Tripwire Enterprise System Requirements and Configuration Guidelines

Recommended Hardware and Database Configurations for Optimal Performance 

Tripwire Enterprise can provide integrity monitoring and configuration management for any size organization. For successful deployment in your environment, you need to provide the proper CPU Power, memory and supported database versions.

Below are the recommended system requirements for Tripwire Enterprise management components based on your infrastructure size.

 

Table 1. TE Console Hardware and Backend Database Requirements

Installation Type
CPUs
Memory (RAM)
Local Storage (free)*
OS
Remote Database Requirements

Small
(1 - 100 assets)

Single server installation, small deployments and/or demo systems

Minimal reporting needs (weekly)

4 CPU cores16 GBMinimum 50 GB availableWindows, RHEL; 64-bit required

Supported DBs: MySQL acceptable, Microsoft SQL or Oracle

System: 4 CPU cores, 16 GB RAM

Storage: As required by monitoring needs. Contract Tripwire Sales/Support for specific guidance

Intermediate
(100 - 2000 assets)

Distributed installation with dedicated database resources

Intermediate reporting needs (several times a week)

8 CPU cores24 GBMinimum 100 GB availableWindows, RHEL; 64-bit required

Supported DBs: Well-tuned MySQL, Microsoft SQL or Oracle

System: 8 CPU cores, 24 GB RAM

Storage: As required by monitoring needs. Contract Tripwire Sales/Support for specific guidance

Large
(2000 - 5000 assets)

Distributed installation with dedicated database resources

Intermediate reporting needs (several times a week)

16 CPU cores32 GBMinimum 200 GB availableWindows, RHEL; 64-bit required

Supported DBs: Microsoft SQL, Oracle

System: 16 CPU cores, 32 GB RAM

Storage: As required by monitoring needs. Contract Tripwire Sales/Support for specific guidance

Enterprise
(5000+ assets)

Distributed installation with dedicated database resources

Daily reporting needs

32 CPU cores64 GBMinimum 200 GB availableWindows, RHEL; 64-bit required

Supported DBs: Microsoft SQL, Oracle

System: 24 CPU cores, 64 GB RAM

Storage: As required by monitoring needs. Contract Tripwire Sales/Support for specific guidance