A.05.70 HP Insight Remote Support Advanced Release Notes (June 2012, 5900- 2129)

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Table 3 CMS specification for small monitored environment
Example Server
Model
Memory Size
Free Disk Size
Recommended
6 GB
 2GB for initial installation of
all remote support related
components
 1GB for normal operation
A small monitored environment would be considered to be less than 100 monitored and managed
devices. However, this specification may support many more than this number dependent on the factors
listed above. As the number of devices expands and/or other optional remote support services are
added, it may be possible that performance degradations will be observed. At this point, consideration
should be given to upgrade to the next level of specification.
Midsize and large monitored environments
Table 4 Recommended configuration to manage up to 500 devices
Server Model
(example)
Memory Size
(minimum)
Processor
(minimum)
Disk Size
(typical)
 DL380 G6
 ML350 G6
 BL460C G6
8 GB *
E5530 @ 2.4 GHZ
150 GB
Table 5 Recommended configuration to manage up to 3,250 monitored devices
Server Model
(example)
Memory Size
(minimum)
Processor
(minimum)
Disk Size
(typical)
 DL380 G6
 ML350 G6
 BL460C G6
14 GB*
2 x E5530 @ 2.4 GHZ
350 GB
* Some older versions of the supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems will not support the minimum recommended
memory requirements for midsize to large environments and may require an operating system upgrade.
These configurations are only examples of currently available servers; older or similar HP server
configurations with similar performance can be substituted. Processor speed alone does not indicate the
power of a server. It is strongly recommended to use a 64-bit server, especially for larger environments, to
obtain adequate performance.
Each set of recommend configurations consists of a rack server with its equivalent blade and tower server
configuration. Only one of the servers is required for the CMS. It is highly recommend that the system disk
be configured in at least Raid 0-1 for reliability. In large enterprise configurations, it is recommended that
HP SIM tuning guidelines be followed as described in the HP SIM documentation.
IMPORTANT: Ensure that you allocate enough disk space for P4000 collections. The required
disk space is dependent on the number of managed systems. For example, if you are managing
ten P4000 Storage systems, it is strongly recommended to allocate an addition of 1GB of free
disk space.