PowerScale OneFS Simulator Installation Guide

Installing OneFS Simulator

You can install OneFS Simulator through the OVA file that is in the ZIP file. You can set up VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, or VMware ESXi to run the OneFS Simulator virtual nodes.

You can configure a virtual cluster for a single virtual node. However, three- to four-node virtual clusters are recommended for testing and experimentation. For configuring a virtual cluster with more than four virtual nodes, ensure that the host system has a minimum of 6 GB of available RAM per virtual node.

Most laptops can only support a three-node virtual cluster. More CPU, RAM, and disk space are consumed for each virtual node you add to the virtual cluster.