Hardware Requirements, Scaling, and Sizing

Minimum Server Hardware Requirements

BA Insights recommends distributing its applications across two servers:

Following is the minimum hardware specifications required to run BA Insight products.

Servers should be scaled based on:

  • Your organization's requirements
  • Growth rate of both your:
    • Users
    • Data required to be indexed.

Server Architecture with BAI Insight Products

  • Server 1 – Front End
    • SmartHub
  • Server 2 – Back End
    • Connector Backend: Connectivity Hub or Connector Framework
  • Server 3
    • Connectors
  • Server 4
    • AutoClassifier

Server Specification

A server or virtual machine for your web server and for your database server with the following general requirements (your specific requirements may vary):

  • Server Requirements
    • Processing:
      • 4-8 vCPUs
    • Memory:
      • 16 GB RAM.
      • NOTE: If you are processsing large videos, more memory is recommended
    • Storage:
      • 1 System Drive (Minimum: 100 GB)
      • 1 Data Drive (Minimum: 200 GB)