Administrator Guide

W-ClearPass Server I/O Rate
Most virtualized environments use a shared disk subsystem, assuming that each application will have bursts of
I/O without a sustained high I/O throughput. W-ClearPass Policy Manager requires a continuous sustained high
data-I/O rate.
For the latest information on the supported hypervisors and virtual hardware requirements, refer to the appropriate
version of the W-ClearPass Release Notes at https://download.dell-pcw.com under the W-ClearPass 6.6.0 Upgrade
folder. Access to this site requires log-in credentials.
Supported Hypervisors
W-ClearPass supports the following hypervisors:
l VMware ESX 4.0
Recommended minimum version for CP-VA-500 and CP-VA-5K.
VMware ESX 4.0 does not support greater than the eight virtual CPUs required for the CP-VA-25K.
l VMware ESXi versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, and higher
Before Starting the W-ClearPass Installation
Before starting the W-ClearPass installation and configuration procedures for the virtual appliance, determine
the following W-ClearPass server information on your network, note the corresponding values for the
parameters listed in Table 6, and keep it for your records:
Table 6: W-ClearPass Server Configuration Information
Required Information Value for Your Installation
Host name (Policy Manager
server)
Management interface IP
address
Management interface
subnet mask
Management interface
gateway
Data port IP address
(optional)
NOTE: Make sure that the Data interface IP address is not in the same
subnet as the Management interface IP address.
Data interface subnet mask
(optional)
Data interface gateway
(optional)
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