Release Notes
Table Of Contents
- Extreme Management CenterĀ® Release Notes Version 8.5.1
- Table of Contents
- Extreme Management Center Version 8.5 Release Notes
- 1. Enhancements in Version 8.5.1
- 2. Deprecated Features
- 3. Known Issues and Vulnerabilities Addressed
- 4. Installation, Upgrade, and Configuration Changes
- 4.1 Installation Information
- 4.2 Important Upgrade Considerations
- 4.3 ExtremeAnalytics Upgrade Information
- 4.4 ExtremeControl Upgrade Information
- 4.5 Fabric Configuration Information
- 4.6 Device Configuration Information
- 4.7 Firmware Upgrade Configuration Information
- 4.8 Wireless Manager Upgrade Information
- 5. System Requirements
- 5.1 Extreme Management Center Server and Client OS Requirements
- 5.2 Extreme Management Center Server and Client Hardware Requirements
- 5.3 Virtual Engine Requirements
- 5.4 ExtremeControl Agent OS Requirements
- 5.5 ExtremeControl Supported End-System Browsers
- 5.6 ExtremeControl Engine Version Requirements
- 5.7 ExtremeControl VPN Integration Requirements
- 5.8 ExtremeControl SMS Gateway Requirements
- 5.9 ExtremeControl SMS Text Messaging Requirements
- 5.10 ExtremeAnalytics Requirements
- 5.11 Ekahau Maps Requirements
- 5.12 Guest and IoT Manager Requirements
- 6. Getting Help
5. System Requirements
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Specifications Small Medium Large
Recommended scale based on server configuration:
Maximum APs 250 2,500 25,000
Maximum Wireless MUs 2,500 25,000 100,000
Maximum Managed Devices 100 1,000 10,000
ExtremeControl End-Systems N/A 50,000 200,000
Statistics Retention (Days) 90 180 180
ExtremeAnalytics No Yes Yes
MU Events No Yes Yes
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.
5.3.2 ExtremeControl Virtual Engine Requirements
Specifications Small Medium Enterprise
Total CPU Cores 8 16 16
Memory 12 GB 16 GB 32 GB
Disk Size 40 GB 120 GB 120 GB
IOPS 200 200 200
Recommended scale based on server configuration:
ExtremeControl End-Systems 3,000 6,000 9,000/12,000
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Authentication Yes Yes Yes
Captive Portal No Yes Yes/No
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Assessment No Yes No
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The Enterprise ExtremeControl engine configuration supports two different scale
options:
l Up to 9,000 end-systems if your network uses Captive Portal functionality.
l Up to 12,000 end-systems if your network does not use Captive Portal
functionality.
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.
5.3.3 ExtremeAnalytics Virtual Engine Requirements
Specifications Small Medium Enterprise
Total CPU Cores 8 16 16