Before you configure the bare metal server, make sure that your server meets the supported requirements.
Bare Metal Server Requirements
Operating System | Version | CPU Cores | Memory |
---|---|---|---|
CentOS Linux | 7.6 (kernel: 3.10.0-957) 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.4 |
4 | 16 GB |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | 7.6 (kernel: 3.10.0-957) 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.6 (starting with NSX 4.0.1) |
4 | 16 GB |
Oracle Linux | 7.6 (kernel: 3.10.0-957) 7.77.8 7.9 8.6 (starting with NSX 4.0.1) |
4 | 16 GB |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | 12 SP3 12 SP4 12 SP5 (starting with NSX 3.2.1) |
4 | 16 GB |
Ubuntu | 16.04.2 LTS (kernel: 4.4.0-*) 18.04 20.04 |
4 | 16 GB |
Windows Server | 2016 (minor version 14393.2248 and later) 2019 |
4 | 16 GB |
- Ensure MTU is set to 1600 for Jumbo frame support by NIC or OS drivers.
- Hosts running Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS must be upgraded from 16.04 or freshly installed.
Supported Topologies
To find the completet list of supported topologies, see the NSX Physical Server Encyclopedia slide deck.
Physical NICS
For physical servers running Linux: There is no restriction on the physical NIC other than being supported by the operating system.
For physical servers running Windows on Segment-VLAN with MTU at 1500, there is also no restrictions on the physical NIC other than being supported by the operating system.
For physical servers running Windows on Segment-Overlay or with Segment-VLAN with large MTU (> 1500), validate its associated driver support jumbo packet. To verify whether jumbo packet is supported, run the following command:
$ (Get-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty -Name “<Ethernet>“).DisplayName -Contains “Jumbo Packet”
Where, <Ethernet> must be replaced with the real adapter name of each physical NIC.”
NIC Type | Description | PCI BUS ID | Firmware Version |
---|---|---|---|
e1000e | Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network | 0000:1b:00 | 12.15.22.6 and later version |
vmxnet3 | vmxnet3 Ethernet Adapter | 0000:0b:00 | 1.9.2.0 and later version |