VMware ESXi and NSX-V Hardware Requirements

The following table describes the hardware requirements on which VMware ESXi runs GigaVUE‑FM.

 

Table 1: Hardware Requirements for VMware Hypervisor

Hardware Requirements

VMware Hypervisor

vSphere ESXi: v5.5 and above.

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

RAM

At least 8GB

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.

Network

At least one 1Gb NIC

The following table lists the virtual computing resources for GigaVUE‑FM.

Table 2: Minimum Virtual Computing Requirements for VMware Hypervisor

Minimum Virtual Computing Requirements

Memory

Minimum 16GB memory

Virtual CPU (vCPU)

2 vCPU

Virtual Storage for Guest

84GB using PVSCSI (VMware Paravirtual SCSI)

System Disk - 40GB
Swap Disk - 4GB
Data Disk - 40GB

Virtual Network Interfaces

One vNIC using VMXNET3 (VMware 3rd Generation Paravirtual NIC)