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VLM for VMware vCloud Air
Installation Guide
Introduction
The KEMP Virtual LoadMaster (VLM) is a version of the LoadMaster that runs as a virtual
machine within a hypervisor or cloud platform and can provide all the features and functions of
a hardware-based LoadMaster.
Figure 1-1: VMware Ready
This document describes the installation of the VLM within a VMware vCloud Air environment.
There are several different versions of the VLM available. Full details of the currently supported
versions are available on our website:
Prerequisites
The VMware virtual machine guest environment for the VLM, at minimum, must include:
2 virtual CPUs (reserve 2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
16 GB disk space
There may be maximum configuration limits imposed by VMware such as maximum RAM per
VM, Virtual NICs per VM etc. For further details regarding the configuration limits imposed by
VMware, please refer to the relevant VMware documentation.