Describes the requirements for VMware Virtual Edge deployment.

Virtual Edge Requirements

Keep in mind the following requirements before you deploy a Virtual Edge:
  • Supports 2, 4, 8, and 10 vCPU assignment.
    2 vCPU 4v CPU 8 vCPU 10 vCPU
    Minimum Memory (DRAM) 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 32 GB
    Minimum Storage (Virtual Disk) 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
  • AES-NI CPU capability must be passed to the Virtual Edge appliance.
  • Up to 8 vNICs (default is GE1 and GE2 LAN ports, and GE3-GE8 WAN ports).
Caution: Over-subscription of Virtual Edge resources such as CPU, memory, and storage, is not supported.

Recommended Server Specifications

NIC Chipset Hardware Specification
Intel 82599/82599ES HP DL380G9 http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2014/ComputeEra/HP_ProLiantDL380_DataSheet.pdf
Intel X710/XL710 Dell PowerEdge R640 https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/povw/poweredge-r640
  • CPU Model and Cores - Dual Socket Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5218 CPU @ 2.30GHz with 16 cores each
  • Memory - 384 GB RAM
Intel X710/XL710 Supermicro SYS-6018U-TRTP+ https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/system/1U/6018/SYS-6018U-TRTP_.cfm
  • CPU Model and Cores - Dual Socket Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v4 @ 2.20GHz with 10 Cores each
  • Memory - 256 GB RAM

Recommended NIC Specifications

Hardware Manufacturer Firmware Version Host Driver for Ubuntu 20.04.6 Host Driver for Ubuntu 22.04.2 Host Driver for ESXi 7.0U3 Host Driver for ESXi 8.0U1a
Dual Port Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller XL710 for 40GbE QSFP+ 7.10 2.20.12 2.20.12 1.11.2.5 and 1.11.3.5 1.11.2.5 and 1.11.3.5
Dual Port Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ 7.10 2.20.12 2.20.12 1.11.2.5 and 1.11.3.5 1.11.2.5 and 1.11.3.5
Quad Port Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ 7.10 2.20.12 2.20.12 1.11.2.5 and 1.11.3.5 1.11.2.5 and 1.11.3.5

Supported Operating Systems

  • Ubuntu Linux Distribution
    • Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
    • Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
  • VMware ESXi
    • VMware ESXi 7.0U3 with VMware vSphere Web Client 7.0.
    • VMware ESXi 8.0 U1a with VMware vSphere Web Client 8.0.

Firewall/NAT Requirements

If the VMware Virtual Edge is deployed behind the Firewall and/or a NAT device, the following requirements apply:
  • The Firewall must allow outbound traffic from the VMware Virtual Edge to TCP/443 (for communication with the SASE Orchestrator).
  • The Firewall must allow traffic outbound to Internet on ports UDP/2426 (VCMP).

CPU Flags Requirements

For detailed information about CPU flags requirements to deploy Virtual Edge, see Special Considerations for VMware Virtual Edge deployment.