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*The following table recommends the disk space and RAM
size requirements of the system where Firewall Analyzer is
installed. The disk space and RAM size requirements depends
on the number of devices sending log information to Firewall
Analyzer, the number of firewall log records received per
second or the firewall log data received per day by Firewall
Analyzer.
Recommended Minimum RAM Requirement
| Log Records Rate |
RAM Size |
| Up to 100 Logs/sec |
1 GB |
| 100 - 500 Logs/sec |
2 GB |
| 500 - 1000 Logs/sec |
4 GB |
| Above 1000 Logs/sec |
4 GB (64 Bit) |
| Above 1000 Logs/sec |
8 GB |
Hard Disk Space Requirement
The split up is: Archive+Index+MySQL=Total
| Log Records Rate |
For 1 Day |
For 1 Week |
For 1 Month |
| 50 Logs/sec |
1+0.5+10.5=12 GB |
5+3+30=38 GB |
18+7+75=100 GB |
| 100 Logs/sec |
2+1+15=18 GB |
10+5+50=65 GB |
35+15+100=150 GB |
| 300 Logs/sec |
6+3+31=40 GB |
30+15+105=150 GB |
100+45+295=440 GB |
| 500 Logs/sec |
10+5+75=90 GB |
50+25+225=300 GB |
170+70+480=720 GB |
| 1000 Logs/sec |
20+10+150=180 GB |
95+45+500=640 GB |
325+125+950=1.4 TB |
| Log Records Rate |
For 3 Months |
For 6 Months |
For 1 Year |
| 50 Logs/sec |
60+25+125=210 GB |
120+40+160=320 GB |
240+90+300=630 GB |
| 100 Logs/sec |
110+50+240=400 GB |
220+80+320=720 GB |
450+170+580=1.2 TB |
| 300 Logs/sec |
280+120+600=1 TB |
500+200+800=1.5 TB |
900+350+1250=2.5 TB |
| 500 Logs/sec |
470+230+1100=1.8 TB |
900+400+2100=3.4 TB |
1700+700+3600=6 TB |
| 1000 Logs/sec |
920+480+2100=3.5 TB |
1750+750+4200=6 TB |
2850+1250+6400=10.5 TB |
CPU Requirements
- Dedicated machine has to be allocated to process more than 200 logs per second.
- Dual core processors are needed to process more than 500 logs per second.
- Quadra core processors are needed to process more than 1000 logs second.
RAM Requirements
- Number of firewalls handled by the Firewall Analyzer will increase the requirement of the above RAM values. So it is better to have RAM value higher than the suggested value in case of having more than 5 firewalls.
Separate Installation
- Firewall Analyzer server and MySQL database can be installed in separate machines, in case of higher log rate with low-end CPU machines.
Hard Disk Requirements for more months
- The above Hard Disk space requirement projected is for one month. If you need to archive the logs for more number of months, multiply the above requirements with the number of months based on your requirement.
Note: The Log Records Per Second is the
total log records received per second by Firewall Analyzer
from all the configured devices.
For better performance, we recommend replacing the existing
MySQL parameters mentioned in startDB.bat/sh,
available under <FirewallAnalyzerHome>\bin directory,
with the following MySQL parameters changes
for the corresponding RAM Size.
| RAM Size |
MySQL Parameters For
Windows Installation |
MySQL Parameters For
Linux Installation |
| 512 MB |
Default configuration as given in startDB.bat |
Default configuration as given in startDB.sh |
| 1 GB |
--innodb_buffer_pool_size=300M
--key-buffer-size=150M
--max_heap_table_size=150M
--tmp_table_size=100M
--table-cache=512 |
--innodb_buffer_pool_size=300M
--key_buffer_size=150M
--max_heap_table_size=150M
--tmp_table_size=100M
--table-cache=512 |
| 2 GB |
--innodb_buffer_pool_size=900M
--key-buffer-size=600M
--max_heap_table_size=350M
--tmp_table_size=100M
--table-cache=512 |
--innodb_buffer_pool_size=900M
--key_buffer_size=600M
--max_heap_table_size=350M
--tmp_table_size=100M
--table-cache=512 |
| 3 GB |
--innodb_buffer_pool_size=900M
--key-buffer-size=600M
--max_heap_table_size=350M
--tmp_table_size=100M
--table-cache=512 |
--innodb_buffer_pool_size=1400M
--key_buffer_size=1000M
--max_heap_table_size=350M
--tmp_table_size=100M
--table-cache=512 |
| 4 GB |
--innodb_buffer_pool_size=900M
--key-buffer-size=600M
--max_heap_table_size=350M
--tmp_table_size=100M
--table-cache=512 |
--innodb_buffer_pool_size=1800M
--key_buffer_size=1200M
--max_heap_table_size=350M
--tmp_table_size=100M
--table-cache=512 |
Supported Operating Systems
Firewall Analyzer can be installed and run on the following
operating systems and versions:
- Windows™ NT, 2000, XP and Vista and Windows™ 2003 and 2008 Servers
- Linux - RedHat 8.0/9.0, Mandrake/Mandriva, SuSE, Fedora, CentOS
Note: If Firewall Analyzer is installed
in SuSE Linux, then ensure that in the mysql-ds.xml
file, present under <FirewallAnalyzer_Home>/server/default/deploy
you replace localhost mentioned in the following
line : <connection-url>jdbc:mysql://localhost:33336/firewall</connection-url>
with the corresponding IP Address or DNS resolvable name of
the current system where Firewall Analyzer is installed.
- Internet Explorer 5.5 and later
- Netscape 7.0 and later
- Mozilla 1.5 and later
- Firefox 1.0 and later
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