Appliance Hardware Specifications
Systems: We recommend that you go for your usual server supplier Dell, HP.
Workstation/consumer-end hardware solutions are not supported.
Processor: Intel Xeon Scalable processors 3rd generation and above only. Minimum of 2.4GHz, for best performance 2.8GHz or higher (Pay attention to processor Intel ARK pages ascertaining to ‘Low Priority Core Frequency’ to ensure the processor has ample base core speed).
A minimum of 8 processor cores (Does not include SMT(Simultaneous Multithreading) or HT (Hyper-Threading)).
Depending on the size of the system and its use, ‘system reserved’ processor cores are typically configured in quantities of 2 or 4. Given an example system of 20 cores, this would equate to a 18AU or 16AU depending on the amount of cores that are ‘system reserved’’.
A typical VR8 Appliance has a 10 core processor. This coincides with the minimum system reserved processor cores of 2.
Memory: ECC (Error Correcting). A minimum of 32GB, should scale with the size of the VR system.*
TPM: A TPM v2.0 or higher (Trusted Platform Module) needs to be present on the motherboard. The fTPM (Firmware TPM) is not supported.
Storage: Solid state storage is recommended however, it isn’t a requirement. Using HDDs will degrade the VR experience. Minimum of 240GB. Redundant recommended (RAID). *
Networking: Nvidia Mellanox recommended. Intel supported. Depends on the customer requirements. A minimum of 10G is recommended in most cases. *
IPMI: A IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is required. Manufacturers relabel this technology, for example Dell call theirs an iDRAC. The IPMI may need to be licensed in many cases to enable the features it ships with.
PSU: Manufacturer recommended. Redundant recommended.
* Should scale with AU size and expected applications.