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For the new vNIOS for KVM models supported from NIOS 9.0.1 onwards, Infoblox recommends that you use SSDs for storage for better performance. See the tables in this topic for the supported models.

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vNIOS ApplianceOverall Disk (GB)*

# of CPU Cores

Memory Allocation (GB)Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate
IB-V815500250216Yes
IB-V825500250216Yes
IB-V1415500250432Yes
IB-V1425500250432Yes
IB-V2215500250864Yes
IB-V2225500250864Yes
IB-V401550025014128Yes
IB-V402550025014128Yes


The below table lists the models of vNIOS for KVM appliances supported in NIOS 9.0.1 and later. These models support the cloud platform feature. To use the feature, you must install the Cloud Platform license. For more information, refer to the Managing Licenses in NIOS 9.0.1 topic in the Infoblox NIOS Documentation.

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V4005
vNIOS Reporting ApplianceOverall Disk (GB)Minimum Disk Space Required# of CPU CoresMemory Allocation (GB)Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate
IB-V805500*250
(+ 1 TB user defined reporting storage)		250 GB232No
IB-V1405500*250
(+ 1.2 TB user defined reporting storage)		500 GB432No
IB-V2205500*250
(+ 2.4 TB user defined reporting storage)		1 TB864No
IB-500*
(+ user defined reporting storage)		1.5 TB14128NoIB-V5005User definedUser definedUser definedUser definedNo

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*1 ND virtual appliances are designed for Network Insight only. Discovery is supported in OpenStack only with SRIOV enabled. 
The overall disk space for ND virtual appliances is 250 GB in NIOS 8.4.0 release. In NIOS 8.2.x and NIOS 8.3.x release, the overall disk space for ND virtual appliance is 500 GB.


The following models of vNIOS for KVM appliances are supported in NIOS 9.0.1 and later:

Network Insight Virtual ApplianceOverall Disk (GB)# of CPU CoresMemory Allocation (GB)Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate
ND-V906500832No
ND-V16065001664No
ND-V230650020192No
ND-V410650032384No

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Cloud Platform Virtual Appliance

Overall Disk (GB)*

# of CPU Cores

Memory Allocation (GB)

Supported as Grid Master and Grid Master Candidate

CP-V805

500250

2

16

No

CP-V1405

500250

4

32

No

CP-V2205

500250

8

64

No

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  • NIOS for KVM is supported in the following environments: OpenStack, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, and Ubuntu 16.04. 
  • To achieve best performance on your virtual appliances, follow the recommended specifications and allocate your resources within the limits of the licenses being installed on the appliances.
  • Only IB-V1405 as a Reporting server has been qualified for OpenStack.
  • NIOS virtual appliance for Hyper-V is not recommended as a Grid Master or Grid Master Candidate.

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