Hardware Requirements

The below tables describes the hardware requirements for your application server and database server based on a given number of records (such as operators, devices, and software licenses) within your FlexNet Manager Suite 2019 R1 installation.

Application Server

Category Requirement  

Processors

4 cores, with up to 8 cores if more than 100 operators

 

Memory

8 GB

 

System drive

60 GB

This includes an allowance of 8GB for the DataImport folder used for ARL, PURLs, SKU library, and EOSL library updates.

 

Database Server

Category   Requirement
Processors  

4 cores per 100 operators

Memory available for SQL Server  

16 GB per 50,000 devices

System drive  

40 GB

Data drives

(Typical figures based on “simple” database recovery model)

Compliance database data

Per 10,000 devices: 25 GB in first year + 15 GB growth per year

 

Compliance database logs

20 GB per 10,000 devices

 

Inventory database data

20 GB per 10,000 devices with FlexNet Inventory

 

Inventory database logs

10 GB per 10,000 devices with FlexNet Inventory

 

Report snapshot database data

10 GB

 

Report snapshot database logs

10 GB

 

Data warehouse database data

20 GB per 1,000 licenses

 

Data warehouse database logs

20 GB

 

tempdb data

5 GB per 10,000 devices

 

tempdb logs

1 GB per 10,000 devices

 

Cognos content store data + logs

1 GB

  Total

60 GB + 80 GB per 10,000 devices

  Annual Growth Rate

15 GB per 10,000 devices

Flexera Analytics (Cognos) Server

Category Requirement  

Processors

4 cores

 

Memory

16 GB + recommended

 

System drive

100 GB

 

FlexNet Beacon

Category Requirement  

Processors

2 cores

 

Memory

4 GB minimum, 8 GB or higher recommended

 

Minimum free disk space

1 GB per 10,000 devices

 

FlexNet inventory agent

Category Requirement  

Processors

1 core

 

Memory

512 MB minimum, 2 GB or higher recommended

 

Minimum free disk space

25 MB installation + 100 MB workspace