Gathering Information About the Deployment Environment

This section provides an example checklist to help you prepare for the installation.

ResourceDescription
Subscription NameThe subscription used to deploy Lightbits.
Resource GroupThe Azure resource group used to house the Lightbits resources.
RegionThe region used to deploy Lightbits.
MultiAZRelevant when the cluster is deployed in Multiple AZs (only supported in regions that have AZs).
ZoneThe zone that houses the Lightbits cluster.
vNetThe network used for the Lightbits resources. Optionally, have a /23 network minimum for the Lightbits deployment if you are planning for Lightbits to create the vNet.
SubnetThe subnet used for the Lightbits resources.
Access UsernameThe username used to SSH into the Lightbits cluster.
Access KeyThe SSH key used to SSH into the Lightbits cluster.
Managed IdentityThe managed identity that will be used to deploy the Lightbits managed application.
VM Size

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

  • Standard_L16s_v3 (for testing only)
  • Standard_L32s_v3
  • Standard_L48s_v3
  • Standard_L64s_v3
  • Standard_L80s_v3
  • Standard_L16as_v3 (for testing only)
  • 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 SizeThe number of VMs in the Lightbits SDS cluster. Minimum: 3, Maximum: 16.
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