Prerequisites

Prerequisites for ESXi

ESXi Installation Prerequisites

Before installing HxBench, review the following installation and configuration requirements:


HxBench Controller OVA
vCPU	8
RAM	8 GB
OS Disk	16 GB
Access Credentials	Username: `appadmin` Password: Default is `password`
HxBench Test OVA
vCPU	1
RAM	2 GB
OS Disk	8 GB
Data Disk	As provisioned by user for testing.
Number of test VMs	As defined by user for testing.
Access Credentials	Username: `appadmin` Password: Default is `password`


Username	`<root or admin>` username
Password	`<root or admin>` password

Prerequisites for Hyper-V

Before installing HxBench, review the following installation and configuration requirements.

The following table lists the prerequisites for setting up the HxBench Virtual Application on Hyper-V:


HxBench Controller VHDX
vCPU	8
RAM	8 GB
OS Disk	16 GB
Access Credentials	Username: `appadmin` Password: Default is `password`
HxBench Test VHDX
vCPU	1
RAM	2 GB
OS Disk	8 GB
Data Disk	As provisioned by user for testing.
Number of test VMs	As defined by user for testing.
Access Credentials	Username: `appadmin` Password: Default is `password`

Complete the following Hyper-V network prerequisites:

From the HyperV Manager, under Actions of the HyperV server, click Virtual Switch Manager.
Under the tab New virtual network switch choose the External network switch, then click Create Virtual Switch.
Specify the name of the switch as HxBench Private.
Click Apply then OK.