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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 enabled:

Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive interval
Up to 5 000 6 14 Default (60 seconds)
5 000 to 10 000 8 18
10 000 to 20 000 12 20 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 22 26

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
Up to 5 000 6 10 Default (60 seconds)
5 000 to 10 000 8 14
10 000 to 20 000 12 16 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 22 24

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 enabled:

Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive interval
Up to 5 000 6 14 Default (60 seconds)
5 000 to 10 000 8 18
10 000 to 20 000 12 20 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 22 26

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
Up to 5 000 6 10 Default (60 seconds)
5 000 to 10 000 8 14
10 000 to 20 000 12 16 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 22 24