System Requirements
System requirements for Net LineDancer differ depending on the number of managing devices. One Enterprise server can
manage 200,000 nodes at maximum and support up to 1,000 SmartBridge servers. Please refer to the Net LineDancer Sizing
Guidelines below for details.
Net LineDancer Standalone Server
| Devices |
CPU Cores |
Memory |
Hard Disk |
| 1-1,000 |
2 |
4 GB |
50 GB |
| 1,001-5,000 |
4 |
4 GB |
50 GB |
| 5,001-10,000 |
6 |
8 GB |
50 GB |
| 10,001-20,000 |
10 |
8 GB |
50 GB |
| 20,001-30,000＊ |
16 |
12 GB |
75 GB |
| 30,001-40,000＊ |
20 |
16 GB |
100 GB |
Net LineDancer with SmartBridges Core (Central) Server
| Total Devices |
CPU Cores |
Memory |
| 1-2,500 |
2 |
4 GB |
| 2,501-20,000 |
4 |
4 GB |
| 20,001-50,000 |
6 |
8 GB |
| 50,001-100,000 |
8 |
8 GB |
| 100,001-150,000 |
12 |
12 GB |
| 150,001-200,000 |
16 |
16 GB |
| Total Devices |
Net LineDancer Hard Disk |
| 1-2,500 |
10 GB |
| 2,501-20,000 |
50 GB |
| 20,001-50,000 |
125 GB |
| 50,001-100,000 |
250 GB |
| 100,001-150,000 |
375GB |
| 150,001-200,000 |
500 GB |
|
Devices (up to 1000) Metrics 5000 |
Devices (1000~2500) Metrics 10000 |
Devices (1000-5000) Metrics 20000 |
| Number of CPU cores |
4 |
6 |
8 |
| Memory |
8GB |
12GB |
16GB |
| Storage |
300-500GB |
750-1000GB |
1500GB-2000GB |
| Storage Type |
SSD recommended |
SSD recommended |
SSD required |
*For sizing of devices exceeding 5,000 (metrics exceeding 20,000), please contact our US sales representative at 1-833-564-4201.
| Devices |
CPU Cores |
Memory |
Hard Disk |
| 1-1,000 |
2 |
4 GB |
4 GB |
| 1,001-5,000 |
3 |
4 GB |
4 GB |
| 5,001-10,000 |
4 |
4 GB |
4 GB |
| 10,001-15,000* |
6 |
8 GB |
4 GB |
| 15,001-20,000＊ |
8 |
8 GB |
6 GB |
| 20,001-30,000* |
10 |
8 GB |
8 GB |
About Configuration Storage Requirements
Net LineDancer uses several sophisticated proprietary algorithms to minimize the amount of storage required to manage
device configurations. The amount of storage required depends on a variety of factors, including:
|
|
 |
Includes Net LineDancer |
 |
The configuration size |
 |
The frequency of configuration changes in the network |
 |
The length of time the user wishes to keep configuration history |
In addition to device configurations, Net LineDancer also manages the storage of various tools’ output and reports.
Tool and report storage is generally larger than configuration storage requirements.
Because of the complex interactions of the various factors above, it is simpler to use actual customer data to
predict Net LineDancer’s configuration storage requirements.
One of Net LineDancer’s customers has 250+ devices, and performs a daily backup that includes all devices. They have
primarily Cisco devices, but also Juniper, Extreme, and Foundry devices. After 1 year of daily backups, the storage
requirement for all configurations is approximately 12MB.
The storage requirements for Net LineDancer are approximately linear with respect to the number of devices.
Therefore, a customer with 10,000 devices, performing daily backups for 1 year could expect a storage requirement of
about 500MB for configurations.
