Requirements
To set up Sensor Proxy, ensure you meet the following requirements:
Software Requirements
- Operating system:
- Oracle Linux 7, 8, and 9
- RHEL 7, 8, and 9
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Set up Sensor Proxy on your network where sensors can reach it internally and where Sensor Proxy can reach Tenable Vulnerability Management directly with outbound traffic.
Note: Sensor Proxy does not support content delivery network (CDN)-based scan reports from Tenable Nessus Agents.
Hardware Requirements
Scenario |
Minimum Recommended Hardware |
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Sensor Proxy with up to 50,000 sensors |
CPU: 4 2GHz cores Memory: 8 GB RAM Disk space: 100 GB |
Sensor Proxy with more than 50,000 sensors Note: Each instance of Sensor Proxy can support up to 100,000 linked sensors. |
CPU: 4 2GHz cores Memory: 16 GB RAM Disk space: 100 GB |
Note: Heavy usage of Sensor Proxy can cause the NGINX access log to grow substantially. Tenable recommends setting up log rotation to prevent running out of disk space.
Tenable Products
- You must have a Tenable Vulnerability Management account.
- You must have Tenable Nessus Agents or Tenable Nessus scanners.