Hardware requirements for the CVSG-VE Location vary greatly, depending on the guest OS and application required for each VM you will be installing. The minimum requirement to support the host OS and Corente Virtual Services Gateway Software is an Intel x86-based i7 system with VT Technology and a minimum of a 2 GHz 64-bit (x64) processor, 8 GB memory, and a 40 GB hard disk. Like ordinary Corente Virtual Services Gateways, a Peer configuration requires one (1) Ethernet interface and an Inline configuration requires two (2) Ethernet interfaces.

It is the responsibility of the application developer to determine how these parameters should change based on guest OS and application requirements. The hardware needed will be roughly the sum of the hardware requirements for each installed VM, in addition to the minimum requirements stated above.

It should also be noted that once a machine has been created as a CVSG-VE Location, it cannot be converted to an ordinary Corente Virtual Services Gateway (or vice versa) without reformatting the hard drive and performing a new installation onto that machine.