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QoreStor 5.1.0 - Interoperability Guide

Hardware requirements for installation

QoreStor can be installed in one of four modes: Large, Standard, Cloud Optimized, and Demo. Each installation mode has different minimum installation requirements, as described below. Refer to QoreStor installation modes for more information on the installation modes.

NOTE: The table below lists the minimum hardware requirements for installation. Refer to "QoreStor Sizing Guidelines" in the QoreStor Interoperability Guide for information on sizing your QoreStor server.

Table 5: Hardware requirements for installation
  Large Mode Standard Mode Cloud Optimized Mode Demo Mode
CPU cores 32 4 4 4
RAM 64 GB 24 GB 14 GB 6 GB
Storage capacity
  • Minimum of 500GB free space on repository volume.
  • Minimum of 700GB free space on metadata volume

Minimum of 500GB free space on repository volume.

Minimum of 500GB free space on repository volume. Minimum of 50GB free space on repository volume.
Additional storage reqirements
  • Storage back-end should support 100,000 IOPS for sequential writes and 20,000 IOPS with random writes.
  • Recommended back-end configuration is:
    • RAID 6 with 48 to 60 disks for repository
    • RAID1 or RAID10 with 2 to 4 drives for metadata.
  • Maximum supported physical capacity is 360TB
  • Storage back-end should support 2000 IOPS for sequential writes and 850 IOPS with random writes.
  • Recommended back-end configuration is RAID 6 with 12 disks.
  • Maximum supported physical capacity is 150TB
  • Storage back-end should support 2000 IOPS for sequential writes and 850 IOPS with random writes.
  • Recommended back-end configuration is RAID 6 with 6 disks.
  • Maximum supported physical capacity is 43TB

When installing in Demo mode, QoreStor does not perform a pre-check for IOPS

Maximum supported physical capacity is 100GB

Networking requirements

The following network configurations need to be made in order to successfully install and run QoreStor.

NOTE: If you install QoreStor with the -f option, or answer yes to the prompt regarding firewall changes, the QoreStor installer will ensure these ports are open.

Port configuration

The ports below need to be available for the QoreStor service:

Component/Function Ports required
UI
  • 80
  • 5233
OST / RDA1
  • 9920
  • 10011
  • 11000
NFS1
  • 111
  • 2049
Replication
  • 9904
  • 9911
  • 9915
  • 9916
CIFS1
  • 138
  • 139
  • 445
NDMP
  • 10000
  • 43000-43040
RDA-NDMP
  • 12000-12127

iSCSI

  • 3260

Secure Connect2

  • 9443

Verify connectivity

The usage of the QoreStor repository requires stable TCP/IP connectivity between the backup application server and the QoreStor repository server.

NOTE: The QoreStor repository and backup application server need to be on the same local network.

Supported installation platforms

QoreStor is supported on the following platforms:

Table 6: Operating systems supported for installation
Operating System Bit level
CentOS Linux 7.3 - 7.6 64-bit
RHEL Linux 7.3 - 7.6 64-bit
Oracle Linux 7.5 - 7.6 64-bit

NOTE: CentOS or RHEL version 7.5 is recommended

NOTE: Only CentOS or RHEL versions using the following kernels are supported:

  • 3.10.0-514
  • 3.10.0-693
  • 3.10.0-862
  • 3.10.0-957

IMPORTANT: Before upgrading the operating system on the QoreStor server, refer to "Upgrading the QoreStor Operating System" in the QoreStor Installation Guide.

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