Gathering Information About the Deployment Environment

Lightbits Repository Token

The token used to access the Lightbits software packages. To get a token, contact your Lightbits Sales team.

Subscription Name

The subscription used to deploy Lightbits.

Resource Group

The Azure resource group used to house the Lightbits resources.

Region

The region used to deploy Lightbits.

Zone(s)

The zone or zones that house the Lightbits cluster.

vNet

The network that houses the Lightbits resources.

Subnet

The subnet used for the Lightbits resources.

Access Username

The username used to SSH into the Lightbits and Ansible VMs.

Access Key

The SSH key used to SSH into the Lightbits and Ansible VMs. Alternatively, you can also use a password.

Proximity Placement Group

(Optional) The placement group used to house the Lightbits cluster and clients. Using a resource group can help to improve the performance of Lightbits volumes.

VM Size

The Lightbits target VMs used to create the Lightbits SDS cluster. Supported VMs are:

• Standard_L16s_v3

• Standard_L32s_v3

• Standard_L48s_v3

• Standard_L64s_v3

• Standard_L80s_v3

• Standard_L16as_v3

• Standard_L32as_v3

• Standard_L48as_v3

• Standard_L64as_v3

• Standard_L80as_v3

• For more information about these VM sizes - including capacity - see the Azure documentation - Lsv3 series and Azure documentation - Lasv3 series.

Cluster size

The number of VMs in the Lightbits SDS cluster. Minimum: 3, Maximum: 16.