Installation guide

Agent Type Installed File
Size
Data File Size Projected Data File Size
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.
Linux and UNIX Machines
The projected data file sizing information for Linux and UNIX machines information can vary depending
on your collection filter set and is determined by collected data types and actions. The size can vary from
10–20MB to more than 100MB. The most likely data types to cause large data growth are File System-File
Structure and System Logs.
The data file size is the estimated amount after an initial data collection with the default filter set.
Agent Type Installed File Size Data File Size
CMAgent.5.7.0.AIX.5 60–80MB 5–20MB
CMAgent.5.4.0.HP-UX.11.pa 120–125MB 45MB
CMAgent.5.7.0.HP-UX.11.pa 80MB 5–16MB
CMAgent.5.4.0.HP-UX.11.ia64 120–125MB 45MB
CMAgent.5.7.0.HP-UX.11.ia64 80MB 5–16MB
CMAgent.5.7.0.Linux 30–50MB 5–70MB
Table 15–12. Linux and UNIX Agents File Sizes
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