware-software/.
Hardware Requirements for Microsoft Windows-based Hosting Service Nodes
Supported operating systems |
Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 (64-bit) |
CPU |
Quad-core |
RAM |
Minimum: 2 GB, recommended: 16 GB. |
Disk space |
Depends on the projected customer base and website content. |
Maximum number of served user accounts |
800 |
IP address requirements |
A service node must have public IP addresses assigned to FrontNet network interfaces, and private IP addresses assigned to BackNet interfaces. |
To learn more about the hardware requirements for Plesk service nodes, please refer to https://www.plesk.com/blog/various/plesk-requirements-hardware-software/.