Data Store Deployment Prerequisites And Recommendations; Stealthwatch Version Support; Stealthwatch Licensing; Stealthwatch Hardware Compatibility And Networking Requirements - Cisco Stealthwatch Hardware Deployment And Configuration Manual

Data Store Deployment Prerequisites and
Recommendations
The following describes prerequisite information and recommendations for your Data
Store deployment.

Stealthwatch Version Support

When deploying Stealthwatch with a Data Store, all of your Stealthwatch appliances
must be on the same version (7.3.x). The latest available version of 7.3.x is 7.3.2.

Stealthwatch Licensing

Your Stealthwatch deployment requires a Flow Rate (FPS) Smart License; the Data Store
itself does not require an additional license.
If you deploy an SMC VE, when you register your account with software.cisco.com, you
receive a license for the SMC VE.
Stealthwatch Hardware Compatibility and Networking
Requirements
The following table provides an overview for the hardware required to deploy
Stealthwatch with a hardware Data Store.
Hardware Component Supported Capacity
Data Store
Stealthwatch
Management Console
Flow Collector
Note that you must obtain a Flow Rate (FPS) Smart License for your overall Stealthwatch
deployment.
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Data Store Deployment Prerequisites and Recommendations

Minimum of 3 Data Nodes (DS 6200)
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Additional sets of 3 Data Nodes to expand the Data
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Store, maximum of 36 Data Nodes
Minimum of 1 Stealthwatch Management Console
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Minimum of 1 Flow Collector
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