Installation Guide

• XLarge is the default and only configuration available for VE6125.
Table 4: Virtual Extreme Campus Controller (VE6120 and VE6125)
Extreme Application VE6120 VE6125
Small Medium Large X-Large
Total APs managed in Standalone mode 50 250 500 2000
Additional APs supported in high-
availability mode
50 250 500 2000
Total managed APs per Appliance Pair 100 500 1000 4000
Total Switches managed per Appliance 50/100 100/200 200/400 200/400
Total simultaneous users in Standalone
mode
1,000 4,000 8,000 16000
Additional simultaneous users in high-
availability mode
1,000 4,000 8,000 16000
Total Simultaneous Users per Appliance
Pair
2,000 8,000 16,000 32000
Hardware Requirements
CPU 4 (4 distinct
physical
cores or 2
cores with
hyper-
threading)
6 8 32 (physical
or hyper-
threading
cores)
RAM (GB) 8 16 24 32
Hard Disk (GB) 80 80 80 512
2x1Gbps Host (Open/Secure Mbps) 1,870/1,870 1,870/1,870 1,870/1,870
2x10 Gbps Host (Open/Secure Mbps) 10,800/5,100 10,800/5,100 10,800/5,100
• Consult VMWare ESXi for minimum host performance requirements for virtual environment.
Performance depends on network interface characteristics of underlying host and on utilization on
shared interfaces by other virtual appliances.
• Follow VMWare minimum installation requirements. 10 Gbps host recommended for best results.
VE6120 supports VMware ESXi 5.1 or higher. VE6125 supports VMware ESXi 5.5 or higher.
• A VMware Enterprise license is required for the VE6125.
Connectivity Requirements
The appliances have one management interface (Admin) and two data plane interfaces (Port1, Port2). If
all three interfaces are used, it is recommended to connect them to separate virtual switches
(vSwitches) in the ESXi host.
The data plane interfaces have additional requirements on the vSwitches to which they connect:
• The vSwitch must be configured to accept promiscuous mode connections.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Connectivity Requirements
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