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Hardware configuration when FortiGates are connected to EMS

Hardware configuration when FortiGates are connected to EMS

The following table shows the configurations with the following host hardware configuration:

  • EMS and SQL Server run on the same Windows Server machine
  • Up to 100 FortiGates connected to EMS
  • Up to 20 Zero Trust tags configured
Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive (KA) interval
Up to 5000 6 10 Default (60 seconds)
5000 to 10000 10 14
10000 to 20000 14 16 120 seconds
20000 to 50000 32 28

The following table shows the configurations with the following host hardware configuration:

  • EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines
  • Up to 100 FortiGates connected to EMS
  • Up to 20 Zero Trust tags configured

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine SQL server machine Suggested KA interval
Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)
10000 to 20000 8 6 14 16 120 seconds
20000 to 50000 12 8 26 26
50000 to 75000 14 30 32

75000 to 150000

18

10

48

56

180 seconds

The following table shows the configurations with the following host hardware configuration:

  • EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines
  • Up to 300 FortiGates connected to EMS
  • Up to 20 Zero Trust tags configured

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested KA interval

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10000 to 20000

8

6

16

16

120 seconds

20000 to 50000

16

8

26

26

Hardware configuration when FortiGates are connected to EMS

Hardware configuration when FortiGates are connected to EMS

The following table shows the configurations with the following host hardware configuration:

  • EMS and SQL Server run on the same Windows Server machine
  • Up to 100 FortiGates connected to EMS
  • Up to 20 Zero Trust tags configured
Number of managed endpoints Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Suggested keep alive (KA) interval
Up to 5000 6 10 Default (60 seconds)
5000 to 10000 10 14
10000 to 20000 14 16 120 seconds
20000 to 50000 32 28

The following table shows the configurations with the following host hardware configuration:

  • EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines
  • Up to 100 FortiGates connected to EMS
  • Up to 20 Zero Trust tags configured

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine SQL server machine Suggested KA interval
Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB) Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)
10000 to 20000 8 6 14 16 120 seconds
20000 to 50000 12 8 26 26
50000 to 75000 14 30 32

75000 to 150000

18

10

48

56

180 seconds

The following table shows the configurations with the following host hardware configuration:

  • EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines
  • Up to 300 FortiGates connected to EMS
  • Up to 20 Zero Trust tags configured

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested KA interval

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10000 to 20000

8

6

16

16

120 seconds

20000 to 50000

16

8

26

26