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docs/deployments/aws-ec2/prerequisites.md

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Simplyblock has certain requirements in terms of CPU, RAM, and storage. See the specific
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[Node Sizing](../deployment-planning/node-sizing.md) documentation to learn more.
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### Node Instance Type
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Simplyblock recommends pre-tested and verified instance types. Those instance types are:
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- i3en.6xlarge
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- i4i.8xlarge
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## Network Configuration
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Simplyblock requires a number of network ports to be available from different networks. The configuration of the
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making the API available directly.
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!!! warning
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Amazon Linux 2 **does not** support
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Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023 **do not** support
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[NVMe over Fabrics Multipathing](../../important-notes/terminology.md#multipathing) right now!
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### Careful with "Up To GBit/s Instances"
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AWS heavily discounts instances with "up to GBit/s" network bandwidth. These instances use a credit-based system to
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calculate the currently available network bandwidth. These instances initially offer a good throughput until the credits
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are used up which happens very quickly.
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In addition to the limitation on the maximum available bandwidth, AWS heavily limits the number of packets per second.
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!!! recommendation
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Simplyblock strongly recommends using EC2 instances with dedicated bandwidth. Generally recommended Amazon EC2
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instances are _i3en.6xlarge_ and _i4i.8xlarge_.
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### Network Ports for Control Plane
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