Release Notes
Table Of Contents
- Extreme Management Center® 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 Enterprise
Memory 12 GB 32 GB 64 GB
Disk Size 40 GB 480 GB 960 GB
IOPS 200 10,000 10,000
Recommended scale based on server configuration:
Flows Per Minute 250,000 500,000 750,000
End-Systems 10,000 20,000 30,000
IMPORTANT: The ESXi free license supports a maximum of 8 CPU cores, and the medium and
enterprise ExtremeAnalytics virtual engine installations require 16 CPU cores.
Sixteen CPU cores are only available by purchasing a permanent license. To use
the ExtremeAnalytics virtual engine with an ESXi free license, adjust the number of
CPU cores to 8.
To reduce the possibility of impaired functionality, ensure at least 4 GB of swap
space is available for flow storage on the ExtremeAnalytics virtual engine. To verify
the amount of available RAM on your Linux system, use the free command
5.3.4 Fabric Manager Requirements
Specifications Requirements
Total CPU Cores 4
Memory 9 GB
Memory allocated to Java:
-Xms
-Xmx
4 GB
6 GB
Disk Size 60 GB
5.4 ExtremeControl Agent OS Requirements
The table below outlines the supported operating systems for end-systems connecting to
the network through an ExtremeControl deployment that is implementing agent-based
assessment. Additionally, the end-system must support the operating system disk space
and memory requirements as provided by Microsoft
®
and Apple
®
.
Manufacturer Operating System Operating System Disk Space Available/Real Memory
Windows
1
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows 2008
Windows 2003
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
80 MB 40 MB (80 MB with Service Agent)