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Reference Architecture: Google Cloud Anthos and GDC Virtual on Dell PowerFlex
Executive summary Introduction Product overview Google Cloud Anthos Anthos on PowerFlex
Anthos on PowerFlex deployment models
Logical design of PowerFlex HCI deployment
Logical design of PowerFlex two-layer deployment
Anthos on VMware Deploying Anthos on VMware Anthos on bare metal Deploying Anthos on bare metal Deploying PowerFlex CSI on the Anthos cluster Deploying Anthos applications on the PowerFlex system Conclusion Appendix References

Logical design of PowerFlex two-layer deployment

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Logical design of PowerFlex two-layer deployment

  • The following diagram shows the logical architecture of the Anthos cluster that is deployed on a two-layer PowerFlex cluster setup. In this example, there are four nodes that are dedicated for storage (SDS) and four more nodes dedicated for compute (SDC). The configuration can be scaled based on specific customer need. This architecture is suitable for environments where the storage and compute capacities are decoupled, such as high-performance applications, or for rapidly growing storage capacity requirements. This model decouples compute from storage allowing either of them to grow independently, as needed.  

    Figure 9: Anthos Cluster: Dell PowerFlex - two-layer deployment

    Note 1: For a detailed matrix of platform and storage validation regarding operating systems, Anthos version, and other details, see the Google Anthos Storage validation and Google Anthos Platform validation links.

    Note 2: All support for CentOS is removed from the upcoming release of Anthos clusters on bare metal (December 2023 and subsequent releases) Google strongly recommends that you migrate to one of the other supported operating systems) from Anthos clusters on bare metal.