System Requirements for VMware Products 2023

Some of the VMware system (hardware) requirements on a single page. I hope it will be useful to you. I also have added the links to the source.

vSphere vCenter Server Appliances 8.0 (VCSA)

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-vcenter-installation/GUID-3683BA76-B08A-4DDB-9CCF-66660F6AD1CF.html

ProductSizevCPUvRAMStorageComment
vCenter VCSAtiny212 GB315 GB10 hosts and 100 VMs
default storage
vCenter VCSAtiny-lstorage212 GB1390 GB10 hosts and 100 VMs
large storage
vCenter VCSAtiny-xlstorage212 GB3145 GB10 hosts and 100 VMs
x-large storage
 
vCenter VCSAsmall419 GB380 GB100 hosts and 1,000 VMs
default storage
vCenter VCSAsmall-lstorage419 GB1435 GB100 hosts and 1,000 VMs
large storage
vCenter VCSAsmall-xlstrorage419 GB3195 GB100 hosts and 1,000 VMs
x-large storage
 
vCenter VCSAmedium828 GB600 GB400 hosts and 4,000 VMs
default storage
vCenter VCSAmedium-storage828 GB1600 GB400 hosts and 4,000 VMs
large storage
vCenter VCSAmedium-xlstorage828 GB3360 GB400 hosts and 4,000 VMs
large storage
 
vCenter VCSAlarge1637 GB965 GB1,000 hosts and 10,000 VMs
default storage
vCenter VCSAlarge-lstorage1637 GB1665 GB1,000 hosts and 10,000 VMs
large storage
vCenter VCSAlarge-xlstorage1637 GB3425 GB1,000 hosts and 10,000 VMs
x-large storage
 
vCenter VCSAxlarge2456 GB1705 GB2,000 hosts and 35,000 VMs
default storage
vCenter VCSAxlarge-lstorage2456 GB1805 GB2,000 hosts and 35,000 VMs
large storage
vCenter VCSAlarge-xlstorage2456 GB3565 GB2,000 hosts and 35,000 VMs
x-large storage

NSX-T Data Center, 3.2

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/3.2/installation/GUID-14183A62-8E8D-43CC-92E0-E8D72E198D5A.html

ProductSizevCPUvRAMStorageComment
NSX ManagerExtra Small28 GB300 GBCloud Service Manager Only
NSX ManagerSmall416 GB300 GBFor Lab or PoC
NSX ManagerMedium624 GB300 GB
NSX ManagerLarge1248 GB300 GB
 
NSX Edge VMSmall24 GB200 GBFor Lab or PoC
NSX Edge VMMedium48 GB200 GBSuitable when only L2 through L4 features
such as NAT, routing, L4 firewall, L4 load
balancer are required and the total throughput
requirement is less than 2 Gbps.
NSX Edge VMLarge832 GB200 GBSuitable when only L2 through L4 features such
as NAT, routing, L4 firewall, L4 load balancer are
required and the total throughput is 2 ~ 10 Gbps.
It is also suitable when L7 load balancer, for
example, SSL offload is required.
NSX Edge VMExtra Large1664 GB200 GBSuitable when the total
throughput required is
multiple Gbps for L7 load balancer and VPN.

VMware Aria Operations 8.12.x

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/91692

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/78491

For storage requirements please see Sizing Guideline Spreadsheet attached to above link.

ProductSizevCPUDefault vRAMMax vRAM
VMware Aria Operations NodeExtra Small28 GBN/A
VMware Aria Operations NodeSmall416 GB32 GB
VMware Aria Operations NodeMedium832 GB64 GB
VMware Aria Operations NodeLarge1648 GB96 GB
VMware Aria Operations NodeExtra Large24128 GB256 GB
 
Remote Collector (RC)Standard24 GB8 GB
Remote Collector (RC)Large416 GB32 GB
Cloud Proxy (CP)Small28 GBN/A
Cloud Proxy (CP)Large432 GBN/A

VMware Aria Operations for Logs 8.12

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Operations-for-Logs/8.12/Getting-Started-Operations-for-Logs/GUID-284FC5F4-B832-47A7-912E-D407A760CAE4.html

For storage requirements please see Sizing Calculate attached to above link.

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/60355

ProductSizevCPUvRAMComment
VMware Aria Operations for LogsSmall48Log ingest Rate: 30 GB/day
Events per Second: 2000
VMware Aria Operations for LogsMedium816Log ingest Rate: 75 GB/day
Events per Second: 5000
VMware Aria Operations for LogsLarge1632Log ingest Rate: 225 GB/day
Events per Second: 15000

Note: Use the Small version of the appliance in a proof-of-concept or test environment, but not in a production environment.

VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator 8.13

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Automation/8.13/Installing-Configuring-Automation-Orchestrator/GUIDEB0FB317-BB55-469A-9546-D274E2B46D70.html

ProductvCPUvRAMStorage
VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator416 GB200 GB
VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator XL1224 GB200 GB

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Suite-Lifecycle/8.12/lifecycle-install-upgrade-manage/GUID-604B1E81-FBBA-4884-A13B-B97D5EF9FDA9.html

ProductvCPUvRAMStorageComment
Lifecycle Manager26 GB78 GBThick Provisioned

VMware Aria Automation 8.13

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Automation/8.13/installing-automation-easy-installer/GUID-05625E1B-A1E8-408E-A87A-97DABA914CE5.html

ProductvCPUvRAMStorageComment
VMware Aria Automation Appliance – Medium1248 GB246 GB
VMware Aria Automation Appliance – Extra Large2496 GB246 GB
VMware Identity Manager 3.3.7816 GB100 GB

Note: The system requirements for VMware Aria Automation are for single node environments. For 3 node HA VMware Aria Automation environments, multiply the requirement by 3.

VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.10

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Operations-for-Networks/6.10/Installing-Operations-for-Networks/GUID-F4F34425-C40D-457A-BA65-BDA12B3ABE45.html

Platform Brick

SizevCPU for 2.1 GHzvCPU for 2.3 GHzvCPU for 2.6 GHzvRAMStorage
Medium109832 GB1 TB
Large15141248 GB1 TB
Extra Large20181664 GB2 TB

Note: The reservation for the CPU speed and RAM for each node must be 100% of the value specified above.

Collector Brick

SizevCPU for 2.1 GHzvCPU for 2.3 GHzvCPU for 2.6 GHzvRAMStorage
Medium55412 GB200 GB
Large109816 GB200 GB
Extra Large109824 GB200 GB
2X Large20181648 GB300 GB

Note: The reservation for the CPU speed and RAM for each node must be 100% of the value specified above.

VMware HCX 4.7

AppliancevCPUvRAMStorage
HCX Manager412 GB60 GB
HCX Interconnect (HCX-IX)83 GB2 GB
HCX Network Extension (HCX-NE)83 GB2 GB
HCX WAN Optimization (HCX-WAN-OPT)814 GB100 GB / 5000 IOPS
HCX Sentinel Gateway (HCX-SGW )88 GB21 GB (disks: 2 GB, 6 GB, 4 GB, and 9 GB)
HCX Sentinel Data Receiver (HCX-SDR [destination only])88 GB21 GB (disks: 2 GB, 6 GB, 4 GB, and 9 GB)

Note: The storage requirement per appliance is doubled during the upgrade and redeploy operations, as a second appliance is created for operation.

Published by txusa

VMware Certified Design Expert - VCDX 92. VMware Architect, automation enthusiast.

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