Adapting the size of the SES Evolution server according to the number of agents
The table below gives an estimate of the minimum hardware requirements that your SES Evolution environment needs in relation to the number of agents installed. All server components can be installed on the same machine up to 5,000 agents. If you use more, you are advised to dispatch components on several machines.
Agent handlers can support up to 30,000 agents.
SSD hard disks are recommended in particular to optimize performance and response time.
IMPORTANT
RAM quota refers to the amount of memory that you must allocate to the SQL Server so that it does not use up all the memory on the server. This value can be configured in SQL Server Management Studio after the databases have been installed. Refer to the RAM column in the table below.
| Number of agents | CPU | RAM | Disk |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 200 agents (1 server) |
2 cores / 2 threads - 3 GHz | 4 GB SQL Quota: 1.5 GB |
170 GB for 1 year of log retention, 155 GB for 6 months, 150 GB for 3 months. |
| < 500 agents (1 server) |
4 cores / 4 threads - 3 GHz | 6 GB SQL quota: 3 GB |
250 GB for 1 year of log retention, 175 GB for 6 months, 150 GB for 3 months. |
| < 1 000 agents (1 server) |
4 cores / 4 threads - 3 GHz | 6 GB SQL quota: 3 GB |
300 GB for 1 year of log retention, 250 GB for 6 months, 200 GB for 3 months. |
| < 2 500 agents (1 server) |
4 cores / 4 threads - 3 GHz | 8 GB SQL quota: 4 GB |
600 GB for 1 year of log retention, 350 GB for 6 months, 250 GB for 3 months. |
| < 5 000 agents (1 server) |
6 cores / 6 threads - 3 GHz | 12 GB SQL quota: 6 GB |
1 TB for 1 year of log retention, 600 GB for 6 months, 350 GB for 3 months. |
| < 10 000 agents (2 servers) |
Database: 2 cores / 2 threads - 3 GHz Backend + Agent handler: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz |
Database: 8 GB Backend + Agent handler: 8 GB |
Database: 2 TB for 1 year of log retention, 1 TB for 6 months, 600 GB for 3 months. Backend + Agent handler: 50 GB |
| < 30 000 agents (3 servers) |
Database: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz Backend + Agent handler: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz Additional agent handler: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz |
Database: 16 GB Backend + Agent handler: 16 GB Additional agent handler: 16 GB |
Database: 8 TB for 1 year of log retention, 4 TB for 6 months, 2 TB for 3 months. Backend + Agent handler: 100 GB Additional agent handler: 100 GB |
| < 60 000 agents (4 servers) |
Database: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz Backend + Agent handler: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz 2 additional agent handlers: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz |
Database: 16 GB Backend + Agent handler: 16 GB 2 additional agent handlers: 16 GB |
Database: 12 TB for 1 year of log retention, 6 TB for 6 months, 5 TB for 3 months. Backend + Agent handler: 100 GB 2 additional agent handlers: 100 GB |
| < 90 000 agents (5 servers) |
Database: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz Backend + Agent handler: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz 3 additional agent handlers: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz |
Database: 16 GB Backend + Agent handler: 16 GB 3 additional agent handlers: 16 GB |
Database: 16 TB for 1 year of log retention, 8 TB for 6 months, 5 TB for 3 months. Backend + Agent handler: 100 GB 3 additional agent handlers: 100 GB |
| < 120 000 agents (6 servers) |
Database: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz Backend + Agent handler: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz 4 additional agent handlers: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz |
Database: 16 GB Backend + Agent handler: 16 GB 4 additional agent handlers: 16 GB |
Database: 16 TB for 1 year of log retention, 8 TB for 6 months, 5 TB for 3 months. Backend + Agent handler: 100 GB 4 additional agent handlers: 100 GB |
| < 150 000 agents (7 servers) |
Database: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz Backend + Agent handler: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz 5 additional agent handlers: 4 cores / 4 threads -3 GHz |
Database: 16 GB Backend + Agent handler: 16 GB 5 additional agent handlers: 16 GB |
Database: 24 TB for 1 year of log retention, 12 TB for 6 months, 6 TB for 3 months. Backend + Agent handler: 100 GB 5 additional agent handlers: 100 GB |