Recommended Form Factor for VMware vCenter (Instance Types)

The form factor (instance type) of the GigaVUE V Series Node is configured on the OVF file and packaged as part of the OVA image file.

Instance types can differ for GigaVUE V Series Nodes in different ESXi hosts. Small is the default type.

The table below lists the available form factors (instance types) based on memory and the number of vCPUs for a single GigaVUE V.

Type

Memory

vCPU

Disk space

vNIC

Small 4GB 2 vCPU 8GB 1 Management interface, 1 Tunnel interface, and 8 vTAP interfaces
Medium 8GB 4 vCPU
Large 16GB 8 vCPU

Note:  You can contact your account manager or Gigamon Technical Support to identify a suitable form factor.