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HA: Installation Requirements

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Last updated: Jun 13, 2024 by Emese Pogany
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In order to install an IGEL UMS High Availability network, your hardware and software must meet the following minimum requirements. 

The installation requirements can vary depending on how large your HA environment is. For more information, see Installation and Sizing Guidelines for IGEL UMS.

UMS High Availability Network: Minimum Requirements

UMS Server
(includes UMS Server,
UMS Administrator, and UMS Console)

UMS Load Balancer

UMS Web App

File System

UMS Server
(includes UMS Server,
UMS Administrator, and UMS Console)

UMS Load Balancer

UMS Web App

File System

UMS Server:

  • At least 4 GB of RAM

  • At least 2 GB of free HDD space

UMS Console:

  • At least 3 GB of RAM

  • At least 1 GB of free HDD space

UMS Administrator:

  • At least 1 GB of RAM

  • At least 1 GB of RAM

  • At least 1 GB of free HDD space

  • 1 GB of RAM

  • 1 GB of free HDD space

  • 1 GB for the program files

  • Approx. 10 GB for each
    firmware update to be downloaded

For the supported operating systems, see the Supported Environment section of the release notes.

  • The UMS Server must not be installed on a domain controller system!

  • Manually modifying the Java Runtime Environment on the UMS Server is not recommended.

  • Running additional Apache Tomcat web servers together with the UMS Server is not recommended either.

Database Systems (DBMS)

The embedded database cannot be used for an HA network. You can use the embedded database only for a dedicated test installation with only a single server for the UMS Server and UMS Load Balancer.