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Instead of offering different editions (such as Basic, Deluxe, and Premier) of your virtual appliance with different sets of functionality for each edition, you may want to offer virtual appliances with varying sets of hardware requirements or compute capacity.
Use the Hardware subtab of the VM Configuration tab to specify the hardware requirements for the selected target hypervisor. The options that are listed on this subtab depend on which target hypervisor is selected on the Appliance Configuration tab in the Build Appliances view:
| • | Amazon EC2 Target Hypervisor Requirements |
| • | VMware vSphere 5 Target Hypervisor Hardware Requirements |
Amazon EC2 Target Hypervisor Requirements
Amazon EC2 provides the flexibility to choose from a number of different instance types to meet your computing needs. Each instance provides a predictable amount of dedicated compute capacity and is charged per instance-hour that is consumed. When you are configuring an Amazon EC2 virtual appliance, you are prompted to select one of the following instances types on the Hardware subtab of the VM Configuration tab of the Build Appliances view:
| • | Small Instance |
| • | High CPU Medium Instance |
| • | Medium Instance |
The hardware requirements for each of these instance types is constantly being adjusted and updated by Amazon. For the most up-to-date information, see http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/.
VMware vSphere 5 Target Hypervisor Hardware Requirements
When VMware vSphere 5 is selected in the Target Hypervisor list on the Appliance Configuration tab, and you open the Hardware subtab of the VM Configuration tab, you are prompted to specify the hardware requirements for the VMware vSphere 5 VM.
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Property |
Description |
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Number of CPUs |
Minimum number of CPUs that the machine is required to have. The default value is 1 CPU. |
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Hard Disk Size (in GB) |
Minimum amount of free space required to be available on the machine’s hard drive. The default value is 4 GB. Note:InstallAnywhere will create the SCSI controller for the hard drive. Note:The hard disk size needs to be greater than or equal to the size of the Baseline VM selected for the project. |
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RAM Size (in MB) |
Minimum amount RAM required to be installed on the machine. The default value is 1024 MB. |
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Number of CDROMs |
Minimum number of CDROM drives that are required on the machine. The default value is 0. Note:InstallAnywhere will create the IDE controllers for the CDROMs. |
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Number of Ethernet Adapters |
Minimum number of Ethernet adapters that the machine is required to have. The default value is 1. Note:The network adapters are all set to default PCNET32 type. |
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