Before you configure the NSX Edge bare metal, make sure that your environment meets the supported requirements.
NSX Edge Bare Metal Memory, CPU, and Disk Requirements
Minimum Requirements
Memory | CPU Cores | Disk Space |
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32 GB | 8 | 200 GB |
Recommended Requirements
Memory | CPU Cores | Disk Space |
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256 GB | 24 | 200 GB |
NSX Edge Bare Metal DPDK CPU Requirements
For the DPDK support, the underlaying platform needs to meet the following requirements:
- CPU must have AES-NI capability.
- CPU must have 1 GB Huge Page support.
- NSX Edge Bare Metal supports up to 64 cores for the entire system. This means that a server with a single socket, the CPU can have up to 64 cores. On a server with 2 sockets, each socket cannot have more than 32 cores.
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NSX Edge Bare Metal Hardware Requirements
If you are running NSX Edge Bare Metal version 3.2 to any version prior to 3.2.3, verify that the Bare Metal NSX Edge hardware is listed in this URL https://certification.ubuntu.com/server/models/?release=18.04%20LTS&category=Server.
If you are running NSX Edge Bare Metal version 3.2.3, verify that the Bare Metal NSX Edge hardware is listed in this URL https://certification.ubuntu.com/server/models/?release=20.04%20LTS&category=Server.
NSX Edge Bare Metal NIC Requirements
NIC Type | Description | Vendor ID | PCI Device ID | Firmware Version |
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Mellanox ConnectX-4 EN | PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4 | 15b3 | 0x1013 | 12.21.1000 and above |
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN | PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LX | 15b3 | 0x1015 | 14.21.1000 and above |
Mellanox ConnectX-5 | PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5 | 15b3 | 0x1017 | 16.21.1000 and above |
Mellanox ConnectX-5 EX | PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EX | 15b3 | 0x1019 | 16.21.1000 and above |
Intel X520/Intel 82599 | IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_KX4 |
8086 | 0x10F7 |
n/a |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_KX4_MEZZ | 8086 | 0x1514 | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_KR | 8086 | 0x1517 | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_COMBO_BACKPLANE | 8086 | 0x10F8 | n/a | |
IXGBE_SUBDEV_ID_82599_KX4_KR_MEZZ | 8086 | 0x000C | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_CX4 | 8086 | 0x10F9 | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_SFP | 8086 | 0x10FB | n/a | |
IXGBE_SUBDEV_ID_82599_SFP | 8086 | 0x11A9 | n/a | |
IXGBE_SUBDEV_ID_82599_RNDC | 8086 | 0x1F72 | n/a | |
IXGBE_SUBDEV_ID_82599_560FLR | 8086 | 0x17D0 | n/a | |
IXGBE_SUBDEV_ID_82599_ECNA_DP | 8086 | 0x0470 | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_SFP_EM | 8086 | 0x1507 | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_SFP_SF2 | 8086 | 0x154D | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_SFP_SF_QP | 8086 | 0x154A | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_QSFP_SF_QP | 8086 | 0x1558 | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599EN_SFP | 8086 | 0x1557 | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_XAUI_LOM | 8086 | 0x10FC | n/a | |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_T3_LOM | 8086 | 0x151C | n/a | |
Intel X540 | IXGBE_DEV_ID_X540T |
8086 | 0x1528 |
n/a |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_X540T1 | 8086 | 0x1560 | n/a | |
Intel X550 | IXGBE_DEV_ID_X550T |
8086 | 0x1563 |
n/a |
IXGBE_DEV_ID_X550T1 | 8086 | 0x15D1 | n/a | |
Intel X710 | I40E_DEV_ID_SFP_X710 |
8086 | 0x1572 |
6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) |
I40E_DEV_ID_KX_C | 8086 | 0x1581 | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) | |
I40E_DEV_ID_10G_BASE_T | 8086 | 0x1586 | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) | |
I40E_DEV_ID_10G_BASE_T4 | 8086 | 0x1589 | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) | |
Intel XL710 | I40E_DEV_ID_KX_B |
8086 | 0x1580 |
6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) |
I40E_DEV_ID_QSFP_A | 8086 | 0x1583 | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) | |
I40E_DEV_ID_QSFP_B | 8086 | 0x1584 | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) | |
I40E_DEV_ID_QSFP_C | 8086 | 0x1585 | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) | |
I40E_DEV_ID_20G_KR2 | 8086 | 0x1587 | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) | |
I40E_DEV_ID_20G_KR2_A | 8086 | 0x1588 | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) | |
Intel XXV710 | I40E_DEV_ID_25G_B | 8086 | 0x158A | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) |
I40E_DEV_ID_25G_SFP28 | 8086 | 0x158B | 6.80 and later versions (8.x versions are not supported) | |
Cisco VIC 1300 series | Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1300 | 1137 | 0x0043 | n/a |
Cisco VIC 1400 series | Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1400 | 1137 | 0x0043 | n/a |