System Requirements; Vmware Requirements; Vmware Player / Vmware Workstation - AMIGOPOD PowerConnect W Clearpass 100 Software Release Note

System Requirements

When deploying a ClearPass Guest virtual machine, the following minimum system resources are required:
Table 1 Virtual Machine Requirements
Resource
CPU
Memory
Storage
Network Adapters
This configuration is the minimum recommended and is suitable only for very small-scale deployments or to
support basic evaluation and testing. For production networks or larger-scale testing, you will need to increase
the resources allocated to the virtual machine according to the load you expect to support. Refer to the
ClearPass Guest Sizing Guide for detailed information about sizing the ClearPass Guest virtual machine for your
deployment.

VMware Requirements

The recommended virtualization products compatible with this release are:
VMware ESXi 5.0 Server
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VMware ESX Server 4i, version 4.1.0+
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VMware Workstation (all versions)
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VMware Player 3.0+
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VMware Server 2.0+
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The ClearPass Guest virtual appliance is shipped with a single virtual network adapter configured to obtain
an IP address using DHCP.
When importing the virtual appliance, ensure that you connect the virtual machine's network adapter to a
physical network that has an available DHCP server. The current IP address of the appliance is shown on
the appliance console at the login prompt.
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VMware Player / VMware Workstation

The ClearPass Guest virtual appliance is shipped with two virtual network adapters; both are configured to
obtain an IP address using DHCP.
The virtual appliance's first Ethernet adapter is connected to the VMware NAT virtual adapter; this enables
the virtual machine to reach the Internet using the host's IP address.
The virtual appliance's second Ethernet adapter is connected to the VMware Bridged adapter; this enables
external access to the virtual machine using the physical network connected to the bridged adapter. The
current IP address of the appliance is shown on the appliance console at the login prompt.
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Minimum Recommended Configuration
1 virtual CPU
1024 MB
8 GB virtual disk
2 virtual NICs
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