Release Notes

5. System Requirements
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IMPORTANT: For optimal performance the CPU and Memory needs to reserved in the ESX Client and
the virtual machine needs to be deployed using Thick Disk provisioning.
5.2.2 Extreme Management Center Client Requirements
Specifications Requirements
CPU Speed 3.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory 8 GB (4 GB for 32-bit OS)
Disk Size 300MB (User's home directory requires 50 MB for file storage)
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (Oracle Java only) Version 8
Browser
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(Enable JavaScript and Cookies) Microsoft Edge (version 41.16.199.10000.0 in compatibility mode)
Mozilla Firefox (version 34 or later
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Google Chrome (version 33.0 or later)
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Browsers set to a zoom ratio of less than 100% might not display Extreme
Management Center properly (for example, missing borders around windows).
Setting your browser to a zoom ratio of 100% corrects this issue.
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When accessing Extreme Management Center using Firefox version 59.0.1 on a
non-touchscreen system on which a Windows operating system is installed, the
vertical scroll arrows do not display.
5.3 Virtual Engine Requirements
The Extreme Management Center, ExtremeControl, and ExtremeAnalytics virtual
engines must be deployed on a VMWare or Hyper-Vserver with a disk format of
VHDX.
l The VMWare Extreme Management Center virtual engines are packaged in the .OVA
file format (defined by VMware).
l The Hyper-V Extreme Management Center virtual engines are packaged in the .ZIP
file format.
IMPORTANT: For ESX and Hyper-V servers configured with AMD processors, the Extreme
ExtremeAnalytics virtual engine requires AMD processors with at least Bulldozer based
Opterons.
5.3.1 Extreme Management Center Virtual Engine Requirements
Specifications Small Medium Large
Total CPU Cores 8 16 24
Memory 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
Disk Size 240 GB 480 GB 960 GB