How much hard disk space in Active Directory does webNetwork use?

How much hard disk space in Active Directory does webNetwork use?

Problem:  Need specifications for webNetwork installation and how it effects current Active Directory environment.



Prerequisite(s):
  • Specifications based on webNetwork 6.3.0.199
  • Specifications based on Active Directory 2012 R2 server (2012 domain)
  • Already familiar with webNetwork schema extensions


Solution(s):  Because the database engine consumes space only for attributes for which values are set, the number of object attributes that have values makes a significant difference in the size of an object.


General Information:
  • webNetwork base installation increases NTDS about 4 MB
  • webNetwork base installation has no impact on SYSVOL
  • 1 Attribute (10 bytes) = 100 Bytes on User object
  • Currently there are 6 mandatory attributes at login time (swareCookies, swareFlags, swareGUID, swareIPAddresses, swareLastLogin, swareVisits)


Sample Minimum Calculations:
  • 6 attributes * 100 bytes = 600 bytes additional storage per User object
  • 600 bytes * 2,000 users = 1.2 MB increase
  • 600 bytes * 20,000 users = 12 MB increase
  • 600 bytes * 200,000 users = 120 MB increase


Sample Larger Installation Calculations (installation running since early 2000 with variety of features):
  • About 200 swareXXX attributes per user
  • 200 bytes * 100 bytes = 20,000 bytes additional storage per User object
  • 20,000 bytes * 2,000 users = 40 MB
  • 20,000 bytes * 20,000 users = 400 MB
  • 20,000 bytes * 200,000 users = 4 GB

IMPORTANT - data can vary greatly based on features used in webNetwork and data stored in attributes.  Please use the above as general estimates.

Reference article - https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc961779.aspx