Prerequisites
Before you install the vCPE, perform the following steps.
- Ensure these hardware requirements:
- CD ROM drive or a USB drive
- Quad-core CPU
- Minimum of 8 GB of storage space
- Download the installation file from the MyBrocade website.
- Create a LiveCD or LiveUSB disk for the software.
- Specify the boot device of the system to boot from LiveCD or LiveUSB.
Data plane memory allocation
Refer to the following section for specifications for each RAM size and the memory allocation.
| RAM (GB) | Memory allocation to the data plane |
|---|---|
| 8 and 64 | 1/8 |
| 64 | 8 GB |
| Greater than 64 | 8 GB |
Note: The minimum size of RAM that is supported is 8 GB in which 1 GB is allocated for data plane
Guest memory allocation
The vCPE allocates three-fourths of the total memory to the guests.
Linux and controller memory allocation
RAM that is not allocated to the data plane or guests is shared between Linux and the controller. The following table lists the memory that is allocated to Linux and the controller function based on the size of the RAM.
| RAM (GB) | Memory allocation |
|---|---|
| 8 | 1GB for the data plane 1 GB for Linux and the controller 6 GB for guests |
| 64 | 8 GB for the data plane 8 GB for Linux and the controller 48 GB for the guests |
| 128 | 8 GB for the data plane 24 GB for Linux and the controller 96 GB for the guests |