Cisco Cyber Vision Performance and Scale Guide, Release 5.5.x

Release 5.5.x performance and scale updates

Updated: April 28, 2026

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Overview

Release 5.5.x introduces a published M8N Center scale point, keeps Global Center scale on the published M6N figures, and adds planning inputs for FIPS, Snort, Center DPI, and backup and restore.

Use these Release 5.5.x updates when revising performance and scale plans.

Table 1. Release 5.5.x planning updates
Planning area	Release 5.5.x planning guidance
Published M8N Center scale	Release 5.5.x introduces a new scale for a Center running on the CV-CNTR-M8 or an equivalent VM: 70,000 components, 400 Sensors, and 21 million stored flows.
Global Center scale	Global Center scale remains 150,000 synced components and 20 registered Centers on CV-CNTR-M6N or VM resources equivalent to M6N.
FIPS	Release 5.5.x adds FIPS-compliant Center packages and FIPS-specific Sensor constraints.
Snort and Center DPI	Account for Snort IDS and Center DPI load when either feature is enabled.
Backup and restore	Plan backup and restore workflows as part of Center storage and recovery sizing.

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