Applies To:
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BIG-IQ Cloud
- 4.1.0
BIG-IQ Security
- 4.1.0
What is BIG-IQ Virtual Edition?
BIG-IQ Virtual Edition (VE) is a version of the BIG-IQ system that runs as a guest in specifically-supported hypervisors. BIG-IQ VE emulates a hardware-based BIG-IQ system running a VE-compatible version of BIG-IQ software.
About BIG-IQ VE compatibility with EC2 hypervisor products
BIG-IQ VE is compatible with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 hypervisors. This guide documents the AWS interface as it exists just prior to the version 11.3.0 BIG-IP software release.
About the hypervisor guest definition requirements
The EC2 virtual machine guest environment for the BIG-IQ Virtual Edition (VE), at minimum, must include:
- a 64 bit EC2 instance with at least 2 virtual cores (up to 16 are supported in this release)
- at least 4 GB RAM (64GB has been tested, F5 Networks recommends at least 2GB per virtual core)
- 2 x virtual network adapter cards (NICs) (up to 9 are supported)
Important: F5 Networks recommends three or more network adapters for most topologies, but the minimum requirement is two (one for management and one for traffic).Important: To support multiple NICs on an Amazon Web Services you must create a virtual private cloud (VPC).
- 1 x virtual private cloud (VPC).