Currently we document some minimum database server resource requirements which can be found here: https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-86132
These are minimum requirements and do not mean that your system will always perform optimally as there are several factors that can contribute to the performance of your system. These factors range from the amount of Applications you are going to monitor, to the Change Requests you create & process, and the number of Certification cycles you go through. These are just an example of some of the factors that determine the resource requirements of the system. We can give you a more accurate sizing guideline with a detailed analysis of the data you will maintain/collect and the features used in the system. For more information contact your local Professional Services group to go through a sizing exercise or Edwin Mullie.
We do not recommend running the database on a virtual machine. If you plan to run the application on a virtual machine make sure you understand the basics of virtualization. Virtual machines share the resources with all the other virtual machines running on the same host server. Depending on your virtual infrastructure a virtual machine may not actually be able to allocate all the resources that it was created with. This overcommitting of resources such as memory will cause severe performance problems with the virtual machine and all the applications that are running on it. The allocation of resources and monitoring of a virtual server requires in depth knowledge so that all virtual machines on that server can service the applications they are hosting efficiently. The requirements for a VM running our application server can be found here: https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-86133
