Cloud and Hosting Support
Important: This topic applies only to on-premises installations.
Archer supports hosting in Microsoft Azure® and Amazon Web Services® (AWS) cloud environments. This topic provides information to assess and plan for an installation using cloud environments.
When using cloud vendors, only use supported virtual machines to run your Archer environment.
Use the same process for a cloud or hosted environment as outlined in system complexity to determine your environment size. Select a product from your cloud provider that most closely matches your configuration requirements.
For example, consider the specifications for a small environment. As of this publication, the details in this table are accurate based on current vendor specifications.
| Element | Small Environment | AWS (m4.xlarge) | Azure (Standard_DS3 package) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Processor |
4 cores |
4 cores |
4 cores |
|
Memory |
16 GB |
16 GB |
14 GB |
|
Disk Space |
50 GB HDD |
100 GB SSD (Using Elastic Block Store) |
100 GB HDD |
Note: This table describes hardware requirements only. To understand all requirements for your configuration, see Sizing Guidelines.
Other factors to consider when preparing your cloud-based configuration:
- Input/Output per second (IOPS) directly affects your Archer performance. If you find your Archer performance is slow, consider choosing a vendor product with more IOPS per disk.
- Communication between your on-premises systems and your cloud vendor is key. Contact your vendor to select a method that works best for your environment.
For more information about the different vendor products offered, review the Azure and AWS documentation:
- For Azure, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/.
- For AWS, see https://aws.amazon.com/.
