Why Industrial Edge Virtual Device?
Industrial Edge Virtual Device (IEVD) is a software-based Industrial Edge Device that runs as a virtual machine on standard virtualization platforms.
IEVD enables customers to leverage their existing virtualization infrastructure (VMware ESXi/vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Red Hat OpenShift, Nutanix AHV/AOS) for Industrial Edge workloads, supporting flexible scaling and rapid deployment of edge computing capabilities in industrial environments.
The virtual machine image is based on Linux Debian and the Industrial Edge Device Kit (IEDK).
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Leverage benefits of standard IT infrastructures
- Runs as virtual machine on standard virtualization platforms
- Configurable resource allocation: vCPUs, memory, disk size and vNICs
- Quick availability of large-scaled setups for test, demonstration, and simulation
Ensure Industrial Edge compatibility
- Full functional compatibility with physical Industrial Edge Devices
- Integrated Industrial Edge Runtime for deploying and managing Industrial Edge Apps
- Managed through Industrial Edge Management (IEM)
Enable centralized and aggregated edge scenarios
- Data aggregation from multiple machines / production lines
- Plant- and enterprise-level analytics
- Gateway for cloud connectivity or preprocessing tasks
Featured capabilities
Flexible Compute Resources
vCPU cores 1 – 8 (configurable)
Memory (RAM) 2 GB – 64 GB (configurable)
Virtual disk Min. 15 GB (expandable)
Network interfaces Min. 1 vNIC (configurable)
Usable on most common hypervisors
VMware vSphere / ESXi ≥ V7.0
Microsoft Hyper-V ≥ Windows Server 2019
Red Hat OpenShift ≥ V4.17
Built-in security on IT level
- No remote interfaces or open ports beyond Industrial Edge platform dependencies
- Integrity validation for update deployment
- Relies on hypervisor-level security for physical intrusion protection
Getting started with Industrial Edge Virtual Device
What's included?
- Install and operate one (1) instance of the Industrial Edge Virtual Device
- Allocate up to 8 vCPUs and 64 GB of memory
- Use the included Industrial Edge Runtime