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

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

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

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

Deployment duration

Up to 5000 6 12 Default (60 seconds)

6 to 12 hours

5000 to 10000 10 18

12 to 24 hours

10000 to 20000 14 22 120 seconds

1 to 2 days

20000 to 50000 22 28

3 to 4 days

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and Postgres run on the same Linux 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 KA interval
Up to 5000 6 16 Default (60 seconds)
5000 to 10000 10 26
10 000 to 20 000 14 30 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 22 36

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

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

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

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

Deployment duration

Up to 5000 6 12 Default (60 seconds)

6 to 12 hours

5000 to 10000 10 18

12 to 24 hours

10000 to 20000 14 22 120 seconds

1 to 2 days

20000 to 50000 22 28

3 to 4 days

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and Postgres run on the same Linux 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 KA interval
Up to 5000 6 16 Default (60 seconds)
5000 to 10000 10 26
10 000 to 20 000 14 30 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 22 36