The VE6120 and VE6125 are packaged in the .ova file format defined by VMware. The appliances must be deployed on a VMware ESXi host running vSphere.
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VE6120 and VE6125 use separate .ova files. You cannot upgrade from VE6120 to VE6125.
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VE6125 requires an enterprise VMware license to launch and run the virtual machine.
The minimum supported version of vSphere for VE6120 is 5.1 and for VE6125 is 5.5.
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You only need to install the .ova file when you first install the appliance. All subsequent upgrades can be performed using the standard controller upgrade procedure to apply a .dle file to the VE6120 appliance and .rse file for the VE6125 appliance.In addition, the appliances are configured with one Ethernet interface for administration and two data plane Ethernet interfaces for forwarding payload traffic.
If all three interfaces are used, it is recommended to connect them to separate virtual switches (vSwitches) in the host server.
Configuration Options:
Small reflects the default configuration for VE6120.
XLarge is the default and only configuration available for VE6125.
| Extreme Application | VE6120 | VE6125 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Medium | Large | XLarge | |
| Total APs managed in Standalone mode | 50 | 250 | 500 | 2000 |
| Additional APs supported in high-availability mode | 50 | 250 | 500 | 2000 |
| Total managed APs per Appliance Pair | 100 | 500 | 1000 | 4000 |
| Total Switches managed per Appliance | 50/100 | 100/200 | 200/400 | 200/400 |
| Total simultaneous users in Standalone mode | 1,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 16000 |
| Additional simultaneous users in high-availability mode | 1,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 16000 |
| Total Simultaneous Users per Appliance Pair | 2,000 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 32000 |
| Hardware Requirements | ||||
| CPU | 4 (4 distinct physical cores or 2 cores with hyper-threading) | 6 | 8 | 32 (physical or hyper-threading cores) |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 |
| Hard Disk (GB) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 512 |
| 2x1Gbps Host (Open/Secure Mbps) | 1,870/1,870 | 1,870/1,870 | 1,870/1,870 | - |
| 2x10 Gbps Host (Open/Secure Mbps) | 10,800/5,100 | 10,800/5,100 | 10,800/5,100 | - |