Spectra strongly recommends installing on a bare metal server. Data movers always benefit from direct access to network hardware, non-shared CPU and memory, and limited resource conflicts.
** NOTICE when upgrading to BlackPearl V5.7, Rio MUST be upgraded to v 3.4.7 or newer due to data protection schemes put in place.
Operating System Requirements
The Spectra RioBroker application is only available for 64‐bit Microsoft® Windows® operating systems.
Spectra RioBroker was tested on:
Server Requirements
The host server must meet the following requirements to run the Spectra RioBroker application:
| Server Requirements | Specification |
| CPU | Six CPU cores each with a minimum speed of 1.3 GHz. |
| Memory | 64 GB RAM |
| Storage | 500 GB SSD disk space |
| Network | 10 Gb/s network connection to both the BlackPearl system data port(s), and production storage. |
Version Compatibility
Preparation for Installation
Possible? YES but there are a lot of things to keep in mind
It generally takes more cores and more dedicated memory than a bare metal system
Data movers benefit from dedicated network control and non-shared resources - keep in mind that speeds are highly subject to shared resources.