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Hardware Requirements for a Distributed Deployment (Windows)

In a distributed deployment, the NFA console and Harvester are installed on separate servers.

CA tested the CA Network Flow Analysis solution with the following recommended minimum hardware configuration. Your requirements may vary depending on the number of interfaces, applications, and users in your network.

Note: The recommended specifications described here apply to both physical and virtual deployments. The requirements represent the configuration of CA appliances that are currently shipping. You can run CA Network Flow Analysis successfully if your configuration does not meet these specifications, although your performance may vary. You can also run CA Network Flow Analysis on a configuration that exceeds these specifications.

NFA console server

The server that hosts the NFA console has the following recommended minimum specifications.

• 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 CA Network Flow Analysis installation files and at least 300 GB of available space for data

Harvester server

The server that hosts the Harvester has the following recommended minimum specifications.

• 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 CA Network Flow Analysis installation files and 1.5 TB of available space for data

Distributed Storage Appliance (DSA) server in a three-tier deployment

The server that hosts the Harvester has the following recommended minimum specifications.

• 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 CA Network Flow Analysis installation files and 1.5 TB of available space for data