Virtual machine from OVF properties

Introduction

InfiniStream virtual appliances are build from OVF.

These are the properties of the vitual machines immediately after deployment.

Solution

nGenius Flow Collector Virtual Appliance (SKU: V-03300-32-PA)

Virtual Hardware	Size
CPU	8
Memory	8 GB
Hard Disk 1	50 GB (Thick Provisioned)
Hard Disk 2	<absent>
Hard Disk 3	<absent>
Network adapter 1	E1000
Network adapter 2	<absent>
Network adapter 3	<absent>

After deployment of the OVA, a second hard disk needs to be added to the virtual machine. 

The size of this hard disk depends on the number of flows per second received form the flow exporting devices and the number of days you want session details to remain available.

Use this table for guidance.

Flow per second	Retention	Hard Disk 2 Size
5k	7 d	200 GB
20k	7 d	800 GB
50k	7 d	2 TB
5k	14 d	400 GB
20k	14 d	1600 GB
50k	14 d	4 TB

This second hard disk shall be Thick Provisioned.

 

vSTREAM STL ()

Virtual Hardware	Size
CPU	2
Memory	2 GB
Hard Disk 1	32 GB (Thick Provisioned)
Hard Disk 2	*
Hard Disk 3	<absent>
Network adapter 1	VMXNET3
Network adapter 2	<absent>
Network adapter 3	<absent>

The size of the second hard disk that will serve as data store, is configurable during ovf deployment. 

The size of this hard disk depends on the expected traffic volume. 

Please note that at full line rate of 1Gb/s, a 100GB hard disk will retain its packets for less than 15 minutes !