vMX Comparison Datasheet
You can also find this information in the MX sizing guide.
| vMX-S | vMX-M | vMX-L | |
|
Throughput |
200Mbps |
500Mbps |
1Gbps |
|
Number of Tunnels (site-to-site VPN) |
50 |
250 |
1,000 |
| AWS | Azure | Alibaba Cloud Global (including CN regions) | NFVIS | UCM-C | |
| vMX-S instance | M4.large C5.large |
Standard_F4s_V2 Standard_D2_v2 Standard_D2_v3 |
C5.large C6.large |
1 core | |
| vMX-M instance |
M4.large C5.large |
Standard_F4s_V2 Standard_D2_v2 Standard_D2_v3 |
C5.large C6.large |
2 cores | |
| vMX-L instance |
C5.xlarge | TBD | C5.xlarge C6.xlarge |
2 cores | |
| Recommended firmware | MX15.37+ | ||||
| Can stop/restart the instance (we do not recommend pause/hibernate) | Yes | ||||
| Can re-configure after deployment (the vMX must be powered down) | Yes | ||||
| Static IP support via dashboard | Yes | ||||
| Static IP support via user-data | No | Yes | |||
| Licenses | 1,3,5-year Enterprise License | ||||
| BGP support | MX15.37+ | ||||
| Changing concentrator mode | requires reboot of the instance | ||||