BigFix Relay Client Limit

Usage and Config Platform
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Hey Folks,

I know that during one of the more recent Bigfix 9.5 releases we saw the recommended client limit per relay
go from 1k to 5k. I have relays in my infrastructure with 1.5 - 2.5k endpoints and I’m seeing strange
behaviour where my clients are reporting in correctly but are not evaluating content (patches, health-checks)
etc consistently.

Were there any actions we should have taken on the relays to enable this client limit increase?
Increased RAM, configuration settings etc?

Thanks

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There are some recommendations in the Performance and Capacity Planning Guide, yes: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/form/anonymous/api/wiki/90553c0b-42eb-4df0-9556-d3c2e0ac4c52/page/0f46e90f-1a98-43d3-8f78-a6186ce3b9d3/attachment/787d37fc-9f6e-4aa6-9a7d-98f78a3ffee3/media/BigFix%20Capacity%20Planning%20v9.x.17.pdf

That said, what you’re describing may not be associated with Relays, but rather Clients (or possibly the Root Server). I’d recommend opening a support case to troubleshoot.

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Ahh I see. Thanks Aram, much obliged.