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Version: 2.0

Requirements

Collector hardware requirements

The tables below are lists of required server hardware parameters for desired flow limits.

BasicSmall
Max number of flows30k flow/s60k flow/s
Max number of data sourcesunlimitedunlimited
Supported VM SystemsVMWare 6.5 and higherVMWare 6.5 and higher
Base OS *BasicSmall
CPU cores8 pcs.16 pcs.
RAM16 GB32 GB
Storage
OS disk500 GB500 GB
Data disk300 GB600 GB

* Minimum requirements for Proof of Concept. Any production environment requires additional resources based on number and types of modules


Resources for licensed modules

VISIBILITY moduleBasicSmall
CPU cores+8 pcs.+16 pcs.
RAM+2 GB+4 GB
Storage
Data disk450 GB900 GB
LAN Interfaces2x1 Gbit/s2x1 Gbit/s

SECURITY moduleBasicSmall
CPU cores+2 pcs.+4 pcs.
RAM+2 GB+4 GB
Storage
Data diskcustomer specificationcustomer specification
LAN Interfaces2x1 Gbit/s2x1 Gbit/s

PERFORMANCE moduleBasicSmall
CPU cores+2 pcs.+4 pcs.
RAM+2 GB+4 GB
Storage
Data diskcustomer specificationcustomer specification
LAN Interfaces2x1 Gbit/s2x1 Gbit/s

Resources for all modules usersBasicSmall
CPU cores20 pcs.40 pcs.
RAM22 GB44 GB
Storage1,25 TB2 TB


tip

While we do our best to represent the data as fairly and accurately as possible (interal tests), your environment may experience different limits.

  1. Raw estimate is that ~60k fps should generate around 300 GB/day.
  2. In custom dashboard configurations we recommend to add (best performance) up to 12 widgets per single dashboard.
  3. Software image has by default : 128GB System and 128GB Data plus default retention policy configured. Please modify those before any production installation.

Probe hardware requirements

Probe is available as a license for Virtual or Hardware Appliance. The performance of the Probe depends on the hardware resources. Please see below the requirements depends on the traffic through out to monitor:

Traffic< 100 MbpsBetween 100 Mbps and 1 GbpsBetween 1 and 10 GbpsAbove 10 Gbps
Flow Export Rate< 100 FPS< 1000 FPS< 3000 FPS3000+ FPS
Active Flow CacheThousandsHundreds of ThousandsA few MillionsTenth of Millions
CPU Type2 cores2 cores+4 cores+8 cores+
Memory2 GB2 GB+4-8 GB+16 GB+