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Hardware Recommendations for Windows Servers

In a distributed deployment, the CA Network Flow Analysis components are installed on separate servers.

A standalone server is a single server that is used for installing all of the CA Network Flow Analysis components.

We tested the product with the following hardware configuration. Your requirements may vary depending on the characteristics and volume of interfaces, applications, and operators in your network.

Notes:

• The recommended specifications described here apply to both physical and virtual deployments. The specifications represent an optimal configuration, such as the configuration of CA appliances that are currently shipping. You can run CA Network Flow Analysis successfully on configurations that do not meet these specifications, although your performance may vary.
• Performance is improved by running CA Network Flow Analysis software and the operating system on separate drives, as described in the following text. It is possible to install and run the CA Network Flow Analysis software on the same drive, however.

The following recommended specifications apply to dedicated servers that are used to install one or more CA Network Flow Analysis components:

Standalone server

• 2.26-GHz quad-core processor
• 3 GB RAM
• Three 146-GB 10,000-RPM SAS hard drives in RAID 5 configuration
• 1-Gb LAN port
• Partition for the C: drive that contains 40 GB for the operating system
• Partition for a D: drive or other separate drive that contains 41 GB for the installation/upgrade files and at least 200 GB of available space for data

NFA console server

• 2.26-GHz quad-core processor
• 3 GB RAM
• Three 146-GB 10,000-RPM SAS hard drives in RAID 5 configuration
• 1-Gb LAN port
• Partition for the C: drive that contains 40 GB for the operating system
• Partition for a D: drive or other separate drive that contains 41 GB for the installation/upgrade files and at least 200 GB of available space for data

Harvester server

• Two 2.26-GHz quad-core processors
• 12 GB RAM
• Six 300-GB, 10,000-RPM SAS hard drives in RAID 5 configuration
• 1-Gb Ethernet port
• Partition for the C: drive that contains 40 GB for the operating system
• Partition for a D: drive or other separate drive that contains 41 GB for the installation/upgrade files and 1 TB of available space for data

Data Storage Appliance (DSA) server (3-tier architecture only)

• 2.26-GHz quad-core processor
• 12 GB RAM
• Six 300-GB, 10,000-RPM SAS hard drives in RAID 5 configuration
• 1-Gb Ethernet port
• Partition for the C: drive that contains 40 GB for the operating system
• Partition for a D: drive or other separate drive that contains 41 GB for the installation/upgrade files and 1 TB of available space for data