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 300 MB (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
IOPS 200 200 10,000