5.6

Agent Type Installed
File Size
Data File Size Projected Data File Size
Active Directory Agent VCM Agent
+30MB
See VCM
Agent data file
sizes
The projected data file size
is determined the same as
the default Agent.
VCM Remote Client VCM Agent
+2MB
(installs or
upgrades
Agent)
See VCM
Agent data file
sizes
The projected data file size
is determined the same as
the default Agent.
Patching Agent VCM Agent
+2MB
See VCM
Agent data file
sizes
The projected data file size
is determined the same as
the default Agent.
Package Manager (installed with
VCM Agent Extension for
Provisioning), which includes the
database and cratecache.
Package
Manager
4MB
Database
140KB
Cratecache
0MB
n/a Package Manager. The
application that installs and
removes packages. Size
remains fixed.
Database. Metadata about
packages. Increased size
based on number of
installed packages. For
example, installing one
package increased the size
from 140KB to 141KB.
Cratecache. Packages
downloaded to the
machine from Software
Repository. Increased size
is based on the number of
installed packages and the
size of the packages, and
changes if packages are
cleaned from the
cratecache after package
installation or removal.
Package Studio 5MB n/a Increased size of the files
depends on which *.prj
and *.crate files are
saved locally.
Software Repository 5KB n/a Increased size of the files is
based on the number of
packages published to the
repository from Package
Studio.
Hardware and Operating System Requirements for VCM Managed Machines
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