Supported Sitecore topologies for Kubernetes
Version: 10.5
Sitecore XP supports the following topologies for use with Kubernetes:
- XM Server (XM Scaled)
- XP Server (XP Scaled)
XM Server (XM Scaled)
The Sitecore Experience Manager Server for Kubernetes topology, also known as XM1, is suitable for use in both production and non-production environments.
The XM1 topology supports the following Sitecore roles:
| Role type | Sitecore role |
|---|---|
| Production | Content Management |
| Content Delivery | |
| Sitecore Identity Server | |
| MSSQL Data Intialization Job | |
| SolrCloud Data Initalization Job | |
| Non-production | Microsoft SQL Server |
| SolrCloud | |
| RedisLabs Redis Server |
XP Server (XP Scaled)
The Sitecore Experience Platform Server for Kubernetes topology, also known as XP1, is suitable for use in both production and non-production environments.
If you are deploying the XP1 topology in a non-production environment for, for example, testing purposes, be aware that mimicking the configuration of a production environment requires significant resources.
The XP1 topology supports the following Sitecore roles:
| Role type | Sitecore role |
|---|---|
| Production | Content Management |
| Content Delivery | |
| Sitecore Identity Server | |
| XDB Processing | |
| XDB Collection service | |
| XDB Search service | |
| Marketing Automation Engine | |
| Marketing Automation Reporting | |
| XDB Reference Data service | |
| Sitecore Cortex Processing service | |
| Sitecore Cortex Reporting service | |
| XDB Search Worker | |
| Sitecore Cortex Processing | |
| MSSQL Data Initialization Job | |
| SolrCloud Data Initialization Job | |
| Non-production | Microsoft SQL Server |
| SolrCloud | |
| RedisLabs Redis Server |
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