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

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Release 5.5.x platform scale reference

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Overview

Release 5.5.x platform planning includes the CV-CNTR-M6N and CV-CNTR-M8 Center appliance classes, with Global Center scale kept on the published M6N figures.

Use these platform values as the Release 5.5.x Center and Global Center hardware scale reference.

Table 1. M6N and M8N hardware scale reference

Platform

CPU class

RAM

Storage

Published scale highlights

CV-CNTR-M6N

24-core AMD

128 GB

Two or four 1.6 TB NVMe drives

50,000 components, 300 Sensors, and 16 million stored flows

CV-CNTR-M8

32-core AMD

192 GB

Two or four 1.6 TB NVMe drives

70,000 components, 400 Sensors, and 21 million stored flows

Use the CV-CNTR-M8 or an equivalent VM when a Center requires the 70,000-component, 400-Sensor, 21-million-flow scale point.

Global Center scale values

For Global Center deployments, Release 5.5.x stays on the already published M6N figures. Use CV-CNTR-M6N or VM resources equivalent to M6N to support up to 20 registered Centers and 150,000 synced components.

Compatibility notes

The Release 5.5.x release notes include compatibility entries for CV-CNTR-M5S5 and CV-CNTR-M5S3 appliance classes. Use CV-CNTR-M8 or equivalent resources for new larger Center deployments, and use M6N-class resources for Global Center planning.