Caringo: Install Considerations

Component Requirement

Node x86 with Pentium-class CPUs Number of nodes Three (to ensure adequate recovery space in the event of node failure) Switch Nodes must connect to switches configured for multicasting Node boot capability USB flash drive or network drive Network interfaces One 100 Mbps Ethernet NIC with one RJ-45 port * Hard drives One hard drive RAM 2 GB NTP server To synchronize clocks across nodes To be compatible, all nodes in a cluster must use the same speed network interface.