Before installing CMS, review the server capacity requirements outlined in this section. You can also find general system capacity information for CMS.
CMS encrypts server/client connections, where the client is the CMS Supervisor PC or Web Client. When FIPS 140-2 encryption is enabled, it uses additional CPU and memory to support more complex ciphers. Therefore, the following CMS capacities are reduced by 10%:
Concurrent supervisor sessions
Reports for each supervisor session
Report elements
Average refresh rate (30 seconds), including a 10% reduction in the listed 3-second refresh rate capacities