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Hardware configuration when EMS and SQL Server run on different machines with no FortiGate connected

Hardware configuration when EMS and SQL Server run on different machines with no FortiGate connected

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

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

Deployment duration

Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10 000 to 20 000 8 6 4 16 120 seconds

1 to 2 days

20 000 to 50 000 16 8 6 22

3 to 4 days

50 000 to 75 000 20 10 10 26

4 to 5 days

75 000 to 150 000 26 14 16 44 180 seconds

6 to 8 days

150 000 to 250 000

32

20

26

56

240 seconds

10 to 14 days

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

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10 000 to 20 000 8 8 4 22 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 16 10 8 28
50 000 to 75 000 20 12 12 32
75 000 to 150 000 26 16 18 54 180 seconds

150 000 to 250 000

32

22

28

66

240 seconds

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server are running on different Windows Server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 500 sites:

Number of sites

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

200 Up to 100000 34 22 30 100 180 seconds

100000 to 200000

38

24

36

120

240 seconds

300

Up to 100 000

40

24

38

130

180 seconds

100 000 to 200 000

44

26

42

160

240 seconds

500

Up to 100 000

46

26

44

200

180 seconds

100 000 to 200 000

52

30

46

230

240 seconds

Hardware configuration when EMS and SQL Server run on different machines with no FortiGate connected

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

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

Deployment duration

Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10 000 to 20 000 8 6 4 16 120 seconds

1 to 2 days

20 000 to 50 000 16 8 6 22

3 to 4 days

50 000 to 75 000 20 10 10 26

4 to 5 days

75 000 to 150 000 26 14 16 44 180 seconds

6 to 8 days

150 000 to 250 000

32

20

26

56

240 seconds

10 to 14 days

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

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10 000 to 20 000 8 8 4 22 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 16 10 8 28
50 000 to 75 000 20 12 12 32
75 000 to 150 000 26 16 18 54 180 seconds

150 000 to 250 000

32

22

28

66

240 seconds

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server are running on different Windows Server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 500 sites:

Number of sites

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

200 Up to 100000 34 22 30 100 180 seconds

100000 to 200000

38

24

36

120

240 seconds

300

Up to 100 000

40

24

38

130

180 seconds

100 000 to 200 000

44

26

42

160

240 seconds

500

Up to 100 000

46

26

44

200

180 seconds

100 000 to 200 000

52

30

46

230

240 seconds