Vocera Platform VMware Requirements

Determine the resource allocation requirements for your implementation. The resource allocation requirements include the Virtual Machine (VM) set up with network and VM components.

Access the VM through the FTP site and login credentials that Vocera provides to get to the appliance. The virtual machine is provided as an .ovf file containing the entire VM and application.

VM Requirements

The Vocera Platform VM requires the following resources:

Component Specification
Network Addresses 1 – Static IP address with network connectivity to required data sources
Remote Connectivity
  • Through SSH (TCP 22)
  • Through the VPN Client as a fallback from the Vocera Platform
Operating System Support for Linux 64-bit operating system

VMware Feature Recommendations

Vocera recommends that you do not use VMware vMotion, DRS, Storage vMotion, or Storage DRS features on the Vocera Platform.

These features have the potential to disrupt real-time communication. VM Override rules or Affinity/Anti-Affinity rules should be used if possible, or selectively disabling some of these features, to prevent these actions.

Performing vMotion on a running the Vocera Platform server is likely to cause some or all of the following: