Installation guide

VCM for AD collections cause the TempDB database to grow significantly. Plan to increase your hardware
requirements if you have a fully populated Microsoft Active Directory and plan to perform frequent AD
collections.
Longer data retention, additional WMI, registry filters, and custom information collections will also add to
the requirements listed below. For questions about how your specific requirements are affected, contact
VMware Customer Support.
Requirements Number of VCM Managed Machines
1-1000 1000-2000 2000+ (See Note)
Processors Dual Xeon or single Dual Core
2 GHz minimum
Quad Xeon or two Dual Core
2 GHz minimum
Eight-way Xeon or four Dual
Core 2 GHz minimum
RAM 4 GB+ minimum 6 GB+ minimum 12 GB+ minimum
Number of Separate
Disk Channels
2 3 4
Table 2-1. Minimum Hardware Requirements by Number of Managed Machines
NOTE If you are managing over 2000 machines on one collector, based on your calculations using
"Determining the Size of Your Environment" on page 11, contact VMware Customer Support for your
specific hardware requirements.
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