VMware ESXi and NSX-V Hardware Requirements
The following table describes the hardware requirements on which VMware ESXi runs GigaVUE‑FM.
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VMware Hypervisor |
vSphere ESXi: v5.5 and above. |
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CPU |
One or more 64-bit x86 CPUs with virtualization assist (Intel-VT or AMD-V) enabled. CPU should support AVX instruction set. Note: To run GigaVUE‑FM, hardware support for virtualization must be enabled on the VMware ESXi host. Make sure that the BIOS option for virtualization support is not disabled. For more information, see your BIOS documentation |
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RAM |
At least 8GB |
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Disk Space |
At least 84GB shared (FC, iSCSI, NFS, or FCoE) or locally attached storage (PATA, SATA, SCSI) Note: Increase the disk space depending on the configuration load requirements for the given GigaVUE-FM instance. |
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Network |
At least one 1Gb NIC |
The following table lists the virtual computing resources for GigaVUE‑FM.
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Minimum Virtual Computing Requirements |
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Memory |
Minimum 16GB memory |
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Virtual CPU (vCPU) |
2 vCPU |
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Virtual Storage for Guest |
84GB using PVSCSI (VMware Paravirtual SCSI)
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Virtual Network Interfaces |
One vNIC using VMXNET3 (VMware 3rd Generation Paravirtual NIC) |
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