10
An
Object
Directory
with
5000
users
and
5000
systems
could
be
expected
to
grow
as
follows:
Typical
Growth
of
5000
user/machine
Object
Directory
Day
Data
Size
Approx
Disk
Space
Used
1
83
MB
143
MB
5
89
MB
143
MB
20
204
MB
403
MB
50
396
MB
745
MB
100
747
MB
1050 MB
365
2455
MB
3900 MB
Users
and
systems
are
the
most
prevalent
object
types
in
a
large
database.
Typically,
on
creation,
these
types
of
objects
take
4000
bytes.
A
day’s
audit
adds
around
an
additional
700
bytes
of
data
per
object.
Although
these
figures
are
very
small,
because
of
wasted
space
on
the
Object
Directory
Server’s
hard
disk,
the
actual
disk
size
occupied
by
the
Object
Directory
can
be
4x
or
more
larger.
Virtual
Servers
McAfee
Endpoint
Encryption
Manager
can
be
run
from
a
Virtual
Server
for
lower
numbers
of
Endpoints.
McAfee
recommends
physically
dedicated
hardware
for
high
numbers
of
Endpoints.
Performance
of
virtual
systems
is
dependent
on
many
factors
that
can
significantly
affect
the
overall
product
performance
when
compared
to
physically
dedicated
hardware.
High
‐
speed
access
to
the
data
within
the
Object
Directory
is
required
and
must
be
carefully
considered
and
evaluated
in
a
Virtual
Server
Environment.
Current
testing
of
Virtual
Servers
running
EEPC
operates
within
a
set
numbers
of
database
objects.
McAfee’s
experience
shows
that
performances
issue
arising
from
the
use
of
Virtual
Servers
is
a
result
of:
•
Lack
of
resources
dedicated
to
the
virtual
server.
•
Dynamically
assigned
resources
to
the
virtual
server
which
starves
it
of
the
necessary
performance
during
peak
periods.
•
Slow
or
reduced
disk
access,
resulting
in
a
slower
access
to
the
Object
Directory.
McAfee
supports
the
use
of
Virtual
Servers
running
the
administrative
functionality
of
EEPC
provided
the
appropriate
resources
are
fully
dedicated
to
the
Virtual
Server
at
all
times.
If
performance
problems
are
experienced,
the
resources
available
to
the
Virtual
Server
need
to
be
increased.
Please
refer
to
the
recommended
server
specifications
as
the
minimum
resources
fully
assigned
to
the
Virtual
Server
at
all
times.
These
resources
apply
to
the
specific
image,
and
not
to
the
overall
resources
of
the
host.
Customers
need
to
follow
the
recommendations
of
McAfee
Support
and
raise
a
support
ticket
for
the
issues
related
to
a
Virtual
Server.
These
recommendations
can
vary
from
tweaking
of
server
and
machine
settings
as
specified
in
this
guide
all
the
way
to
moving
the
EEPC
management
environment
to
physical
hardware
as
a
last
resort
if
necessary.
By
engaging
McAfee
professional
services,
they
will
assist
you
in
adequately
scoping
your
deployment
hardware
needs
and
can
recommend
a
best
practices
approach.
As
the
technology
is
evolving
and
better
VM
farms
are
coming
online,
virtual
hardware
support
for
greater
numbers
should
be
possible.
Please
see
McAfee
KB
65747
for
more
information.
This
will
be
reviewed
for
the
next
major
release
(version
6.0
ePO
integrated).
