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# 2.1.2 Virtual Machine (VM) Requirement

Virtual machine (VM) Requirement is available in the following three enterprise-scale configurations:

* Small-Scale Enterprise
* Medium-Scale Enterprise
* Large-Scale Enterprise

### **1. Small-Scale Enterprise**

For a Small-Scale Enterprise, a total of **two virtual machines (VMs)** are required.

**VM-1 : For setup of LiveStreamIQ Application**

| Resource | Specification |
| -------- | ------------- |
| CPU      | 4 vCPU        |
| RAM      | 8 GB          |
| Storage  | 50 GB SSD     |

**VM-2 : For setup of PostgreSQL 17 with TimescaleDB**

| Resource | Specification |
| -------- | ------------- |
| CPU      | 2 vCPU        |
| RAM      | 8 GB          |
| Storage  | 200 GB SSD    |

**Total Configuration Required:**

| CPU    | RAM   | Storage    |
| ------ | ----- | ---------- |
| 6 vCPU | 16 GB | 250 GB SSD |

### 2. Medium-Scale Enterprise

For a Medium-Scale Enterprise, a total of **three virtual machines (VMs)** are required.

**VM-1 : For setup of LiveStreamIQ Application**

| Resource | Specification |
| -------- | ------------- |
| CPU      | 8 vCPU        |
| RAM      | 16 GB         |
| Storage  | 100 GB SSB    |

**VM-2 : For setup of PostgreSQL Primary**

| Resource | Specification |
| -------- | ------------- |
| CPU      | 4 vCPU        |
| RAM      | 16 GB         |
| Storage  | 500 GB        |

**VM-3 : For setup of PostgreSQL Replica**

| Resource | Specification |
| -------- | ------------- |
| CPU      | 4 vCPU        |
| RAM      | 16 GB         |
| Storage  | 500 GB SSD    |

**Total Configuration Required:**

| CPU     | RAM   | Storage    |
| ------- | ----- | ---------- |
| 16 vCPU | 48 GB | 1.1 TB SSD |

### **3. Large Enterprise**

For a Large-Scale Enterprise, a total of **four virtual machines (VMs)** are required.

**VM-1 : For setup of LiveStreamIQ Application**

| Resource | Specification |
| -------- | ------------- |
| CPU      | 16 vCPU       |
| RAM      | 32 GB         |
| Storage  | 250 GB SSB    |

**VM-2 : For setup of PostgreSQL Primary**

| Resource | Specification |
| -------- | ------------- |
| CPU      | 8 vCPU        |
| RAM      | 32 GB         |
| Storage  | 2 TB NVMe     |

**VM-3 : For setup of PostgreSQL Replica-1**

| Resource | Specification |
| -------- | ------------- |
| CPU      | 8 vCPU        |
| RAM      | 32 GB         |
| Storage  | 2 TB NVMe     |

**VM-4 : For setup of PostgreSQL Replica-2**

| Resource | Specification |
| -------- | ------------- |
| CPU      | 8 vCPU        |
| RAM      | 32 GB         |
| Storage  | 2 TB NVMe     |

#### Total Configuration Required:

| CPU     | RAM    | Storage     |
| ------- | ------ | ----------- |
| 40 vCPU | 128 GB | 6.25 TB SSD |

*These values define the recommended baseline for each deployment size and should be reviewed against expected workload, topic growth, retention period, and high-availability requirements before finalizing the cluster design.*


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