Hardware Requirements

The Cisco CDA machine must be a separate, dedicated appliance or VMware.

In all cases, a Cisco CDA machine must meet the standard hardware and VMWare specifications listed in Table 2-1.

Table 2-1 Standard/Performance Hardware Requirements for a Standalone Appliance or a VMWare with Equivalent Resources

Component

Specification

CPU

Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz Q9400 (Quad Core)

System memory

4 GB of SDRAM

Hard disk space

250 GB

NIC

1 NIC or virtual NIC

Table 2-2 lists the minimum hardware requirements for installing Cisco CDA on a VMWare.

Table 2-2 Minimum Hardware Requirements for a VMWare

Component

Specification

CPU

2 Virtual Processors

System memory

2 GB of SDRAM

Hard disk space

120 GB

NIC

1 virtual NIC

Related Topics:

 • Supported Operating Systems

 • Connectivity Requirements

 • Active Directory Requirements for Successful Connection with Cisco CDA