Recommended Hardware
EdgeVX is distributed as a QCOW2 image for QEMU-based hosts, such as KVM.
Hardware Requirements for Virtualizing the SD-WAN Appliance
The SD-WAN virtual appliance requires the following VM resources:
Parameter | Minimum Value | Recommended Value |
|---|---|---|
CPU Cores | 2 | 4 |
RAM | 8GB | 16GB |
Storage | 120GB (max size) | 120GB (max size) |
Network | 1 WAN, 1 LAN, 1 Management | 2 WAN, 1 LAN, 1 Management |
The following recommended hardware platforms have been tested and provide solid performance for the listed use cases. The EdgeVX virtual machine will run on many x86 platforms, with higher or lower specifications than the listed hardware - please contact sales and support to validated compatibility of your specific hardware platform.
Specifications | uCPE / Branch Appliance | Enterprise | Datacenter Virtualization Host |
|---|---|---|---|
Supported Use Cases | Small/medium branch SD-WAN deployment | Hub routing, multi-site IDS/IPS | Hub routing, centralized security services, global Point of Presence |
Processor | 10th gen Intel, 4 - 8 core | 3rd gen Xeon, 4-8 core | Dual-socket Intel Xeon Silver/Gold or AMD EPYC processors, 16+ cores |
Example Processors | i7-10700 | D-1715, 4-core 3.5 GHz | |
Memory | 32 GB DDR | 32 GB DDR | 128 GB or more RAM |
Storage | 512GB | 512GB | 1 TB+ |
Cooling | passive | fan cooled | fan cooled |
NICs | 5+ 1GbE RJ45 | 2x 10 GbE SFP+ | 2x 10 GbE SFP28 |