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This section describes SBC SWe Lite hardware and software requirements and recommendations.
To install and configure SBC SWe Lite, make sure the Virtual Machine (VM) host meets the following recommended hardware, server platform and software requirements.
You must obtain and apply a valid SBC SWe Lite license in order to configure and use the SBC SWe Lite. See below:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Minimum Hyper-V hosting requirements are posted by Microsoft. The SBC SWe Lite does not support execution within a Hyper-V cluster, as defined at technet.microsoft.com. Contact your Ribbon sales representative if you have any questions.Configuration Requirement Processor 2nd Generation Intel Core or Intel Xeon Processor (Sandy bridge or later) RAM Each SBC SWe Lite instance requires from 1 GiB to 2.5 GiB of RAM depending on the configuration Drive Space Hard disk requirements are dependent upon the number of VMs hosted, the size of each VM at full size, and whether checkpoints will be enabled. Architecture 64-bit Intel processor Host OS
Ribbon recommends the following BIOS settings for optimum performance:
Recommended BIOS Settings for Optimum Performance
BIOS Parameter | Recommended Setting | Details |
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Intel VT-x (Virtualization Technology) | Enabled | For hardware virtualization |
Intel Hyper-Threading | Enabled |
Disconnect or disable any physical hardware devices (Floppy devices, Network interfaces, Storage controllers, Optical drives, USB controllers, etc.) under BIOS settings that you will not be using to free up interrupt/CPU resources.
VM Configuration Recommendations
Setting | Minimum |
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vCPU | 1, 2, 4 and 10 supported |
RAM | 1 GiB (1024 MiB) to support 1 vCPU 1.5 GiB (1536 MiB) to support 2 vCPUs 2.5 GiB (2560 MiB) to support 4 vCPUs 2.5 GiB (2560 MiB) to support 10 vCPUs |
vNIC | 5 (Up to 3 may be disabled, if only a single vNIC is required for media. Note: One vNIC is mandatory for management.) |
Virtual Hard Disk | 5 GiB |