- Overview
- Product Documentation
- CML Release Notes
- Getting Started
- CML 2.1 User Guide
- CML User's Guide
- Overview of CML 2.x
- Using CML and the HTML5 UI
- Dashboard
- Workbench
- Adding Nodes to a Lab
- Starting, Stopping, and Wiping Nodes
- Deleting Nodes
- Creating Links
- Rules for Creating Links and Interface Overprovisioning
- Adding Interfaces and Overprovisioning
- Overprovisioning Interfaces with Link Creation
- Starting Simulations
- Connecting to a Node's Console
- Setting CPU limit on node
- Launch sequencing and CPU limiting
- Stopping Simulations
- External Connectivity for Simulations
- Link Packet Capture
- Breakout Tool
- Custom VM Images
- Creating a New Node Definition
- CML 2.1 Admin Guide
- Resources
System Requirements¶
Important
The requirements listed below are the minimum recommended values for the CML 2.0 virtual machine. Using these values may restrict the number of nodes in a simulation and could impact system performance. It is important to plan ahead and allocate resources based on the expected number and types of nodes in the simulations that the system will run.
Virtual Machine Resource Allocation¶
System Resource |
Minimum Requirements (default configuration) |
|---|---|
Memory |
8 GB |
CPU* |
4 (physical cores) *Must support VTx and EPT or AMDv and RVI. These CPU flags are required for nested virtualization. |
Network |
1 Interface |
Hard Disk |
16 GB or more |
Hardware Version |
The OVA file’s hardware version is 10. The Supported Software table lists the supported virtualization platforms. |
Supported Software¶
Virtualization Platform |
Version |
|---|---|
VMware Workstation |
14 or later |
VMware Fusion Pro |
10 or later |
VMware Player |
14 or later |
VMware ESXi |
6.5 or later |
Browser |
HTML5 capable browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) |
Note that if you run a CML VM on an Apple system, you should use the latest supported version of OS X Catalina. In particular, do not upgrade to OS X Big Sur at this time. See Known Issues and Caveats for CML 2.1 for more information.