Hardware requirements

The following table can be used as a summarized view of the hardware requirements for StifleR.CommentShare feedback on the editor

Size	CPU	Memory	NIC	Disk
Under 10,000 clients	4 cores	8GB	Virtual / 1GB	1x SSD for DBs
10,000 - 20,000 clients	8 cores	16GB	1GB / 10GB	2x SSD for DBs
20,000 - 50,000 clients	16 cores	32GB	10GB	4x SSD for DBs
50,000 - 100,000 clients	32 cores	64GB	2x10GB	6x SSD for DBs
100,000 - 200,000 clients	48 cores	256GB	4x10GB	8x SSD for DBs

CPU

StifleR is CPU intensive. Since StifleR does not use that many threads, a higher frequency (Ghz) is recommended. We recommend at least a 2.4Ghz processor with 8 cores. Don’t forget that most CPU’s must also handle some of the network connectivity management.

Memory

StifleR writes a lot of historical data to databases, as well as maintaining in-RAM memory objects. Since each connection and all connection data is stored in RAM a decent allocation of RAM is recommended but 32GB should be plenty for most installations.

Disk

StifleR saves a lot of information to ESENT databases, especially with the System Resource Tracking features enabled. Fast SSD disks are preferred for housing these databases.