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Product Description Anticipated Number of Managed
Machines in the Next 12-24
Months
VCM Windows Servers
ESXi Servers
Guest Virtual Machines
Linux or UNIX
Mac
Windows Workstations
VCM
for AD
Divide total number of AD objects by 100 to determine the
approximate "machine count" for your AD environment.
Total Managed Machines: _______
Table 2–1. Sizing Worksheet
In the following example, an enterprise environment contains machines and objects that represent 1377
managed machines, which places it in the 1000–2000 managed machines category.
Product Description
Anticipated Number of Managed
Machines in the Next 12-24 Months
VCM Windows Servers 92
vSphere/ESX/ESXi Servers 5
Virtual Machines (VM) 50
Linux or UNIX 100
Mac 100
Windows Workstations 920
VCM
for
AD
Divide total number of AD objects by 100 to determine
the approximate "machine count" for your AD
environment.
10,000 AD Objects/100 = 100 managed
machines to accommodate VCM for
AD
Total Managed Machines: 1377
Table 2–2.
Example of Sizing Worksheet with Sample Data
Identify Your Specific Hardware Requirements
Size your VCM Collector and database based on the requirements for managed vCenter Server instances
and the number of machines managed by VCM.
Database Sizing for Managed vCenter Server Instances
Use the following requirements to size your SQLServer database depending on the number of hosts and
guests per vCenter Server managed by VCM. These requirements are in addition to the base VCM
storage requirements, and are based on an estimated 10% data change per day times 15 days of data
retention.
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