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Hardware Requirements for Collector
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Hardware Requirements for Collector
Machines
Your VCM Collector hardware requirements depend on the number of physical and virtual managed
machines in your environment.
Disk space requirements vary based on the following factors.
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Number of machines from which you collect data
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Type of data collected and filters used
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Frequency of collections
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Data retention
Determine the Size of Your Environment
In VCM, the term “managed machines” refers to the servers and workstations that VCM manages, and
from which VCM collects data. If you use VCM for Microsoft Active Directory (AD), this total should also
include AD objects that you plan to have in your environment in the next 12 to 24 months.
VCM hardware requirements are recommended based on whether your environment contains 1–1000,
1001–2000, 2001–5000, or more managed machines. To determine the number of managed machines on
which to base your collector size, consider the number of vCenter Server instances, Windows servers and
workstations, Linux or UNIX machines, and virtual machines that you are licensing. Identify any other
VCM components that you are licensing.
To determine your total number of managed machines, enter data for your enterprise in the sizing
worksheet. In the following example, an enterprise environment contains machines and objects that
represent 1377 managed machines.
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