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* [DOC-13460]: Clarify deprecated support for Advanced Vector Extension… * [DOC-13460]: Clarify deprecated support for Advanced Vector Extension… * [DOC-13460]: Clarify deprecated support for Advanced Vector Extension… * [DOC-13460]: Clarify deprecated support for Advanced Vector Extension…
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modules/install/pages/pre-install.adoc

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## CPU Requirements
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== CPU Requirements
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Couchbase Server can run on x86 and ARM processors (including Apple Silicon processors).
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This section explains the minimum requirements for of these platforms.
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### x86 Processors
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[#x86-processors]
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=== x86 Processors
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The use of older x86 processors that do not implement the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions#AVX2[Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)] instruction set are deprecated in Couchbase Server 7.6.x.
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Future versions will require processors that have AVX2 support.
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This requirements is only for x86 processors--ARM processors have a separate set of vector instructions.
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This requirement is only for x86 processors--ARM processors have a separate set of vector instructions.
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The earliest processors that support AVX2 instructions include:
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### ARM Processors
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=== ARM Processors
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Couchbase Server has the following requirements when running on ARM-based platforms.
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.Backup Nodes
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If the node is used for administering backups, then be aware that the resource requirements will be higher:
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| *CPU*
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| 2 GHz quad-core x86_64 CPU supporting SSE4.2
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If the node is used for administering backups, then be aware that the resource requirements will be higher.
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The minimum hardware requirement is four CPU cores and 8GiB RAM.
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8 GiB (block-based; HDD, SSD, EBS, iSCSI)
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The recommended hardware is sixteen CPU cores, 16GiB RAM, and SSD disks.
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modules/release-notes/partials/docs-server-7.6.3-release-note.adoc

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The use of x86 processors that do not support Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) is deprecated in version 7.6.3.
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Future versions of Vector Search will rely on these instructions to improve performance.
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These instructions are available in most Intel processors produced since 2013 and AMD processors produced since 2015.
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See xref:install:pre-install.adoc#x86-processors[System Requirements] for details.
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=== Fixed Issues

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