Sun Management Center 3.5 Installation and Configuration Guide

PRM Configuration Types

During Sun Management Center setup, you are given the option to select one of the PRM configuration types shown in the following table. The architecture column refers to the machine architecture listed in Table C–4.

Table C–5 PRM Configuration Type Requirements

PRM Configuration Type 

Disk Space 

Total Number of PRM Properties 

Example Number of agents 

Example Number of properties per agent 

Architecture 

Small PRM 

5 Gbytes 

50,000 

100 

300 

Small 

 

 

 

400 

100 

Medium 

Medium PRM 

12 Gbytes 

150,000 

300 

300 

Medium 

 

 

 

500 

300 

Large 

 

 

 

750 

200 

Extra large 

Large PRM 

24 Gbytes 

240,000 

600 

300 

Large 

 

 

 

750 

300 

Extra large 

Small Sun Management Center servers are typically used for a small PRM configuration; medium servers are used for a medium PRM configuration; and large and extra large servers are used for a large PRM configuration. You can use an extra large Sun Management Center server with a small or medium PRM, depending on the available disk space and anticipated PRM data collection requirements.