System Requirements#
The hardware and software requirements outlined here apply to Edge Microvisor Toolkit itself. Specific requirements will mostly depend on the type of deployment (container, VM, K8s workload) and the type and number of workloads deployed on a node. When choosing the hardware device, microvisor image, and the workload packaging method, consider the requirements & KPIs of the intended applications/workloads, to ensure that sufficient residual compute capability is available.
Hardware Requirements#
Edge Microvisor Toolkit is designed to support all Intel® platforms with the latest Intel® kernel to provide all available features for applications and workloads. It has been validated on the following platforms:
Atom |
Core™ |
Xeon® |
|---|---|---|
Intel® Atom® X Series |
12th Gen Intel® Core™ |
4th Gen Intel® Xeon® SP |
13th Gen Intel® Core™ |
3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® SP |
|
Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 1) |
Recommended Hardware Configuration#
Component |
Edge Microvisor Toolkit Developer Node |
Edge Microvisor Toolkit (Open Edge Platform or Standalone Node) |
|---|---|---|
CPU |
Intel® Atom™, Core, or Xeon |
Intel® Atom™, Core™, or Xeon |
RAM |
2GB minimum |
8GB minimum |
Storage |
32GB SSD/NVMe or eMMC |
64GB SSD or NVMe |
Networking |
1GbE Ethernet |
1GbE Ethernet or higher |
Software Requirements#
Component |
Edge Microvisor Toolkit Developer Node |
Edge Microvisor Toolkit (Open Edge Platform or Standalone Node) |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Version |
Intel® Kernel 6.12 |
Intel® Kernel 6.12 |
Bootloader |
GRUB |
Systemd-boot |
Update Mechanism |
RPM-based with TDNF |
Image-based A/B updates |