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Hardware configuration when EMS and SQL Server run on same machine with no FortiGate connected

Hardware configuration when EMS and SQL Server run on same machine with no FortiGate connected

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server are running on the same Windows Server machine with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy disabled:

Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive interval

Deployment duration

Up to 5 000 6 12 Default (60 seconds)

6 to 12 hours

5 000 to 10 000 10 18

12 to 24 hours

10 000 to 20 000 14 22 120 seconds

1 to 2 days

20 000 to 50 000 22 28

3 to 4 days

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server are running on the same Windows Server machine with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 20 sites:

Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive interval
Up to 5 000 6 16 Default (60 seconds)
5 000 to 10 000 10 26
10 000 to 20 000 14 30 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 22 36

Hardware configuration when EMS and SQL Server run on same machine with no FortiGate connected

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server are running on the same Windows Server machine with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy disabled:

Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive interval

Deployment duration

Up to 5 000 6 12 Default (60 seconds)

6 to 12 hours

5 000 to 10 000 10 18

12 to 24 hours

10 000 to 20 000 14 22 120 seconds

1 to 2 days

20 000 to 50 000 22 28

3 to 4 days

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server are running on the same Windows Server machine with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 20 sites:

Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive interval
Up to 5 000 6 16 Default (60 seconds)
5 000 to 10 000 10 26
10 000 to 20 000 14 30 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 22 36