Hardware to run Dude server

Starting from Dude v6 we can run Dude Server only using RouterOS. For now, we can run it on RouterBOARD devices and also using x86 Hardware/VM.

Dude Server - System requirements

The_Dude_v6 - System_requirements_for_server_package
RouterOS

• v6.34rc13 or newer

Hardware:

• TILE devices;
• ARM devices;
• MMIPS devices;
• RouterOS x86 installations;
• RouterOS Cloud Hosted Router, CHR

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Dude Agent - System requirements

The Dude v6/Agents

Agents are other Dude servers that can be used as intermediaries for device monitoring. Starting from RouterOS 6.38.x any RouterOS device can be a Dude agent without any installation or configuration required.

Hardware considerations

Small environment: < 200 devices

1. hEX (RB750Gr3) with microSD card 16/32GB
2. VM with 1 vCPU/512MB RAM/10GB Disk

Medium environment: 200 - 500 devices

1. RB1100AHx4 Dude Edition with included 60GB SSD
2. VM with 2 vCPU/2GB RAM/20GB Disk

Large environment: > 500 devices

1. RB1100AHx4 Dude Edition with included 60GB SSD
2. TILE based device which have M.2 slot for SSD
3. VM with 4 vCPU/4GB RAM/40GB Disk

Note: Dude can be unstable and slow with big number of devices/probes

Storage considerations

System requirements for server package

Note: For models with 16MB on-board storage use of USB/μSD storage is required to run The Dude server on the device.

Note: Preferably you should use industrial grade mircoSD cards and USB drives as they have longer life cycle under applications that can write data to flash more frequently as The Dude server database in this case. For large network monitoring it is suggested to us highly reliable HDD/SSD drives.

krisjanis

CCR microSD slot performance is not to great, at least per our tests it is not good enough for The Dude server storage. I would try again with some high speed usb3.0 flash or drive. Also in best case with latest v6.38rc build on the device, to have all of the latest db performance tweaks.

Mikrotik hardware - Product matrix

1. Supported architecture
2. Storage expanding options (M.2/MiniPCI-e/Memory card/USB)
3. CPU
4. RAM
5. Price

TILE

ARM

MMIPS

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The documentation has an outdated table with tested MicroSD cards.

What are the tested and/or recommended cards?
I know the industrial ones are highly recommended but quite expensive even the smaller ones.

How big cards do you need? My plan is to only monitor like 4-5 Mikrotik routers/switches in a LAB environment.

The Dude will be installed in a hEx S (RB760) router..

I would assume that general recommendation is still relevant

Small environment: < 200 devices

1. hEX (RB750Gr3) > with microSD card 16/32GB

2. VM with 1 vCPU/512MB RAM/10GB Disk

And a topic about the size was added to the first post - Minimum size of MicroSD card on hEX for the Dude? [SOLVED].

What about these cards - they all are around 10$?

1. SanDisk 32GB High Endurance Video MicroSDHC Card
2. SanDisk 32GB Extreme microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card
3. SanDisk 32GB Ultra microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card

RB750Gr3 is perfectly able to handle this role if network is not very large, but main problem is external storage - lifespan of SD cards in this use will usually be limited to 2-3 years from my personal experience (would die even faster than using on Raspberry). I am using RB750Gr3 for this at my home network (it found new use after changing to new router).
I have even tested Dude on USB flashdrive and that died only in few months. It looks like SD cards and flashdrives are not able to optimize writes for wear and therefore die soon.
For now I got cheapest USB SSD drive that I was able to get (about 240 GB from ADATA for about 30-40€) and will see how long it would last. SSD should be better able to handle continuous write cycles than SD cards and flashdrives.

Otherwise any appropriatedly sized CHR should resolve the problem with storage lirespan. RB1100AHx4 Dude edition which comes with dedicated M2 SSD can be another choice if dedicated device is needed.

The links in “Related posts” does not work..?

Indeed, it appears the forum migration has nuked those links. Only empty a-tags are left.

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Maybe you can copy the old forum links from the Wayback archive:

Hardware to run Dude server - MikroTik

Thanks for the note, fixed all the links

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