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

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

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines with no FortiGate connected:

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)

10 000 to 20 000 6 6 6 16 120 seconds
20 000 to 30 000 8 8 18
30 000 to 40 000 10 8 10 20
40 000 to 50 000 12 10 26
50 000 to 75 000 16 12 14 30
75 000 to 150 000 20 14 20 40 180 seconds
150 000 to 250 000 32 26 34 66 240 seconds

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

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines with no FortiGate connected:

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)

10 000 to 20 000 6 6 6 16 120 seconds
20 000 to 30 000 8 8 18
30 000 to 40 000 10 8 10 20
40 000 to 50 000 12 10 26
50 000 to 75 000 16 12 14 30
75 000 to 150 000 20 14 20 40 180 seconds
150 000 to 250 000 32 26 34 66 240 seconds