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* The disk on the host must have a maximum P99 write latency of 10 ms. This supports etcd performance and stability. For more information about the disk write latency requirements for etcd, see [Disks](https://etcd.io/docs/latest/op-guide/hardware/#disks) in _Hardware recommendations_ and [What does the etcd warning “failed to send out heartbeat on time” mean?](https://etcd.io/docs/latest/faq/) in the etcd documentation.

* The user performing the installation must have root access to the machine, such as with `sudo`.

* The data directory used by Embedded Cluster must have 40Gi or more of total space and be less than 80% full. By default, the data directory is `/var/lib/embedded-cluster`. The directory can be changed by passing the `--data-dir` flag with the Embedded Cluster `install` command. For more information, see [install](/reference/embedded-cluster-install).

Note that in addition to the primary data directory, Embedded Cluster creates directories and files in the following locations:
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