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

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

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and PostgreSQL (Postgres) run on different Linux server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy disabled:

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

Postgres server machine

Suggested keep alive (KA) interval

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

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10000 to 20000 8 6 4 16 120 seconds
20000 to 50000 16 8 6 22
50000 to 75000 20 10 10 26
75000 to 150000 26 14 16 44 180 seconds

150000 to 250000

32

20

26

56

240 seconds

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and Postgres run on different Linux server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 20 sites:

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

Postgres server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

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

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10000 to 20000 8 8 4 22 120 seconds
20000 to 50000 16 10 8 28
50000 to 75000 20 12 12 32
75000 to 150000 26 16 18 54 180 seconds

150000 to 250000

32

22

28

66

240 seconds

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and Postgres run on different Linux server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 50 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)

50

Up to 100000

24

18

26

64

180 seconds

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

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

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and PostgreSQL (Postgres) run on different Linux server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy disabled:

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

Postgres server machine

Suggested keep alive (KA) interval

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

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10000 to 20000 8 6 4 16 120 seconds
20000 to 50000 16 8 6 22
50000 to 75000 20 10 10 26
75000 to 150000 26 14 16 44 180 seconds

150000 to 250000

32

20

26

56

240 seconds

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and Postgres run on different Linux server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 20 sites:

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

Postgres server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

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

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10000 to 20000 8 8 4 22 120 seconds
20000 to 50000 16 10 8 28
50000 to 75000 20 12 12 32
75000 to 150000 26 16 18 54 180 seconds

150000 to 250000

32

22

28

66

240 seconds

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and Postgres run on different Linux server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 50 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)

50

Up to 100000

24

18

26

64

180 seconds