SoftNAS® System Requirements

Listed below is a table to assist with the setup decisions during the configuration required to accomplish various tasks and goals.

Specifying Memory and CPU Reservations

Always specify the CPU and Memory reservations for the SoftNAS® VMs to prevent over-commitment of vSphere Server resources.

Note: Over-committing vSphere Server resources without specifying CPU and Memory reservations will cause unwanted HA failovers.

...

SoftNAS® System Capacities

Listed below is a table representing the capabilities of the SoftNAS® for VMware vSphere.

See SoftNAS® Platinum for more information about specific requirements and capacities for Platinum features.

Firewall Ports:	22 (ssh), 443 (https)			Plus NFS, iSCSI, and CIFS as required by network
	SoftNAS® Capacity			Configuration Note
Editions
SoftNAS® Essentials	1 TB	20 TB	50 TB
SoftNAS® EnterpriseSoftNAS®	1 TB	20 TB	50 TB	SoftNAS® Platinum	1 TB	20 TB	50 TB
Memory
RAM Cache	1 GB to 100 GB			Defaults to 50% total RAM for read cache
SSD Cache	low-speed level 2 cache			Optional
Ephemeral Cache	low-speed level 2 cache			Optional for read cache
Storage
Maximum Storage	16 PB			Maximum usable storage capacity with SoftNAS®, contingent on license.
Number of Storage Pools	Unlimited
Number of Volumes	Unlimited
Number of Snapshots	Unlimited
Numberof Snapshot Clones	Unlimited
SnapReplicate	Unlimited Pools & Volumes
SnapReplicate Throttle	56Kb/sec to Unlimited bandwidth
Active Directory	Kerberos Integration
Files and Directories	Unlimited
Network
Schedules	Unlimited
NFS Exports:	Linux Default
iSCSI Targets	Linux Default
CIFS Shares	Linux Default
IP Tables Firewall	Off by default			May be configured but is not required. Use an alternative method to set Security Groups unless added firewall protection on a SoftNAS® instance is required.

...