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Network Considerations

When planning the roll out of CA Server Automation, consider the quality of the network connections to decide where to locate management components. The following items influence the scalability and effectiveness of the solution:

• Network quality: Poor quality results in data loss, causing slow response, or failures.
• Network bandwidth: Lower bandwidth limits the rate at which data can be sent between the components.
• Network latency: Higher latency (delay) limits the rate of data transfer, in a similar way to low bandwidth.
• DNS: Badly configured DNS hinders the deployment and ongoing configuration of the monitoring agents.

We recommend using at least 100-Mb/sec Network Links between management components. Especially when using a remote DB. If the network speed is less than 100Mb/sec, consider introducing additional Distribution Servers collocated with the target systems.