Data Plane and Snort Core Distribution Tables

Cisco Secure Firewall Multi-Instance Instance Sizing

The following table specifies the number of logical CPU cores assigned to data plane threads and Snort processes, for a given resource profile value:

Instance Size4110SM24/4120SM36/4140SM44/4150
Data Plane CoresSnort CoresData Plane CoresSnort CoresData Plane CoresSnort CoresData Plane CoresSnort Cores
622222222
824242424
1044444444
1246464646
1448666666
1668686868
18610888888
20810810810810
2281210101010812
24101210121012
26101412121014
28121412141214
30121614141216
32141614161416
34141816161418
36161816181420
38162016201620
40182018201622
42182218221822
44202220221824
46202420241826
4822242026
5022262028
5224262228
5424282230
5626282430
5826302432
6028302632
6228322634
6430322636
6630342836
6832342838
7032363038
723040
743042
763242
783244
803444
823446
843646
863648
Instance Size4112411541254145
Data Plane CoresSnort CoresData Plane CoresSnort CoresData Plane CoresSnort CoresData Plane CoresSnort Cores
622222222
824242424
1044444444
1246464646
1448484848
1668686868
18610610610610
20810612810810
22812812812812
24814814814
2681610141014
28101610161016
30101812161018
32121812181218
34122012201220
36122214201420
38142214221422
40142416221424
42142616241624
44162616261626
46162818261628
4818281828
5020281830
5220302030
5420322032
5622322034
5822342234
6024342236
6224362436
642438
662440
682640
702642
722644
742844
762846
783046
803048
823050
843250
863252
Instance SizeSM 40SM 48SM 56
Data Plane CoresSnort CoresData Plane CoresSnort CoresData Plane CoresSnort Cores
6222222
8242424
10444444
12464646
14666666
16686868
1861088610
20810810810
22812812812
24101210121012
26101410141014
28121412141016
30121612161216
32121814161218
34141814181418
36142014201420
38162016201422
40162216221622
42162418221624
44182418241824
46182620241826
48202620261828
50202820282028
52222822282030
54223022302230
56223224302232
58243224322234
60243426322434
62263426342436
64263628342636
66283628362638
68283828382838
70284030382840
72304030402842
74304232403042
76324232423044
78324434423244
8034443246
8234463248
8436463448
8636483450
8838483650
9038503652
9240503654
9440523854
963856
984056
1004058
1024060
1044260
1064262
1084462
1104464

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