Nessus Agent Hardware Requirements
Nessus Agents are lightweight and only minimal system resources. Generally, a Nessus Agent uses 40 MB of RAM (all pageable). A Nessus Agent uses almost no CPU while idle, but is designed to use up to 100% of CPU when available during jobs.
The following table outlines the minimum recommended hardware for operating a Nessus Agent. You can install Nessus Agents on a virtual machine that meets the same requirements specified.
Hardware |
Minimum Requirement |
---|---|
Processor |
1 Dual-core CPU |
Processor Speed |
> 1 GHz |
RAM | > 1 GB |
Disk Space |
The agent may require more space during certain processes, such as a plugins-code.db defragmentation operation. |
Disk Speed | 15-50 IOPS |