Mid Server Requirements

[Mark_Didrikson]

Client wants to set up the Mid Server on a Linux server under vmWare. They want to know the recommended vCPU count for this type of configuration?

Here are their current CPU specs:

processor : 1

vendor_id : GenuineIntel

cpu family : 6

model : 45

model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz

stepping : 7

cpu MHz : 2900.000

Thanks!

Mark Didrikson

[JBark]

I'm running two cores @ 4917 MHz with 4 GB RAM on 3 windows servers running 3 MID servers each and I'm pretty close to the sizing chart specs that were provided when we rolled out last year.

All 3 servers tend to max CPU usage during daylight discovery of workstations (12k) but most discovery schedules complete.

FYI Discovery is CPU heavy and 4 GB RAM is overkill, it's just the default build we use in ESX.

[Mark_Didrikson]

Thanks Jeff.   I'm not a hardware expert, but it seems what they have would be good enough?   This is for a HP Openview integration and not Discovery.

Here are their current CPU specs:

processor : 1

vendor_id : GenuineIntel

cpu family : 6

model : 45

model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 0 @ 2.90GHz

stepping : 7

cpu MHz : 2900.000

Here is what is listed as the Mid Server requirements:

• 4GB of available RAM per application
• 2+GHZ CPU (Multi-core preferred)
• 500MB of disk space per application deployed

[JBark]

I'm sorry, but I have not dealt with a HP Openview Integration. But I think it's dependent on the number of CIs (Computer Objects) you're crunching and how often.

My average numbers of computers is about 600 per MID every two hours and CPU is @ 90% from 7am to 6pm on those servers during that time frame.

The nice thing about virtual servers is you can add resources and not get out of your chair So if it gets pounded, just add another core.