Applies To:
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BIG-IP AAM
- 13.1.1, 13.1.0
BIG-IP APM
- 13.1.1, 13.1.0
BIG-IP Analytics
- 13.1.1, 13.1.0
BIG-IP LTM
- 13.1.1, 13.1.0
BIG-IP AFM
- 13.1.1, 13.1.0
BIG-IP PEM
- 13.1.1, 13.1.0
BIG-IP DNS
- 13.1.1, 13.1.0
BIG-IP ASM
- 13.1.1, 13.1.0
Host CPU requirements
The host hardware CPU must meet the following requirements.
- The CPU must have 64-bit architecture.
- The CPU must have virtualization support (AMD-V or Intel VT-x) enabled.
- The CPU must support a one-to-one, thread-to-defined virtual CPU ratio, or on single-threading architectures, support at least one core per defined virtual CPU.
- If your CPU supports the Advanced Encryption Standard New Instruction (AES-NI), SSL encryption processing on BIG-IP® VE will be faster. Contact your CPU vendor for details about which CPUs provide AES-NI support.
Host memory requirements
The number of licensed TMM cores determines how much memory the host system requires.
| Number of cores | Memory required |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Gb |
| 2 | 4 Gb |
| 4 | 8 Gb |
| 8 | 16 Gb |
Virtual machine memory requirements
The guest should have a minimum of 4 GB of RAM for the initial 2 virtual CPUs. For each additional CPU, you should add an additional 2 GB of RAM.
| Provisioned memory | Supported modules | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 GB or fewer | Two modules maximum. | AAM can be provisioned as standalone only. |
| 4-8 GB | Three modules maximum. |
BIG-IP® DNS does not count toward the module limit. Exception: Application Acceleration Manager™ (AAM®) cannot be provisioned with any other module; AAM is standalone only. |
| 8 GB | Three modules maximum. | BIG-IP DNS does not count toward the module-combination limit. |
| 12 GB or more | All modules. | N/A |
Virtual machine storage requirements
The amount of storage you need depends on the BIG-IP modules you want to use, and whether or not you intend to upgrade.
| Provisioned storage | Supported modules | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9 GB (LTM_1SLOT) | Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM®) module only; no space for LTM upgrades. | You can increase storage if you need to upgrade LTM or provision additional modules. |
| 40 GB (LTM) | LTM module only; space for installing LTM upgrades. | You can increase storage if you decide to provision additional modules. You can also install another instance of LTM on a separate partition. |
| 60 GB (ALL_1SLOT) | All modules except Secure Web Gateway (SWG); no space for installing upgrades. | The Application Acceleration Manager™ (AAM®) module requires 20 GB of additional storage dedicated to AAM. If you are not using AAM, you can remove the datastore disk before starting the VM. |
| 82 GB (ALL) | All modules except SWG and space for installing upgrades. | The Application Acceleration Manager™ (AAM®) module requires 20 GB of additional storage dedicated to AAM. If you are not using AAM, you can remove the datastore disk before starting the VM. |
For production environments, virtual disks should be deployed Thick (allocated up front). Thin deployments are acceptable for lab environments.
Virtual machine network interfaces
When you deploy BIG-IP® VE, a specific number of virtual network interfaces (vNICs) are available.
For Hyper-V, three virtual NICs are required, at a minimum. More NICs are required if the high availability option is configured.
Each virtual machine can have a maximum of 8 virtual NICs. If you have a legacy virtual NIC, you can use it for management access and still have 8 NICs for dataplane. (The legacy NIC is not supported for the dataplane.) For peak performance, F5® does not recommend using legacy NICs.
