3 Application-specific requirements #
We recommend running each application on nodes that meet or exceed the corresponding hardware requirements.
3.1 SUSE Rancher Prime requirements #
3.1.1 Supported Rancher version #
SUSE AI Factory with NVIDIA requires Rancher version 2.14.x.
3.1.2 Minimum hardware requirements #
- Nodes for HA setup
At least 3 nodes.
- RAM
A minimum of 32 GB of RAM.
- CPU
At least 8 CPU cores.
- Disk space
At least 200 GB of storage, preferably SSD.
3.1.3 For more information #
For more detailed recommendations, refer to the following official documentation:
3.2 SUSE Security requirements #
3.2.1 Minimum hardware requirements #
- Nodes for HA setup
The following container instances run on existing cluster nodes:
1 Manager instance
3 Controller instances
1 Enforcer instance on each cluster node
2 Scanner & Updater instances
- RAM
A minimum of 2 GB of RAM.
- CPU
At least 2 CPU cores.
- Disk space
At least 5 GB of storage, preferably SSD.
3.2.2 For more information #
For more detailed recommendations, refer to the following official documentation:
3.3 SUSE Observability requirements #
3.3.1 Minimum hardware requirements #
- Nodes for HA setup
At least 3 nodes.
- RAM
A minimum of 32 GB of RAM.
- CPU
At least 16 CPU cores.
- Disk space
At least 5 GB of storage, preferably SSD.
3.3.2 For more information #
For more detailed recommendations, refer to the following official documentation:
3.4 NVIDIA requirements #
Deploying AI applications on GPU-enabled clusters requires specific NVIDIA operators. These components manage your containerized workloads and optimize hardware performance.
3.4.1 What are the NVIDIA operator requirements? #
- NIM Operator
Required for deploying NIM-based applications and RAG blueprints. For more details, refer to the NVIDIA NIM operator documentation.
- Network Operator
(Optional) Provides advanced networking features to optimize GPU communication and utilization across the cluster. For more details, refer to the NVIDIA network operator documentation.