From 7e2603bba7bfbe8e71066436865144ea52e57a06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: schmidt-scaled <82834682+schmidt-scaled@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:52:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update hardware-requirements.md

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 .../hardware-requirements.md                       | 14 +++++---------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/deployment-preparation/hardware-requirements.md b/docs/deployment-preparation/hardware-requirements.md
index 5fcd2dd5..951da1c9 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-preparation/hardware-requirements.md
+++ b/docs/deployment-preparation/hardware-requirements.md
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ network bandwidth, and free space on the boot disk.
 
 | Node Type    | vCPU(s) | RAM (GB)               | Locally Attached Storage          | Network Performance | Free Boot Disk | Number of Nodes  |
 |--------------|---------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
-| Storage Node | 8+      | 6+ DDR4 <sup>(1)</sup> | 2x dedicated NVMe  <sup>(2)</sup> | 10 GBit/s           | 10 GB          | 3 <sup>(3)</sup> |
+| Storage Node | 8+      | 6+ DDR4 <sup>(1)       | 2x dedicated NVMe  <sup>(2)</sup> | 10 GBit/s           | 10 GB          | 3 <sup>(3)</sup> |
 
 <span style="font-size: 0.8em;">
-<sup>1</sup> Simplyblock highly recommends DDR5 memory on storage nodes for optimal performance.<br>
-<sup>2</sup> It is possible to test with only one dedicated NVMe, but this is not approved for production.<br>
+<sup>2</sup> Test setups require a minimum of 1 nvme. From 26.3., we support non-nvme device clusters (any SATA or SAS linux block device), this feature is still experimental.<br>
 <sup>3</sup> The required number of nodes is only valid for erasure coding scheme 1+1.
 </span>
 
@@ -49,16 +48,13 @@ simplyblock data plane (spdk_80xx containers) and the rest will remain under con
 Simplyblock auto-detects NUMA nodes. It will configure and deploy storage nodes per NUMA node.
 
 Each NUMA socket requires directly attached NVMe devices and NICs to deploy a storage node.
-For more information on simplyblock on NUMA, see [NUMA Considerations](numa-considerations.md).
+detected configuration. This file is later processed when adding the storage nodes to the storage host.
+Manual changes to the configuration are possible if the proposed configuration is not applicable.
 
-It is recommended to deploy multiple storage nodes per storage host if there are more than 32 cores available
-per socket.
+For more information on simplyblock on NUMA, see [NUMA Considerations](numa-considerations.md).
 
 During deployment, simplyblock detects the underlying configuration and prepares a configuration file with the
 recommended deployment strategy, including the recommended amount of storage nodes per storage host based on the
-detected configuration. This file is later processed when adding the storage nodes to the storage host.
-Manual changes to the configuration are possible if the proposed configuration is not applicable.
-
 ### Hyper-Converged Sizing Guidance
 
 As hyper-converged deployments have to share vCPUs, it is recommended to dedicate 15%-20%, but not less than