Owner's Manual

Performance and Power Monitoring 141
Resource Usage by SQL Server and IT Assistant
Table 7-3 shows the recommended hardware configuration required for
performance and power monitoring.
NOTE: The hardware configuration listed in this table refer to the minimum
supported configuration. For the most recent update on these requirements, see the
IT Assistant readme on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.
Table 7-3. Recommended Hardware Configuration for IT Assistant for Performance and
Power Monitoring
Minimum
Number of
CPUs
Minimum
Memory
Required
Database Maximum
Number
of user
sessions
per user
Maximum
Number of
Performance
Counters
Minimum
Supported
Sampling
Frequency
Maximum
Number
of
Devices
Single
CPU
2.0 GHz
1 GB MSDE/SQL
Express 2005
1 10 2 minutes 15
Single
CPU
2.0 GHz
1 GB MSDE/SQL
Express 2005
1 18 2 minutes 8
Single
CPU
2.0 GHz
1 GB SQL 2000/
SQL Server
2005 SP2
2 10 2 minutes 30
Single
CPU
2.0 GHz
1 GB SQL 2000/
SQL Server
2005 SP2
2 18 2 minutes 20
Dual CPU
2.0 GHz
1 GB SQL 2000/
SQL Server
2005 SP2
2 10 3 minutes 100
Dual CPU
2.0 GHz
1 GB SQL 2000/
SQL Server
2005
Enterprise
Edition
5 10 5 minutes 200