Sonatype Nexus Repository High Availability vs. Sonatype IQ Server High Availability
Sonatype offers high availability (HA) deployment options for both its Sonatype Nexus Repository and Sonatype IQ Server products.
While many of the requirements for Sonatype IQ Server HA are the same as for Sonatype Nexus Repository HA, there are some notable differences. We've captured these differences in the table below.
See the Sonatype IQ Server HA help documentation for full details on Sonatype IQ Server HA.
Requirement | Notable Difference? | Sonatype Nexus Repository HA for version 3.50.0+ | Sonatype IQ Server HA for version 156+ |
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Java Runtime Environment | No | Nexus Repository versions 3.69.0 - 3.70.0 can use JRE 8, 11, or 17 Nexus Repository versions 3.67.0+ can use JRE 8 or 11 Nexus Repository versions up to and including 3.66.0 require JRE 8 See the Nexus Repository System Requirements and Java Compatibility Matrix for details | Ships with OpenJDK17 as of release 178 Earlier versions shipped with OpenJDK8 (See IQ Server System Requirements and Java Compatibility Matrix for details) |
Cloud Provider Tested | Yes | AWS or Azure | AWS tested; others may work as well |
Host Operating System | No | Any Unix, Windows, or OSX operating system that supports Java 8. | Any Unix, Windows, or OSX operating system that supports Kubernetes (See IQ Server System Requirements) |
Host Servers | Yes | Kubernetes is not required. The following are supported:
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Database | Yes |
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Per-node Local Storage | Yes |
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Orchestration Platforms | Yes |
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Browsers | No |
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Load Balancers | Yes |
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