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Single Tier 2-Tier
Database
2-Tier
Web/Collector
3-Tier
Database
3-Tier
Web
3-Tier
Collector
Processor Dual Xeon or
single Dual
Core 2GHz
Dual Xeon or
single Dual
Core 2GHz
Dual Xeon or
single Dual
Core 2GHz
Dual Xeon or
single Dual
Core 2GHz
Single
processor
2GHz
Single
processor
2GHz
RAM 8GB 8GB 4GB 8GB 4GB 4GB
Separate
Disk
Channels
2 2 1 2 1 1
Table 2–4. Minimum Hardware Requirements to Support 1–1000 Managed Machines
Single Tier 2-Tier
Database
2-Tier
Web/Collector
3-Tier
Database
3-Tier
Web
3-Tier
Collector
Processor Quad Xeon
or two Dual
Core 2GHz
Quad Xeon
or two Dual
Core 2GHz
Dual Xeon or
single Dual
Core 2GHz
Quad Xeon
or two Dual
Core 2GHz
Single
processor
2GHz
Dual Xeon or
single Dual
Core 2GHz
RAM 12GB 12GB 4GB 12GB 4GB 4GB
Separate
Disk
Channels
3 3 2 3 1 2
Table 2–5. Minimum Hardware Requirements to Support 1001–2000 Managed Machines
Single Tier 2-Tier
Database
2-Tier
Web/Collector
3-Tier
Database
3-Tier
Web
3-Tier
Collector
Processor Eight-way
Xeon or four
Dual Core
2GHz
Eight-way
Xeon or four
Dual Core
2GHz
Dual Xeon or
single Dual
Core 2GHz
Eight-way
Xeon or four
Dual Core
2GHz
Single
processor
2GHz
Dual Xeon
or single
Dual Core
2GHz
RAM 16GB 16GB 8GB 16GB 4GB 8GB
Separate
Disk
Channels
4 4 2 4 1 2
Table 2–6. Minimum Hardware Requirements to Support 2001–5000 Managed Machines
The space allocations in the following table do not include space for backups. Allocate backup space that is
equal to the size of the VCM data for a single full backup, or larger to keep multiple partial backups.
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