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Sizing the Implementation

Before you can begin to implement CA Access Control, you should scope the size of your implementation and allocate resources accordingly. Use the following information to help you assess the scope of your implementation.

We recommend that you install one Distribution Server for every 3000 CA Access Control endpoints.

The following table describes the amount of database size that you should allocate for the various components on the Enterprise Management Server and the Report Portal computer:

Component

Criteria

Gauge

Allocation

Enterprise Management Server

Active Directory as the user store

For each 1000 Active Directory accounts

20 MB

CA Access Control

Reports snapshot

For each 1000 CA Access Control endpoints

5 GB for each snapshot

PUPM

Endpoint type definitions

For each 1000 PUPM endpoints

2 MB

PUPM

Privileged accounts

For each 1000 privileged accounts

75 MB

PUPM

Privileged Account password operations

For each 1000 PUPM privileged account passwords operation

250 MB

CA Business Intelligence

CMS and auditing databases

For a basic installation

300 MB

Note: For more information about system requirements, see the Release Notes.