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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 and multitenancy disabled:

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

Deployment duration

Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10 000 to 20 000 8 6 4 16 120 seconds

1 to 2 days

20 000 to 50 000 16 8 6 22

3 to 4 days

50 000 to 75 000 20 10 10 26

4 to 5 days

75 000 to 150 000 26 14 16 44 180 seconds

6 to 8 days

150 000 to 250 000

32

20

26

56

240 seconds

10 to 14 days

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 20 sites:

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 8 8 4 22 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 16 10 8 28
50 000 to 75 000 20 12 12 32
75 000 to 150 000 26 16 18 54 180 seconds

150 000 to 250 000

32

22

28

66

240 seconds

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 200 sites:

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)

Up to 100 000 34 34 30 100 180 seconds

100 000 to 200 000

40

46

36

120

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 and multitenancy disabled:

Number of managed endpoints

EMS server machine

SQL server machine

Suggested keep alive interval

Deployment duration

Number of virtual CPUs Memory (RAM) (in GB)

Number of virtual CPUs

Memory (RAM) (in GB)

10 000 to 20 000 8 6 4 16 120 seconds

1 to 2 days

20 000 to 50 000 16 8 6 22

3 to 4 days

50 000 to 75 000 20 10 10 26

4 to 5 days

75 000 to 150 000 26 14 16 44 180 seconds

6 to 8 days

150 000 to 250 000

32

20

26

56

240 seconds

10 to 14 days

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 20 sites:

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 8 8 4 22 120 seconds
20 000 to 50 000 16 10 8 28
50 000 to 75 000 20 12 12 32
75 000 to 150 000 26 16 18 54 180 seconds

150 000 to 250 000

32

22

28

66

240 seconds

The following table shows the configurations when EMS and SQL Server run on different Windows Server machines with no FortiGate connected and multitenancy enabled with up to 200 sites:

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)

Up to 100 000 34 34 30 100 180 seconds

100 000 to 200 000

40

46

36

120

240 seconds