The PlateSpin Recon Server hosts must meet the following system requirements:
Table 1-1 System Requirements for PlateSpin Recon Server Hosts
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Basic |
Large-Scale |
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Operating System |
Any of the following operating systems (OS) for both basic and large-scale servers. English, French, German, and Japanese locales are supported:
For large-scale servers, NetIQ Corporation recommends using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit). IMPORTANT:
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Processor |
Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz with hyperthreading or later |
Xeon 2.8 or 3.2 GHz dual core or multi-processor recommended |
Virtual Machine |
2 Virtual CPUs |
Physical machine (recommended) or 2 Virtual CPUs |
Memory |
2 GB (4 GB recommended) |
8 GB (16 GB recommended) NOTE:As the number of workloads increase, ensure that the memory is proportionately increased. |
Disk Space |
20 GB free |
100 GB free |
NOTE:Disk space requirements depend on the number of monitored workloads and the amount of historical summary and raw utilization data stored in the database. When you use a remote SQL Server database, ensure that the database host has 2 GB of allocated space. The disk space requirements are based on 30 days of monitoring. At least one CPU core for every 500 monitored servers is recommended. For detailed information, see Section 1.1.4, Database Growth Projections. |
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Database Engine |
Any of the following:
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Software |
For both basic and large-scale servers:
IMPORTANT:Ensure that Microsoft IIS is installed before installing Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. |
The PlateSpin Recon Client hosts must meet the following system requirements:
Table 1-2 System Requirements for PlateSpin Recon Client Hosts
Component |
Requirements |
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Operating System |
Any of the following (either physical or virtual). English, French, German, and Japanese locales are supported:
NOTE:To run the PlateSpin Recon Client on Windows Server 2008, you must use the built-in administrator account or the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory domain user account. Using Run as Administrator or other administrative account does not work. |
Hardware |
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Software |
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You can install the PlateSpin Recon Server and the PlateSpin Recon Client software on a VMware ESXi 5.x virtual machine. For detailed information about the server requirements, see Section 1.1.1, PlateSpin Recon Server Hosts, and for information about the client requirements, see Section 1.1.2, PlateSpin Recon Client Hosts.
Installing the PlateSpin Recon Server in a virtual machine restricts the monitoring and inventorying capabilities of the software to:
5,000 inventoried workloads
1,000 monitored workloads
Table 1-3 Database Growth Projections
Machines |
Time |
Application DB |
Performance DB |
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100 |
1 month |
35 MB |
1.6 GB |
100 |
6 months |
35 MB |
10.5 GB |
500 |
1 month |
90 MB |
10 GB |
500 |
6 months |
90 MB |
20 GB |
1,500 |
1 month |
220 MB |
18 GB |
1,500 |
6 months |
220 MB |
90 GB |
2,000 |
1 month |
804 MB |
60 GB |
2,000 |
6 months |
804 MB |
71 GB |
5,000 |
1 month |
1409 MB |
150 GB |
5,000 |
6 months |
1409 MB |
177 GB |
10,000 |
1 month |
1628 MB |
299 GB |
10,000 |
6 months |
1628 MB |
354 GB |