When using a VM, the following system resources must be allocated:

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<th>Resource</th>
<th>Minimum Requirement</th>
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<td>Processor</td>
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<td>Eight (8) virtual CPUs</td>
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<td>Four (4) virtual CPUs</td>
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<td>Memory</td>
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<td>64 GB RAM</td>
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<td>8 GB RAM</td>
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<td>Local disk storage</td>
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<td>256 GB (2 TB max) SSD with minimum disk IOPS of 1000 for a standard 4kb block size<br>(<strong>Note</strong>: This <em>must</em> be an SSD; use of other storage options can lead to system instability and are not supported.)</td>
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<td>For NetQ 3.2.x and later: 64 GB (2 TB max)<br>For NetQ 3.1 and earlier: 32 GB (2 TB max)</td>
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<td>Network interface speed</td>
<td>1 Gb NIC</td>
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<td>Hypervisor</td>
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<td>VMware ESXi™ 6.5 or later (OVA image) for servers running Cumulus Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu and RedHat operating systems</td>
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<td>KVM/QCOW (QEMU Copy on Write) image for servers running CentOS, Ubuntu and RedHat operating systems </td>
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