Minimum and maximum capacity for Flexed and Pooled licensing
NetScaler Flexed licensing uses NetScaler Console configured as a license server to manage Flexed licenses: bandwidth pool licenses and instance pool licenses.
When checking out licenses from bandwidth and instance pool, NetScaler form factor and hardware model number on a zero-capacity hardware determines:
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The minimum bandwidth and the number of instances that a NetScaler instance must check out before being functional.
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The maximum bandwidth and the number of instances that a NetScaler can check out.
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The minimum bandwidth unit for each bandwidth check out. The minimum bandwidth unit is the smallest unit of bandwidth that a NetScaler has to check out from a pool. Any check-out must be an integer multiple of the minimum bandwidth unit. For example, if the minimum bandwidth unit of a NetScaler is 1 Gbps, 1000 Mbps can be checked out, but not 200 Mbps or 150.5 Gbps. The minimum bandwidth unit is different from the minimum bandwidth requirement. A NetScaler instance can only operate after it is licensed with at least the minimum bandwidth. Once the minimum bandwidth is met, the instance can check out more bandwidth in multiples of the minimum bandwidth unit.
Tables 1 through 5 summarize the maximum bandwidth/instances, minimum bandwidth/instances, and minimum bandwidth unit for all supported NetScaler instances. Table 6 summarizes the license requirement for different form factors for all supported NetScaler instances. The following tables refer to system requirements.
Note:
The minimum bandwidth checkout unit for NetScaler CPX/BLX/VPX is 10 Mbps. The minimum bandwidth checkout unit for NetScaler MPX/SDX is 1 Gbps.
Table 1. Supported Flexed capacity for MPX
| Product line | Minimum bandwidth (Gbps) | Maximum bandwidth (Gbps) | Minimum bandwidth unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPX 5900Z | 1 | 10 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 8900Z | 5 | 30 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 8900Z FIPS | 5 | 20 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 9100Z | 10 | 95 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 9100Z FIPS | 10 | 95 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 14000Z | 20 | 100 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 14000Z-40G | 20 | 100 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 14000Z-40S | 40 | 100 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 14000Z FIPS | 30 | 80 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 15000Z | 20 | 120 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 15000Z-50G | 20 | 120 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 15000Z FIPS | 30 | 120 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 16000Z | 30 | 250 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 22000Z | 40 | 120 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 24000Z | 100 | 150 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 25000Z | 100 | 160 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 25000Z-40G | 100 | 200 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 26000Z | 100 | 200 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 26000Z-50S | 100 | 200 | 1 Gbps |
| MPX 26000Z-100G | 100 | 200 | 1 Gbps |
Table 2A. Supported Flexed capacity for NetScaler SDX version earlier than build 13.0-47.x
| Product line | Minimum bandwidth (Gbps) | Maximum bandwidth (Gbps) | Minimum instances | Maximum instances | Minimum bandwidth unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDX 8900Z | 10 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 14000Z | 20 | 100 | 5 | 25 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 14000Z-40G | 40 | 100 | 20 | 25 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 15000Z | 20 | 120 | 5 | 55 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 15000Z-50G | 20 | 120 | 5 | 55 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 22000Z | 40 | 120 | 80 | 80 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 24000Z | 100 | 150 | 80 | 80 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 25000Z | 100 | 200 | 20 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 25000Z-40G | 100 | 200 | 20 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 26000Z | 100 | 200 | 20 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 26000Z-50S | 100 | 200 | 20 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 26000Z-100G | 100 | 200 | 20 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
Table 2B. Supported Flexed capacity for NetScaler SDX version 13 (build 13.0-47.x and later), version 13.1 (build earlier than 51.x), and version 14.1 (build earlier 12.x)
| Product line | Minimum bandwidth (Gbps) | Maximum bandwidth (Gbps) | Minimum instances | Maximum instances | Minimum bandwidth unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDX 8900Z | 5 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 9100Z | 10 | 95 | 2 | 7 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 14000Z | 10 | 100 | 2 | 25 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 14000Z-40G | 20 | 100 | 10 | 25 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 15000Z | 10 | 120 | 2 | 55 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 15000Z-50G | 10 | 120 | 2 | 55 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 16000Z | 15 | 250 | 10 | 55 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 22000Z | 20 | 120 | 40 | 80 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 24000Z | 50 | 150 | 40 | 80 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 25000Z | 50 | 200 | 10 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 25000Z-40G | 50 | 200 | 10 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 26000Z | 50 | 200 | 10 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 26000Z-50S | 50 | 200 | 10 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 26000Z-100G | 50 | 200 | 10 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
Table 2C. Supported Flexed capacity for NetScaler SDX version 13.1 (build 51.x and later), and version 14.1 (build 12.x and later)
| Product line | Minimum bandwidth (Gbps) | Maximum bandwidth (Gbps) | Minimum instances | Maximum instances | Minimum bandwidth unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDX 8900Z | 5 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 9100Z | 10 | 95 | 1 | 7 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 14000Z | 10 | 100 | 1 | 25 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 14000Z-40G | 20 | 100 | 1 | 25 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 15000Z | 10 | 120 | 1 | 55 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 15000Z-50G | 10 | 120 | 1 | 55 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 16000Z | 15 | 250 | 1 | 55 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 22000Z | 20 | 120 | 1 | 80 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 24000Z | 50 | 150 | 1 | 80 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 25000Z | 50 | 200 | 1 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 25000Z-40G | 50 | 200 | 1 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 26000Z | 50 | 200 | 1 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 26000Z-50S | 50 | 200 | 1 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
| SDX 26000Z-100G | 50 | 200 | 1 | 115 | 1 Gbps |
Notes:
The minimum purchase quantity can be different from the minimum system requirement.
On NetScaler SDX running build 14.1-12.x and later, with a Flexed license, the restriction to check out a minimum number of instance licenses is removed. That is, you can check out a minimum of one instance license.
Table 3. Supported minimum/maximum bandwidth and minimum/maximum instances for NetScaler CPX instances
| Product line | Maximum bandwidth (Gbps) | Minimum bandwidth (Mbps) | Minimum instances | Maximum instances | Minimum bandwidth unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPX | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 Mbps |
Table 4. Supported minimum/maximum bandwidth and minimum/maximum instances for NetScaler VPX instances on Hypervisors and Cloud services
| Hypervisor/Cloud Service | Maximum bandwidth (Gbps) | Minimum bandwidth (Mbps) | Minimum instances | Maximum instances | Minimum bandwidth unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrix Hypervisor | 40 Gbps | 10 Mbps | 1 | 1 | 10 Mbps |
| VMware ESXI | 100 Gbps | 10 Mbps | 1 | 1 | 10 Mbps |
| Linux KVM | 100 Gbps | 10 Mbps | 1 | 1 | 10 Mbps |
| Microsoft Hyper-V | 3 Gbps | 10 Mbps | 1 | 1 | 10 Mbps |
| AWS | 30 Gbps | 10 Mbps | 1 | 1 | 10 Mbps |
| Azure | 10 Gbps | 10 Mbps | 1 | 1 | 10 Mbps |
| Google Cloud | 10 Gbps | 10 Mbps | 1 | 1 | 10 Mbps |
Note
The minimum purchase quantity is different from the minimum system requirement.
Table 5. Supported minimum/maximum bandwidth and minimum/maximum instances for NetScaler BLX instances
| Product line | Maximum bandwidth (Gbps) | Minimum bandwidth (Mbps) | Minimum instances | Maximum instances | Minimum bandwidth unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLX | 100 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 Mbps |
Table 6. Zero capacity license requirement for different form factors
| Product line | Zero Capacity Hardware |
|---|---|
| MPX | License required |
| SDX | License required |
| VPX | - |
| CPX | - |
| BLX | - |
In this article
- Table 1. Supported Flexed capacity for MPX
- Table 2A. Supported Flexed capacity for NetScaler SDX version earlier than build 13.0-47.x
- Table 2B. Supported Flexed capacity for NetScaler SDX version 13 (build 13.0-47.x and later), version 13.1 (build earlier than 51.x), and version 14.1 (build earlier 12.x)
- Table 2C. Supported Flexed capacity for NetScaler SDX version 13.1 (build 51.x and later), and version 14.1 (build 12.x and later)
- Table 3. Supported minimum/maximum bandwidth and minimum/maximum instances for NetScaler CPX instances
- Table 4. Supported minimum/maximum bandwidth and minimum/maximum instances for NetScaler VPX instances on Hypervisors and Cloud services
- Table 5. Supported minimum/maximum bandwidth and minimum/maximum instances for NetScaler BLX instances
- Table 6. Zero capacity license requirement for different form factors