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Installation

Palette is available as a self-hosted application that you install in your environment. The self-hosted version is a dedicated Palette environment hosted on VMware instances or in an existing Kubernetes cluster. Palette is available in the following modes:

Supported PlatformDescriptionInstall Guide
VMwareInstall Palette in VMware environment.Install on VMware
KubernetesInstall Palette using a Helm Chart in an existing Kubernetes cluster.Install on Kubernetes

Airgap Installation

You can also install Palette in an airgap environment. For more information, refer to the Airgap Installation section.

Supported Airgap PlatformDescriptionInstall Guide
VMwareInstall Palette in VMware environment using your own OCI registry server.VMware Airgap Install
KubernetesInstall Palette using a Helm Chart in an existing Kubernetes cluster with your own OCI registry server OR use AWS ECR.Kubernetes Airgap Install

The next sections provide sizing guidelines we recommend you review before installing Palette in your environment.

Size Guidelines

This section lists resource requirements for Palette for various capacity levels. In Palette VerteX, the terms small, medium, and large are used to describe the instance size of worker pools that Palette is installed on. The following table lists the resource requirements for each size.


warning

The recommended maximum number of deployed nodes and clusters in the environment should not be exceeded. We have tested the performance of Palette with the recommended maximum number of deployed nodes and clusters. Exceeding these limits can negatively impact performance and result in instability. The active workload limit refers to the maximum number of active nodes and pods at any given time.


SizeNodesCPUMemoryStorageMongoDB Storage LimitMongoDB Memory LimitMongoDB CPU LimitTotal Deployed NodesDeployed Clusters with 10 Nodes
Small3816 GB60 GB20 GB4 GB21000100
Medium (Recommended)31632 GB100 GB60 GB8 GB43000300
Large33264 GB120 GB80 GB12 GB65000500

Instance Sizing

ConfigurationActive Workload Limit
SmallUp to 1000 Nodes each with 30 Pods (30,000 Pods)
Medium (Recommended)Up to 3000 Nodes each with 30 Pods (90,000 Pods)
LargeUp to 5000 Nodes each with 30 Pods (150,000 Pods)

Proxy Requirements

Palette connects to the internet to download images and packages. If your environment uses a proxy server, ensure the following domains and ports are accessible. The proxy server should meet the following requirements:

  • A proxy used for outgoing connections should support both HTTP and HTTPS traffic.

  • Allow connectivity to domains and ports in the table.

  • Review the gRPC and Proxies page to learn more about Palette's support for gRPC in a proxy environment.

    Top-Level DomainPortDescription
    spectrocloud.com443Spectro Cloud content repository and pack registry
    s3.amazonaws.com443Spectro Cloud VMware OVA files
    gcr.io443Spectro Cloud and common third party container images
    ghcr.io443Kubernetes VIP images
    docker.io443Common third party content
    googleapis.com443For pulling Spectro Cloud images
    docker.com443Common third party container images
    raw.githubusercontent.com443Common third party content
    projectcalico.org443Calico container images
    quay.io443Common third party container images
    grafana.com443Grafana container images and manifests
    github.com443Common third party content
    k8s.gcr.io443Kubernetes images [deprecated]
    registry.k8s.io443Kubernetes images
    docker.pkg.dev443Common third party content

Resources