System Requirements Overview

A ztC Edge system can support multiple virtual machines (VMs) and a remote management computer (that is, a general-purpose PC) that can run the ztC Edge Console.

ztC Edge System Hardware specifications and requirements are summarized below, for each type of physical machine (PM). See Space Recommendations for recommendations for placement of PMs, and see System Specifications for additional system specifications.

For information on guest operating systems, see Tested Guest Operating Systems.

System Hardware

Feature

ztC Edge 200i PM

ztC Edge 250i PM

RAM
(physical memory)

32 GB

64 GB
Disk space 1 terabyte (TB) solid-state drive (SSD) 2 TB SSD
Network ports

Each PM has four 1-Gb Ethernet ports.

On a system configured for two nodes, use:

  • A1 (yellow label), for A-link 1
  • A2 (blue label) for priv0

On a system configured for two nodes or for one node, use:

  • P1 for a combined business network and management network

  • P2 for an optional business network

Each PM has eight network ports: six 1-Gb ports (P1 through P6) in the main chassis and two 10-Gb ports (A1 and A2) in the expansion unit.

On a system configured for two nodes, use:

  • A1 (yellow label), for A-link 1
  • A2 (blue label) for priv0

On a system configured for two nodes or for one node, use:

  • P1 for a combined business network and management network.
  • P2 through P6 for optional business networks.
Note: P1 is sometimes referred to as network0 or ibiz0; P2 is sometimes referred to as network1 or ibiz1; P3 is sometimes referred to as network3 or ibiz3; and so on.

 

Feature

ztC Edge 100i PM

ztC Edge 110i PM

RAM
(physical memory)

32 GB

32 GB or 64 GB
Disk space 512 GB solid-state drive (SSD), of which approximately 475 GB is available for VMs. 2 terabytes (TB) SSD, of which approximately 1.9 TB is available for VMs.
Network ports

Each PM has four 1-Gb Ethernet ports.

On a system configured for two nodes, use:

  • Blue (•) for a combined A-link and priv0 private network

  • Yellow (• •) for a second, dedicated A-link network

On a system configured for two nodes or for one node, use:

  • P1 for a combined business network and management network

  • P2 for an optional business network

Each PM has eight network ports: six 1-Gb ports (P1 through P6) at the front and two 10-Gb ports (A1 and A2) at the back.

On a system configured for two nodes, use:

  • A1 (yellow label), for A-link 1
  • A2 (blue label) for priv0

On a system configured for two nodes or for one node, use:

  • P1 for a combined business network and management network.
  • P2 through P6 for optional business networks.
Note: P1 is sometimes referred to as network0 or ibiz0; P2 is sometimes referred to as network1 or ibiz1; P3 is sometimes referred to as network3 or ibiz3; and so on.

The system also supports Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT) lights-out support, which you can access over the P1 port of each PM.

ALSR configurations have different network requirements. For information, see Meeting Network Requirements.

See Network Architecture, A‑Link and Private Networks, and Business and Management Networks for more information.

IP Addresses

Each ztC Edge system must have a static IPv4 IP address assigned for use by the management software. Obtain IP addresses for DNS primary and secondary servers, and gateway and subnet mask information for your management network, from your IT network administrator. See Obtaining System IP Information for more information.

Ports

ztC Edge systems use port 443 in the local firewall for HTTPS communications, port 22 for ssh, and 5900-59nn for each active VNC associated with each VM. Firewalls must allow traffic through the appropriate ports. Firewalls must permit VMs to contact quorum service computers using UDP port 4557. For additional information on TCP and UDP ports, access the Knowledge Base to search for the article TCP and UDP ports used by ztC Edge (KB0014311). See Accessing Knowledge Base Articles.

Related Topics

Important Physical Machine and Virtual Machine Considerations

Virtual Machine Recommendations and Limits

Planning Virtual Machine Resources

Configuring IP Settings