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FortiAnalyzer-BigData Hardware environment

FortiAnalyzer-BigData Hardware environment

The FortiAnalyzer-BigData 4500F unit is a 4U chassis with two 10G network switch modules, and 14 blades in the enclosure.

Each blade contains two 2.1GHz Intel Xeon 8 Core 16 Thread (8C16T) CPU, 128GB RAM, and two 7.68TB NVMe SSD.

  • The first blade is responsible for log collection and the GUI.
  • The remaining 13 blades, also known as the Security Event Manager hosts, are responsible for log storage and analytics.

The two network switch modules have different functions.

  • Switch Module #1 connects to the FortiAnalyzer-BigData cluster’s internal network.

    Use this switch only when you need to scale the existing Security Event Manager by adding new appliances.

  • Switch Module #2 is the External Switch Module used to expose the FortiAnalyzer-BigData to external networks.

The Chassis Management Module (CMM) sits between the two switch modules in the middle of the back panel. For more information about the CMM, see Connect to the Chassis Management Module.

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FortiAnalyzer-BigData Hardware environment

The FortiAnalyzer-BigData 4500F unit is a 4U chassis with two 10G network switch modules, and 14 blades in the enclosure.

Each blade contains two 2.1GHz Intel Xeon 8 Core 16 Thread (8C16T) CPU, 128GB RAM, and two 7.68TB NVMe SSD.

  • The first blade is responsible for log collection and the GUI.
  • The remaining 13 blades, also known as the Security Event Manager hosts, are responsible for log storage and analytics.

The two network switch modules have different functions.

  • Switch Module #1 connects to the FortiAnalyzer-BigData cluster’s internal network.

    Use this switch only when you need to scale the existing Security Event Manager by adding new appliances.

  • Switch Module #2 is the External Switch Module used to expose the FortiAnalyzer-BigData to external networks.

The Chassis Management Module (CMM) sits between the two switch modules in the middle of the back panel. For more information about the CMM, see Connect to the Chassis Management Module.

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