System requirements - Exinda Network Orchestrator
Exinda Network Orchestrator is available for deployment as a virtual appliance or a dedicated hardware appliance. The software on Exinda hardware appliances is the same as the virtual appliance. If the Exinda software detects that it is running under a hypervisor, certain optimizations are automatically enabled to ensure maximum performance.
Exinda Network Orchestrator Virtual Appliance
Hardware
Depending on the WAN bandwidth, use the following sizing guide to estimate the host resources required for each of the Exinda virtual appliances.
Note: For more information, consult the Exinda Virtualization Deployment Guide.
| Virtual Appliance | Diagnostics | Diagnostics and Shaping |
Diagnostics, Shaping, and Acceleration |
Virtual CPUs (Qty × GHz) |
Minimum RAM | Minimum Disk Storage 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXNV-3062 | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 50 Mbps | Up to 10 Mbps | 4×2.0GHz | 6GB | 250GB |
| EXNV-4062 | Up to 1 Gbps | Up to 500 Mbps | Up to 30 Mbps | 4×2.4GHz | 8GB | 250GB |
| EXNV-6062 | Up to 2.5 Gbps | Up to 2.5 Gbps | Up to 50 Mbps | 6×2.0GHz | 12GB | 500GB |
| EXNV-8063 | Up to 5 Gbps | Up to 5 Gbps | Up to 200 Mbps | 8×2.0GHz | 32GB | 500GB |
| EXNV-10063 | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 1 Gbps | 12-242×2.0GHz | 64GB | 500GB |
1 Storage at higher throughput will require higher disk I/O bandwidth, so the underlying storage should be RAID-based, ideally RAID 10.
This is a guide only: there are several factors that may mean more or less resources are required in individual environments. Factors that may have an effect include:
- Quality, speed, performance of the host CPUs
- Quality and performance of host NICs
- Host disk I/O bandwidth.
2 On the EXNV-10062, the number of CPUs depends on the licensed bandwidth for Diagnostics, Shaping, and Acceleration.
Software
- VMware ESX/ESXi versions 5.5 and 6.0
- Citrix XenServer versions: 5, 5.6, and 6.0
- Microsoft Hyper-V Windows 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2.
Exinda Network Orchestrator Hardware Appliances
Exinda hardware appliances are purpose built for Network Managers and Administrators who want one solution to manage the way users, traffic, devices, and applications behave on the network. Exinda appliances are built for geographically dispersed enterprises that need an integrated solution that combines network diagnostics, bandwidth shaping, and application acceleration in an easy to use physical appliance.
Virtual Appliances are also available in multiple sizes to meet your data center or branch office needs.
| Hardware Appliance | Shaping Throughput | Acceleration Throughput | Traffic Policies | Form Factor | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXN-3062 (branch office) |
Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 20 Mbps | 512 | Desktop unit (optional rackmount kit) | 385GB |
| EXN-4062 (branch office) |
Up to 1 Gbps | Up to 30 Mbps | 1024 | 1U rackmount kit | 864GB |
| EXN-8063 (small/medium data center) |
Up to 5 Gbps | Up to 150 Mbps | 2048 | 1U rackmount kit | 1TB |
| EXN-10063 (medium/large data center) |
Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 500 Mbps | 4096 | 2U rackmount kit | 1.75TB |
| EXN-12063 (medium/large data center) |
Up to 15 Gbps | Up to 2 Gbps | 4096 | 2U rackmount kit | 1.6TB |
Exinda Network Orchestrator Hardware Appliance Complete system requirements