Sizing guide
This document describes a subset of the configuration and sizing options for MetaDefender Managed File Transfer. If a more detailed technical sizing is required, please contact OPSWAT Support or your sales representative .
| Hardware | CPU cores | 4 | 8 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hardware | NIC | 1 GbE | 1 GbE | 1 GbE |
| Hardware | Files per hour* | 10 000 | 20 000 | 50 000 |
*Estimate number calculated using an average 0.7 sec/file processing time by Metadefender Core and <10 MB average file size.
Storage information is not included because storage space should be allocated based on users needs.
If Amazon S3 or Network Storage is used then storage on the Managed File Transfer machine does not need to exceed 100 GB.
Hardware specifications should take into consideration the network speed of the MetaDefender Managed File Transfer users that are uploading/downloading files. More CPU power will be needed to be able to serve many slow clients.
The sizing guide does not include information for a scenario where MetaDefender Core is installed on the same machine as MetaDefender Managed File Transfer. Please refer to MetaDefender Core user guide to learn more about sizing information for MetaDefender Core.