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Hardware Requirements and Sizing

To get the most out of your EmpowerID deployment, the below hardware requirements must be met. The hardware requirements listed below for each server are the minimum. Additionally, it is recommended to have at least one separate, dedicated server for the Web Front-End (hosts server web services) and one for the Application server (host back-end processes). For customers running EmpowerID Cloud SaaS, at least two Cloud Gateways are required for minimal fault tolerance.

EmpowerID Application Server Hardware Requirements​

RequirementSpecification
Processor6 processor cores required, more recommended based on usage scenario.
Memory24 GB required, more recommended based on usage scenario.
Aggressive Enterprise Disk Subsystem
  • Fast SSD-based Disks
  • Optimally: Separate Drive for OS and for Application

EmpowerID Front-End Server Hardware Requirements​

RequirementSpecification
Processor6 processor cores required, more recommended based on usage scenario.
Memory24 GB required, more recommended based on usage scenario.
Aggressive Enterprise Disk Subsystem
  • Fast SSD-based Disks
  • Optimally: Separate Drive for OS and for Application

EmpowerID Database Server Hardware Requirements​

RequirementSpecification
Processor12 processor cores required, more recommended based on usage scenario.
Aggressive Enterprise Disk Subsystem
  • Fast SSD-Based Disks
  • Separate Drive for OS
  • Separate Drive for Application
Memory64 GB required, more recommended based on usage scenario.
Hard Drive SpaceSee warning below
🗄️SQL Server Best Practices

Each SQL server should follow Microsoft's best practice design, utilizing different disk spindles for OS, Logs, Data, and backups. At a minimum, EmpowerID needs the log drive and data drive to have the below available space. Depending on the number of objects in your environment, disk space needs may be significantly higher.

  • Log Drive: 200 GB. This is to accommodate large transaction log growth in the event of extended processes.
  • Data Drive: 200 GB. We anticipate the database will be 5-10 GB on initial creation. The growth rate will depend on actual use and transaction level.

EmpowerID On-Premise Cloud Gateway Hardware Requirements​

RequirementSpecification
Processor4 processor cores required, more recommended based on usage scenario.
Memory16 GB required, more recommended based on usage scenario.
Aggressive Enterprise Disk Subsystem
  • Fast SSD-based Disks