General requirements for clusters
Understanding the requirements and recommendations indicated below can help to avoid common issues during and after DataPlane installation.
You must perform a minimum set of cluster setup and security actions on each cluster that you plan to register in DataPlane. You can perform any additional security-related tasks on your cluster as appropriate for your environment and company policies.
The following provides a high-level overview of the requirements for DataPlane and DP Apps.
 | Important |
|---|---|
Be sure to refer to the cluster and security setup requirements for
each of the DP apps you plan to install for exact details. |
| Cluster Requirements | DP Platform | Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) | Data Steward Studio (DSS) | Streams Messaging Manager (SMM) | Data Analytics Studio (DAS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Authentication | n/a | Knox SSO |
Knox Single Sign-On Knox Trusted Proxy |
Knox SSO | Knox SSO |
| Knox Proxy Gateway | Optional (but recommended) | Required | Required | n/a | n/a |
| Cluster Agents | n/a | DLM Engine | DSS Profiler Service | SMM Rest Server | DAS Event Processor DAS Webapp |
| Cluster Services | n/a | Refer to DLM documentation | Refer to DSS documentation | Refer to SMM documentation | Refer to DAS documentation |
For more information about Knox authentication options, see Knox Authentication for DataPlane Clusters.