VM-Series
Deployment
Guide
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Set Up a VM-Series Firewall on the Citrix SDX Server
System Requirements and Limitations
System Requirements and Limitations
This section lists requirements and limitations for the VM-Series firewall on the Citrix SDX server.
Requirements
Limitations
Requirements
You can deploy multiple instances of the VM-Series firewall on the Citrix SDX server. Because each instance of
the firewall requires a minimum resource allocation—number of CPUs, memory and disk space—on the SDX
server, make sure to conform to the specifications below to ensure optimal performance.
Requirement
Details
SDX platforms
•
11500, 13500, 14500, 16500, 18500, 20500;
•
17550, 19550, 20550, 21550
SDX version
10.1
+
10.1 is not supported; a software version higher then 10.1. is required.
Citrix XenServer version
6.0.2 or later
Minimum System Resources
Plan and allocate the total number of data
interfaces that you might require on the
VM-Series firewall. This task is essential
during initial deployment, because adding
or removing interfaces to the VM-Series
firewall after initial deployment will cause
the data interfaces (Eth 1/1 and Eth 1/2)
on the VM-Series firewall to re-map to the
adapters on the SDX server. Each data
interface sequentially maps to the adapter
with the lowest numerical value, and this
remapping can cause a configuration
mismatch on the firewall.
•
Two vCPUs per VM-Series firewall. One will be used for the for the
management plane and one for the dataplane. You can add vCPUs
in the following combinations: 2, 4, or 8 vCPUs; additional vCPUs
are assigned to the dataplane.
•
Two network interfaces: one dedicated for management traffic and
one for data traffic. For management traffic, you can use the 0/x
interfaces on the management plane or the 10/x interfaces on the
dataplane. Assign additional network interfaces for data traffic, as
required for your network topology.
•
4GB of memory (5GB for VM-1000-HV). If you allocate additional
memory, it will be used by the management plane only.
•
40GB of virtual disk space. You can add additional disk space of
40GB(minimum) to 2TB (maximum). The additional disk space is
used for logging purposes only.
