Virtual Enterprise Connector requirements

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If you are installing a virtual Enterprise Connector, ensure that the minimum requirements described in this section are met.

Storage devices

The table below lists the requirements for storage devices.

Table: Storage device requirements

Operation	Min IOPS	Bandwidth	90% Operations < xxx mS
Random Read	400	3 MBps	10 mS
Random Write	900*	15 MBps	4 mS

* RAID controller may have to be specifically configured in order to achieve high Random Write IOPS - (e.g. Disk Cache: Enabled, Default Write: Write Back with BBU)

Ivanti recommends configuring only one hard drive per virtual machine.

System performance is directly related to storage device performance. We recommend using only high-performance tier 1 storage products.

Enterprise Connector components

The following table lists the requirements for the following Enterprise Connector components.

Table: Enterprise Connector component requirements

Components	Requirements
Hard drive	We recommend configuring only one hard drive on the virtual machine. System performance is directly related to hard disk drive performance. We recommend using only high-performance tier I storage products.
Backup VMware	Ivanti recommends taking periodic .vmdk backups of your Virtual Appliance as part of your system maintenance. Use VMware VCB or another VMware-supported backup system. A backup of the full virtual disk is recommended; VMware snapshots are not sufficient.
VMware	Confirm the following requirements before beginning setup of the Virtual Enterprise Connector: VMware ESXi versions 6.5, 6.7, 7.0 with data stores created 64-bit VM 2 GB Memory 40 GB Disk Two CPU cores with min clock rate of 2 GHz Boot from BIOS firmware Network adapter E1000 VMXNET 3 VM OS Type: CentOS 7.4 (64-bit) This setting is intended to ensure successful installation; it does not imply that Ivanti distributes Red Hat. CPU Settings: Shares: Normal Reservation: 900 MHz Limit: Unlimited (maximum assigned) Memory Settings: Shares: Normal Reservation: 1.5 GB Limit: Unlimited (maximum assigned)
Nutanix	Confirm the following requirements before beginning setup of the Virtual Enterprise Connector: 64-bit VM 2 GB Memory 40 GB Disk Two CPU cores with min clock rate of 2 GHz Boot from BIOS firmware Network adapter E1000 VMXNET 3 CPU Settings: Shares: Normal Reservation: 900 MHz Limit: Unlimited (maximum assigned) Memory Settings: Shares: Normal Reservation: 1.5 GB Limit: Unlimited (maximum assigned)
Hyper-V	Download link or package (ISO) from Ivanti EPMM Support https://support.ivanti.com/support/CDL.html Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 64-bit Generation 1 VM 2 GB Memory 20 GB Disk Two CPU cores with min clock rate of 2 GHz Boot from BIOS firmware Minimum 4 GB RAM Network adapter * Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 requires legacy network adapter
KVM	Connector can run on a Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) as follows: Download link or package (ISO) from Ivanti EPMM Support at https://support.ivanti.com/support/CDL.html Minimum configuration of host machine: Quad Ivanti EPMM CPU with min clock rate of 2 GHz 16 GB RAM 8 GB guest memory: Performance data for different CPU, RAM, and memory configurations is not available. Supported KVM version: QEMU emulator version 2.0.0 (Debian 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22) Ivanti EPMM supports only this KVM version, but later versions are compatible. Supported Virtual Machine Manager version: 0.9.5 Ivanti EPMM supports only this Virtual Machine Manager version, but later versions are compatible.* Supported Linux distribution: Ubuntu Server version 14.04 Ivanti EPMM supports only this Linux distribution, but other Linux distributions are compatible. In the Virtual Machine Manager, when creating a new virtual machine, select Generic for the OS type and the Version. Boot from BIOS firmware For more information about setting up KVM, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM. * For definitions of supported and compatible versions, refer to the latest Ivanti EPMM release notes.

Gather required Enterprise Connector information

Enterprise Connector is an optional alternative for integrating with your network. Use the following table to gather and record Enterprise Connector information before installation.

Table: Enterprise Connector Information

Item	Description	Values
Licensing agreement information	The company name, contact person name, and contact person email address for the end-user licensing agreement.
IP Address	IP address defined for the Connector and the corresponding netmask.
Hostname	Fully-qualified domain name for the Connector.
“enable secret” password	The Ivanti EPMM password to be defined for enabling access to Privileged and Configuration modes.
Administrator User Name	The user name to define for the Ivanti EPMM administrator.
Administrator Password	The Ivanti EPMM Administrator password must contain the following elements: At least 8 characters. At least 1 alphabetic character. At least 1 numeric character. Cannot have 4 or more repeating characters. Cannot be the same as the user ID. May contain Unicode characters, except for CLI access. Users cannot change a password more than once during a 24 hour period.
Physical Interface	The physical interface to use. Enter a or b.
Default Gateway	The IP address of the router used to forward traffic to destinations outside of the local network or subnet.
Name Server 1, 2, 3	The IP address of a network name server (a DNS server, for example). You must specify at least one name server.
Remote Shell via SSH?	Specifies whether you want to configure remote shell access via SSH.
NTP Server 1, 2, 3	Specifies the IP address of an optional reliable time source. We recommend specifying an NTP server. If you do not, you will have the opportunity to set the system clock and date.