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Updated on 2022-12-28 GMT+08:00
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How Many CPU and Memory Resources Are Occupied by the Agent When It Performs Scans?

HSS uses lightweight agents, which occupy only a few resources and do not affect your services.

The CPU and memory usage is as follows.

Maximum CPU Usage

A running agent occupies a maximum of 20% of a vCPU. The actual usage depends on your server specifications. For details, see Resource Usage of Different Specifications While the Agent Is Running.

If the CPU usage reaches 20% of a vCPU, the agent will automatically reduce CPU usage, spending more time on scans. This does not affect your services.

The agent is scheduled to scan your servers from 00:00 to 04:00 every day, avoiding your service busy hours.

Peak Memory Usage

A running agent occupies about 500 MB memory.

If the memory usage reaches 500 MB, the agent will be automatically restarted within 5 minutes.

Resource Usage of Different Specifications While the Agent Is Running

The following table describes the CPU and memory usage of different specifications when the agent is running.

Table 1 Resource usage of the agent

vCPUs

Max. CPU Usage of Agent

Max. Memory Usage

1 vCPU

20%

500MB

2 vCPUs

10%

500MB

4 vCPUs

5%

500MB

8 vCPUs

2.5%

500MB

12 vCPUs

About 1.67%

500MB

16 vCPUs

About 1.25%

500MB

24 vCPUs

About 0.84%

500MB

32 vCPUs

About 0.63%

500MB

48 vCPUs

About 0.42%

500MB

60 vCPUs

About 0.34%

500MB

64 vCPUs

About 0.32%

500MB
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