9.1 Content Editor Requirements

9.1.1 System Requirements

  • CPU: 4

  • RAM: 16 GB

  • IP address details for the appliance:

    • Static IP address

    • Network mask

    • Gateway IP address

    • Host name associated with the IP address

    • IP address of a DNS server

  • NTP server - IP address or host name

  • Primary Hard Disk: 20 GB

  • Hard Disk 1: 20 GB (minimum)

  • Hard Disk 2: 20 GB (minimum)

9.1.2 Other Requirements

  • A valid CA certificate is required on the Content Editor Appliance and Filr Appliance for this feature to work with all the Filr clients.

  • While installing CE, ensure that it is installed in the same domain where Filr is installed. For both Filr and CE, at each level, domain names should be the same. For example, top-level domains (such as “.com”), second-level domains (such as “abc.com”), and lower-level domains, also called sub-domains (such as “support.a.com”).

  • When Filr zones are configured, both Content Editor and Filr must belong to the same domain.

9.1.3 Virtualization Hypervisor Platform Support

Table 9-1 Virtualization Hypervisor Platform

Hypervisor Type

Supported Versions

VMware

  • One of the following VMware host servers for hosting the appliance VMs.

    • ESXi 6.7

    • ESXi 6.5 with the latest update

    For the most up-to-date compatibility matrix of supported VMware host servers, see the VMware Compatibility Guide provided by VMware.

  • VMware vMotion is supported when running Content Editor on VMware ESXi

Hyper-V

  • The following platforms

    • Windows Server 2016

    • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Hyper-V Manager to deploy, set up, and configure the appliances.

Xen

IMPORTANT:Apply all Xen and kernel patches before installing.

  • The server with the Xen packages installed and the Xen bootloader running by default.

    • SLES 12 SP5

    • SLES 15

  • Virtual Machine Manager to deploy, set up, and configure the appliances.

Citrix Xen

  • Citrix XenServer 7.6

  • Citrix XenServer 7.0

  • Citrix XenCenter to deploy, set up, and configure the appliances.