This section describes the system requirements for the PowerMedia XMS Release 2.0.
The recommended minimum and recommended system requirements are as follows:
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Item |
Requirement |
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Hardware |
Intel Architecture-based server |
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Operating System |
Note: 32-bit operating systems are not supported. Community ENTerprise Operating System (CentOS) 6.2 or higher (provided with the installation) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.2 or higher Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 6.2 or higher Note: The perl-core-5.10.1-xxxxx.x86_64.rpm is required if using the RPM Method. |
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Processor |
Minimum: Intel Xeon E5420 Quad-Core (2.50 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, 80W) Recommended: Intel Xeon X5650 Dual Hex-Core (2.66 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) or better for performance systems |
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Ethernet |
Dual 1000Base-TX (RJ-45) |
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Memory |
Minimum: 4 GB RAM Recommended: 8 GB RAM or higher |
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Storage |
60 GB HDD |
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Note: The recommended server configuration is applicable for higher density audio solutions of 1500 or greater sessions, video transcoding solutions, or solutions utilizing virtualization. |
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The supported virtual machines (VM) are as follows:
VMWare ESXi 5.x
Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM)
Note: Virtualization systems chosen for PowerMedia XMS should be configured for enterprise or private virtual environments that permit customization of virtual machine (VM) settings and hypervisor performance tuning. Virtual environments running PowerMedia XMS must also restrict the number of VMs hosted on a single platform to facilitate the real-time low-latency scheduling demands required for high quality media processing. Density capacity in virtual environments may vary and are generally a factor of the host platform capacity and the number of VMs running PowerMedia XMS. Generally, the aggregate density of all VMs running PowerMedia XMS will be less than the bare metal capacity of the platform. Testing has shown hypervisor overhead to reduce density by 15-20 percent. Additionally, running more VMs requires extra overhead for hypervisor scheduling of resources between real-time systems.