Installation guide

Agent Type Installed file size
Data File Size
(after collecting
data using
default filter set)
Projected Data File Size (determined by collected
data types and actions)
(installed with
VCM Agent
Extension for
Provisioning),
which includes
the database and
cratecache
Cratecache: Packages downloaded to machine
from Software Repository. Increased sized based
on number of installed packages and the size of
the packages. The size of cratecache changes if
packages are "cleaned" from the cratecache after
package installation or removal.
Package Studio 5 MB n/a Increased size of the files depends on what *.prj
and *.crate files are saved locally.
Software
Repository
5 KB n/a Increased size of files based on the number of
packages published to the repository from
Package Studio.
UNIX/Linux Machines
Agent Type
Installed file
size
Data File Size
(after collecting
data using
default filter set)
Projected Data File Size (determined
by collected data types and
actions)
CMAgent.5.1.0.AIX.4 76 MB 5-15 MB The projected data file sizing
information can vary greatly
depending on your collection filter
set. The size can vary from 10-20
MB to 100+ MB. The most likely
data types to cause large data
growth are File System-File
Structure, and System Logs.
CMAgent.5.1.0.Linux.2.1 41 MB 5-70 MB See above information
CMAgent.5.3.0.AIX.5 60-80 MB 5-20 MB See above information
CMAgent.5.3.0.HP-UX.11.ia64 80 MB 5-16 MB See above information
CMAgent.5.3.0.HP-UX.11.pa 80 MB 5-16 MB See above information
CMAgent.5.3.0.Linux 30-50 MB 5-70 MB See above information
CMAgent.5.3.0.SunOS 40-50 MB 5-30 MB See above information
CMAgent.5.3.0.SunOS.x86.5.10 40-50 MB 5-30 MB See above information
Table A-2. UNIX/Linux Agents File Sizes
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