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Hardware and Software Requirements for the WinCollect Host

Ensure that the Windows-based computer that hosts the WinCollect agent meets the minimum hardware and software requirements.

Hardware/virtual Machine Requirements

The following table describes the minimum hardware requirements for local collection:

Table 1: Hardware/VM Requirements for Local Collection by Using WinCollect

Requirement

Description

Memory

The WinCollect agent has a very low memory footprint. The following numbers were generated on virtual machines (VMs) with two Logical cores and 2-4GB of memory.

1 Event per second (EPS) or less: 9 MB

100 EPS or less: 10.5 MB

2,500 EPS or less: 15 MB

5,000 EPS or less: 20 MB

Processor

Intel Core i3 or equivalent

Systems were tested on VMs with two Cores and 2 - 4 GB of memory.

Available processor resources

0-35%, depending on CPU, EPS, and number of endpoints polled. See the following table for examples.

Very high EPS rates have a direct effect on the Average CPU used by the WinCollect Agent.

Disk space

100 MB for software, plus up to 100 MB for files.

Upto 6 GB might be required if you store events to disk.
Note:

WinCollect CPU and memory loads depend on several factors, including the number of events per second that are being processed.

The following table shows resources that are used by WinCollect in testing environments with various hardware configurations and EPS counts.

Table 2: Comparison of Tested WinCollect Environments (local polling)

Profile

Type

OS

RAM

Cores

Avg FPS

RAM used

Avg CPU

Maximum EPS

VM

Windows 2019 Server

4 GB

2

5,000

20 MB

32%

High EPS

VM

Windows 2019 Server

4 GB

2

2,500

15 MB

18%

Meduim EPS

VM

Windows 2019 Server

4 GB

2

100

10.5 MB

1.2%

Low EPS

VM

Windows 2019 Server

4 GB

2

<1

9 MB

<1%

Similar results were found testing with Windows 2016 Server.

A lower provisioned Windows 10 VM yielded similar results.

Profile

Type

OS

RAM

Cores

Avg EPS

RAM used

Avg CPU

High EPS

VM

Windows 10

2 GB

2

2500

11 MB

22%

Medium EPS

VM

Windows 10

2 GB

2

100

5.5 MB

1.5%

Low EPS

VM

Windows 10

2 GB

2

<1

5.5 MB

<1

The following table describes the minimum hardware requirements for remote collection:

Table 3: Hardware/VM Requirements for Remote Collection by Using WinCollect

Requirement

Description

Memory

5 endpoints or less: 80 MB

250 endpoints or less: 293 MB

500 endpoints or less: 609 MB

Processor

Intel Core i3 or equivalent

Available processor resources

Approximately 20%, depending on CPU, EPS, and number of endpoints polled.

Disk space

100 MB for software, plus up to 100 MB for files.

Upto 6 GB might be required if you store events to disk.

WinCollect CPU and memory loads depend on several factors, including the number of events per second that are being processed and the number of remote endpoints that are being polled.

Table 4: Comparison of Tested WinCollect Environments (remote polling)

Profile

Type

OS

RAM

Cores

Avg FPS

RAM used

Avg CPU

High EPS Low Device Count

VM

Windows 2012 Server

12 GB

6

3000

78 MB

6.5%

Medium EPS and Device count

VM

Windows 2016 Server

12 GB

250

2500

290 MB

14%

High EPS High Device count

VM

Windows 2016 Server

16 GB

500

5000

605 MB

10.75%

Software Requirements

Table 5: Software Requirements

Requirement

Description

Operating system

Windows Server 2022 (including Core)

Windows Server 2019 (including Core)

Windows Server 2016 (including Core)

Windows Server 2012 (including Core)

Windows 10

Distribution

One WinCollect agent for each Windows host.

Required user role permissions for installation

Administrator, or local administrator

Administrative permissions are not required for remote collection
Note:

WinCollect is not supported on versions of Windows that are designated end-of-life by Microsoft After software is beyond the Extended Support End Date, the product might still function as expected. However, Juniper does not make code or vulnerability fixes to resolve WinCollect issues for older operating systems. For example, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 and Microsoft Windows XP are operating systems that are beyond the "Extended Support End Date”. For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/search).

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