Hardware requirements depend on the specific implementation of eDirectory. Two factors increase performance: more cache memory and faster processors. For best results, cache as much of the Directory Information Base (DIB) Set as the hardware allows.
eDirectory scales well on a single processor. However, NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 takes advantage of multiple processors. Adding processors improves performance in some areas — for example, logins — and having multiple threads active on multiple processors also improves performance. eDirectory itself is not processor intensive, but it is I/O intensive.
The following table illustrates typical system requirements for eDirectory for Linux:
Objects |
Memory |
Hard Disk |
---|---|---|
100,000 |
2+ GB |
300 MB |
1 million |
4 GB |
1.5 GB |
10 million |
4+ GB |
15 GB |