From 00ba2b22a040cc7942e64cde7b0156b142820dd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Travis Martin Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:20:15 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] edits to NIM EoS support table for grammar and style --- content/nim/fundamentals/tech-specs.md | 86 ++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/nim/fundamentals/tech-specs.md b/content/nim/fundamentals/tech-specs.md index 8481a5467..6d29ee4eb 100644 --- a/content/nim/fundamentals/tech-specs.md +++ b/content/nim/fundamentals/tech-specs.md @@ -26,25 +26,21 @@ You can deploy NGINX Instance Manager in the following environments: ## Supported NGINX Instance Manager versions {#supported-nginx-instance-manager-versions} -We recommend using the latest release of NGINX Instance Manager, and provides software updates for the most recent release. +We recommend using the latest version of NGINX Instance Manager to take advantage of the newest features, improvements, and security fixes. -We provide technical support for F5 customers who are using the most recent version of NGINX Instance Manager, and any version released within two years of the current release. - -NGINX Instance Manager supports the following versions : - - - -| Nginx Instance Manager Version | End of Technical Support | -|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| -| 2.21.x | Nov 07, 2027 | -| 2.20.x | Jun 15, 2027 | -| 2.19.x | Feb 06 10, 2026 | -| 2.18.x | Jul 10, 2026 | -| 2.17.x | Nov 08, 2026 | -| 2.16.x | Apr 16, 2026 | -| 2.15.x | Dec 13, 2025 | +[Technical support](https://www.f5.com/support) is available for the current release and for any version released within two years of the current version's release date. +Use the table below to check the end-of-support (EoS) dates for recent versions. +| NGINX Instance Manager | End of Support (EoS) | +|------------------------|----------------------| +| 2.21.x | November 07, 2027 | +| 2.20.x | June 15, 2027 | +| 2.19.x | February 06, 2026 | +| 2.18.x | July 10, 2026 | +| 2.17.x | November 08, 2026 | +| 2.16.x | April 16, 2026 | +| 2.15.x and earlier | Not supported | ## Supported NGINX Versions {#nginx-versions} @@ -122,20 +118,20 @@ The table below provides storage estimates for **NGINX Plus** based on configura {{}} -| Config Size | Instances | Retention (days) | Estimated Disk Usage (NGINX Plus) | -|---------------------|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------| -| **Small Size** | 10 | 14 | 5 GiB | -| | 50 | 14 | 25 GiB | -| | 100 | 14 | 45 GiB | -| | 1000 | 14 | 450 GiB | -| **Medium Size** | 10 | 14 | 25 GiB | -| | 50 | 14 | 126 GiB | -| | 100 | 14 | 251 GiB | -| | 500 | 14 | 1.157 TiB | +| Config Size | Instances | Retention (days) | Estimated Disk Usage (NGINX Plus) | +|------------------------|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------| +| **Small Size** | 10 | 14 | 5 GiB | +| | 50 | 14 | 25 GiB | +| | 100 | 14 | 45 GiB | +| | 1000 | 14 | 450 GiB | +| **Medium Size** | 10 | 14 | 25 GiB | +| | 50 | 14 | 126 GiB | +| | 100 | 14 | 251 GiB | +| | 500 | 14 | 1.157 TiB | | **Generic Large Size** | 10 | 14 | 100 GiB | -| | 50 | 14 | 426 GiB | -| | 100 | 14 | 850 GiB | -| | 250 | 14 | 2 TiB | +| | 50 | 14 | 426 GiB | +| | 100 | 14 | 850 GiB | +| | 250 | 14 | 2 TiB | {{}} @@ -149,12 +145,12 @@ The table below shows the estimated storage requirements for **NGINX OSS**, base {{}} -| Config Size | Instances | Retention (days) | Estimated Disk Usage (NGINX OSS) | -|-----------------------|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------| +| Config Size | Instances | Retention (days) | Estimated Disk Usage (NGINX OSS) | +|------------------------|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------| | **Generic Large Size** | 10 | 14 | 200 MiB | -| | 50 | 14 | 850 MiB | -| | 100 | 14 | 1.75 GiB | -| | 250 | 14 | 4 GiB | +| | 50 | 14 | 850 MiB | +| | 100 | 14 | 1.75 GiB | +| | 250 | 14 | 4 GiB | {{}} @@ -174,17 +170,17 @@ If you're concerned solely on usage reporting, you do not need NGINX Agent. Requ {{< /call-out >}} {{}} -| Directory path | Content | Recommendation | -|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------| -| /usr/bin | Stores NIM binaries | 500MB | -| /var/lib/nms/dqlite | Stores DQLite database data| 2GiB without F5 WAF for NGINX; 5GiB with F5 WAF for NGINX enabled and large compiled bundles | -| /var/lib/nms/streaming | Stores NATS streaming messages | 500MiB | -| /var/lib/nms/secrets | Stores secrets for LLM license handshakes | 10MiB | -| /var/lib/nms/modules | Stores static content like manager.json | 100KiB (12KiB minimum) | -| /var/lib/clickhouse | Stores ClickHouse metrics data | recommend 2.5GB per instance (25GB for 10 instances, 250GB for 100 instances). This is only required if ClickHouse metrics are enabled | -| /var/log/nms | Stores logs for NIM with rotation enabled | recommended 50MiB per week if archived once a month | -| /etc/nms/ | Stores NIM configuration files | 50MiB | -| /etc/nginx | Stores NGINX configuration files | typical size is 10MiB-50MiB | +| Directory path | Content | Recommendation | +|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| /usr/bin | Stores NIM binaries | 500MB | +| /var/lib/nms/dqlite | Stores DQLite database data | 2GiB without F5 WAF for NGINX; 5GiB with F5 WAF for NGINX enabled and large compiled bundles | +| /var/lib/nms/streaming | Stores NATS streaming messages | 500MiB | +| /var/lib/nms/secrets | Stores secrets for LLM license handshakes | 10MiB | +| /var/lib/nms/modules | Stores static content like manager.json | 100KiB (12KiB minimum) | +| /var/lib/clickhouse | Stores ClickHouse metrics data | recommend 2.5GB per instance (25GB for 10 instances, 250GB for 100 instances). This is only required if ClickHouse metrics are enabled | +| /var/log/nms | Stores logs for NIM with rotation enabled | recommended 50MiB per week if archived once a month | +| /etc/nms/ | Stores NIM configuration files | 50MiB | +| /etc/nginx | Stores NGINX configuration files | typical size is 10MiB-50MiB | {{}} ## ClickHouse tuning {#clickhouse-tuning}