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EMS Administration Guide

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:

Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive interval
Up to 5 000 6 12 Default (60 seconds)
5 000 to 10 000 8 16
10 000 to 20 000 12 18 120 seconds
20 000 to 30 000 16 20
30 000 to 40 000 18 24
40 000 to 50 000 22 26

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:

Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive interval
Up to 5 000 6 12 Default (60 seconds)
5 000 to 10 000 8 16
10 000 to 20 000 12 18 120 seconds
20 000 to 30 000 16 20
30 000 to 40 000 18 24
40 000 to 50 000 22 26