Ceph Cluster Hardware Planning & Design Tool | Turnkey Ceph appliance provider | Ambedded

Design your cluster | Ceph storage appliance for enterprise

Design your cluster

Ceph Cluster Hardware Planning & Design Tool

For users deploying a Ceph cluster with their own selected server hardware, proper hardware selection is critical to avoid performance issues or over-specification, ensuring system requirements are met.

The Ceph Cluster Design Tool assists in selecting suitable hardware based on your cluster’s needs.

By entering parameters such as usable HDD/NVMe capacity, disk size, data protection method (Replication or Erasure Coding), and CPU/memory per OSD, the tool provides a solution summary shown on the right side of the page.


Server & Drive Information
Usable Capacity (TB)HDDNVMe
Data Drive
HDD Drive Size TB
HDD Data ProtectionProtection
HDD Raw CapacityStorage Overhead
NVMe Drive Size TB
NVMe Data ProtectionProtection
NVMe Raw CapacityStorage Overhead
Select Server Model
Server Model
Suggested CPU
CPU Sockets
Max. HDD Drive per server
Max. NVMe Drive per server
Rack unit per server (RU)
Memory ConfigureOS / System Disk
Memory per HDD OS Drive Interface
Memory. per NVMe OS Drive Quantity
Suggested Min. MemoryOS Drive Size
Solution Summary
Total Server Node Required
(Failure Domain is by host)
Rack Space Required
Server Model
Suggested CPU
Total CPU Threads per node
Suggested Memory Size per node
OS Drives
Network Card
HDD Drives per Server / Max
NVMe Drives per Server / Max
Total HDD Drives
Total NVMe Drives
Usable HDD Capacity
Usable NVMe Capacity
Raw HDD Capacity
Raw NVMe Capacity
Total RAW capacity required

Design your cluster | Ceph Storage Solutions; Ceph Appliances & Software|Ambedded

Founded in Taiwan in 2013, Ambedded Technology Co., Ltd. is a leading provider of block, file, and object storage solutions based on Ceph software-defined storage. We specialize in delivering high-efficiency, scalable storage systems for data centers, enterprises, and research institutions. Our offerings include Ceph-based storage appliances, server integration, storage optimization, and cost-effective Ceph deployment with simplified management.

Ambedded provides turnkey Ceph storage appliances and full-stack Ceph software solutions tailored for B2B organizations. Our Ceph storage platform supports unified block, file (NFS, SMB, CephFS), and S3-compatible object storage, reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) while improving reliability and scalability. With integrated Ceph tuning, intuitive web UI, and automation tools, we help customers achieve high-performance storage for AI, HPC, and cloud workloads.

With over 20 years of experience in enterprise IT and more than a decade in Ceph storage deployment, Ambedded has delivered 200+ successful projects globally. We offer expert consulting, cluster design, deployment support, and ongoing maintenance. Our commitment to professional Ceph support and seamless integration ensures that customers get the most from their Ceph-based storage infrastructure — at scale, with speed, and within budget.