In this section:
This platform supports Virtual Machines (VMs). The DSC SWe is supported on KVM, VMware, OpenStack, and MA-RMS.
The supported number of VMs on the DSC SWe depends on the licensing configuration and the capacity of the KVM and the VMware hosts. Two of these VMs (required by default) are in virtual slots 1 and 2. These VMs are used for both management and routing purposes and are referred to as
All other VMs are referred to as Application VMs [(Routing or Load Balancer) Slots 3 to 20 – (RTNG_CPU and Load Balancer n, respectively)].
For more information about the VMs, refer to the appropriate chapter of the Installation Guides and the DSC - SP2000 Platform Manager User Guide.
This platform supports Management, Routing, and Application CPUs. Consider the following regarding these CPUs:
DSC Database (DB) is supported on the Application CPU (only for the DSC 8000)
For more information about the DSC 8000 CPUs, refer to the appropriate chapter in the DSC 8000 Hardware Installation Guide.
For simplicity, the Documentation Library uses the terms Routing and Management CPU (VM) and Routing CPU (VM) in place of the DSC SWe Web UI terms RTNG_MGMT_CPU and RTNG_CPU, respectively.
Likewise, the terms Management CPU and Routing CPU are considered synonymous with DSC 8000 Web UI terms MGMT_CPU and RTNG_CPU, respectively. This is summarized in the following table. Apply these terms as required for your respective system.
All occurrences of VM apply to the applicable CPU if your system is a DSC 8000.
Naming Conventions
Platform | VM and CPU Name as referenced in documentation | Name used in the Web UI |
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DSC SWe | Routing and Management CPU (VM) | RTNG_MGMT_CPU |
Routing CPU (VM) | RTNG_CPU | |
DSC 8000 | Management CPU | MGMT_CPU |
Routing CPU | RTNG_CPU |
For more information about terminology for the DSC Platforms, see Terminology.
DSC-SP2000 in this Documentation Library refers to the DSC or the SP2000 on a KVM, VMware Host, or OpenStack. The software for these platforms is similar; any differences will be clearly identified in the documentation as required.
For other limitation and exclusions, refer to DSC - SP2000 Documentation.