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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 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

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 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