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StorageGuard Installation Requirements

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Matan Siman Tov
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Master Server Requirements

General requirements

  • Operating system: Windows 2016, 2019 or 2022 64-bit | English edition and Locale
  • Disk drives: at least two drives, one standard Operating System drive and an additional drive for the StorageGuard software.
  • Required software: Oracle client (if Oracle DB used), NotePad++ (or similar)
  • Type: Either a physical server or a virtual machine.
  • User account: local administrative rights.
  • Guidelines for optimal performance:
    • It is highly recommended to use internal SSD drives.
    • If an external database server is used, the master server and database servers* should be connected to the same switch.
    • Allocated resources should be dedicated to the StorageGuard servers.

Hardware Requirements

Number of Scanned Systems

CPU**

RAM (GB)

Application Disk Drive Space**** (GB)

Up to 10

4

32

200

10 - 50

4

48

240

50 - 250

8

64

280

250 - 500

16

96

400

500 - 1000

16

128

750

1000+

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* It is also possible to use the same host for running both the StorageGuard application and the StorageGuard database

** It is recommended to have at least 2 sockets.

*** Solid State Drive (SSD)

 

Database Requirements

The master server uses a database to store system configuration and data collected from various IT systems. The database can be installed locally on the master server or remotely on another host.

Supported DBMS: Oracle, Postgres

Oracle DB requirements

If you're planning to use an Oracle database for StorageGuard, take care to review the following requirements:

  • DBMS: Oracle Database 12c Release 2, Oracle Database 18c or Oracle Database 19c, standard or enterprise edition.
  • Disk: Solid State Drives (SSD) are recommended for optimal performance.
  • Archive log: No.
  • Tablespace: The default schema Tablespace is used.
  • schema privileges: connect, dba (full database administrator rights)
  • NLS_CHARACTERSET: AL32UTF8
  • NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET: AL16UTF16

Number of Scanned Systems

Resources

DB size (GB)

Parameters

Up to 10

CPU Cores: 4
SGA: 16
PGA: 8
Temp File size (GB): 8
Undo size (GB): 16
Redo files: 3 x 1 GB

120

Max concurrent sessions: <25
Max number of processes: 500
Open Cursors: 1000

10 - 50

CPU Cores: 8
SGA: 32
PGA: 8
Temp File size (GB): 12
Undo size (GB): 16
Redo files: 3 x 1 GB

180

Max concurrent sessions: <30
Max number of processes: 750
Open Cursors: 1500

50 - 100

CPU Cores: 8
SGA: 48
PGA: 16
Temp File size (GB): 16
Undo size (GB): 16
Redo files: 3 x 3 GB

240

Max concurrent sessions: <35
Max number of processes: 750
Open Cursors: 1750

100 - 250

CPU Cores: 8
SGA: 64
PGA: 24
Temp File size (GB): 20
Undo size (GB): 24
Redo files: 3 x 5 GB

320

Max concurrent sessions: <45
Max number of processes: 1000
Open Cursors: 2000

250 - 500

CPU Cores: 16
SGA: 128
PGA: 64
Temp File size (GB): 24
Undo size (GB): 24
Redo files: 3 x 5 GB

400

Max concurrent sessions: <60
Max number of processes: 1250
Open Cursors: 3000

500 - 1000

CPU Cores: 16
SGA: 192
PGA: 64
Temp File size (GB): 32
Undo size (GB): 32
Redo files: 3 x 5 GB

600

Max concurrent sessions: <75
Max number of processes: 1500
Open Cursors: 4000

1000+

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Postgres DB requirements

If you're planning to use a Postgres database for StorageGuard, take care to review the following requirements:

  • DBMS: PostgreSQL 15.1 and above.
  • Disk: Solid State Drives (SSD) are recommended for optimal performance.
  • Privileges: CONNECT + CREATE.

Number of Scanned Systems

Resources

DB size (GB)

Up to 10

CPU Cores: 4
RAM: 24

120

10 - 50

CPU Cores: 8
RAM: 32

180

50 - 250

CPU Cores: 8
RAM: 64

240

250 - 500

CPU Cores: 16
MEM: 96

400

500 - 1000

CPU Cores: 16
MEM: 128

600

1000+

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Collector Server Requirements

General requirements

  • Operating system: Windows 2016, 2019 or 2022 64-bit, English edition and Locale.
  • Disk drives: it’s recommended to use two drives, one standard Operating System drive and an additional drive for the StorageGuard software.
  • Required software: NotePad++ (or similar)
  • Type: Either a physical server or a virtual machine.
  • User account: local administrative rights.

 

Hardware Requirements

Number of Scanned Systems

CPU cores

RAM (GB)

Free Disk Space (GB)

Up to 10

2

16

60

10 - 50

4

16

80

50 - 250

4

24

120

250 - 500

8

32

200

500 +

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