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License Requirements
You must obtain and apply a valid
license in order to configure and use the Spacevars 0 product3
. See below: Spacevars 0 product3
- If you are deploying an SBC SWe Lite trial instance (as described at SBC SWe Lite Trial Offer for On-Premises Deployment) refer to Obtaining and Installing a SWe Lite Trial License for license instructions.
- If you are not deploying a trial instance, follow license instructions posted at Obtaining and Installing an SBC SWe Lite Production License.
Server Hardware Requirements
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Processor | 2nd Generation Intel Core or Intel Xeon Processor (Sandy bridge or later) |
Host OS | ESXi 5.5 or above |
Architecture | 64-bit Intel processor |
RAM | Each SBC SWe Lite instance requires from 1.5 GiB to 4 GiB of RAM depending on the configuration |
Datastore | Hard disk requirements are dependent upon the number of VMs hosted, the size of each VM at full size, and whether snapshots will be enabled. |
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Platforms using AMD processors are not supported. |
Minimum ESXi hosting requirements are posted by VMware.
VMware ESXi
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The minimum CPU Emulation Mode (EVC) recommended is Nehalem (problems have occurred when the EVC on the ESXi host is set to Penryn). |
Customized ESXi images for various server platforms are available on VMware and Hardware platform vendor sites.
- It ensures that all the required drivers for network and storage controllers are available to run ESXi server.
- Most of the customized ESXi images comes with customized management software to manage server running ESXi software.
- Customized ESXi images for HP ProLiant and IBM servers are available at:
For more information, please visit the VMware Knowledge Base
Refer to VMware Compatibility Guide (external site) for a list of VMware supported Intel processors.
Refer to ESXi hardware requirements to ensure the VMware supported Intel processors meet ESXi hardware requirements.
Ribbon Recommendations for SBC SWe Lite
General Recommendations
- Plan enough resources (RAM, CPU, NIC ports, hard disk, etc.) for all the virtual machines (VMs) to run on the server platform, including resources needed by ESXi itself.
- Allocate each VM with only as much virtual hardware as that VM requires. Provisioning a VM with more resources than it requires can, in some cases, reduce the performance of that VM as well as other virtual machines sharing the same host.
Disconnect or disable any physical hardware devices that you will not be using (floppy drives, network interfaces, storage controllers, optical drives, USB controllers, etc.) under BIOS settings to free up interrupt/CPU resources.
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Additional Information
- Minimal networking configuration requires the Management Network Interface and at least one Media Interface to be assigned.
- Each SBC SWeLite VM will use approximately 5 GiB of Virtual Hard Drive space. Drive size is predetermined by the imported image.
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Refer to Downloading the SBC SWe Lite Package for On-Premises Deployment for software download instructions. |
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