Default specifications of the virtual appliances supplied
- CPU: 1
- RAM: 2048MB
- Hard Disk: 1 x SCSI 54 GB (set to grow as necessary in 2 GB file increments)
- CD/DVD Drive: 1 (auto detect)
- Network Interface Cards: 1 (eth0) bridged, configured to use DHCP to obtain an IP address.
The Network Interface Card (eth0) is configured to use DHCP. However, this can be changed to use a static IP.
During the install process, the following network configuration is required:
- DHCP or static IP for eth0 interface
If Static IP then provide the following:
- Appliance IP Address
- Gateway
- Subnet Mask
- DNS for address lookup
 | Defaults
For initial testing at a small scale, the default configuration is sufficient. For production use, or use at scale you must increase the RAM, CPU and disk configuration in accordance with the sizing guidelines. One size Virtual Appliance is supplied, because a single size simplifies delivery and does not require you to download various sized VMs for various applications such as scanning and consolidation appliances. |
A facility for installation on a 32 bit machine is not available.
Supported physical platform minimum specification
The physical platform onto which you install BMC Atrium Discovery must be supported by 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5.4. It must also have the following types of components, their equivalents, or better. These are the components used in the Dell PowerEdge R710 system configured exactly as specified in Dell PowerEdge R710 of BMC Atrium Discovery.
| Component |
Description |
| CPU |
2 x Intel Xeon E5620 Processor (2.40GHz, 4C, 12M Cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI, 80W TDP,Turbo, HT), DDR3-1066MHz |
| RAM |
Dell 24GB Memory for 2CPU (6x4GB Dual Rank LV RDIMMs) 1333MHz |
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