Ultra pipelines snaplex setup questions

[omair]

I have two quick questions around an Ultra pipelines setup:

• What is he minimum number of nodes needed for an ultra setup:
• Do we need 1 groundplex (feedmaster) and 1 groundplex (jcc)? Or is it 1 groundplex (feedmaster)?
• Assuming both a feedmaster and jcc (or 2 nodes minimum) are needed: can both nodes be hosted on the same VM?

[tstack]

omair:

What is he minimum number of nodes needed for an ultra setup:

A true production setup would require four nodes: 2 Feed-Masters and 2 JCCs. There should also be a load-balancer for the Feed-Masters. The Ultra Tasks should also be configured to have at least two instances. The redundancy is required to satisfy the high-reliability goals of Ultra. For example, if one of the nodes fails, the other node can handle the load until the failed machine can be restored.

omair:

Assuming both a feedmaster and jcc (or 2 nodes minimum) are needed: can both nodes be hosted on the same VM?

Both nodes cannot be hosted on the same VM, they must be separate.