CoreXL Configuration : OTHER CPU and FWD (Recommended Configuration)

[Chinmaya_Naik]

Hi Checkmates,

We are planning to replaced our existing device (12000 SG) with new 26000 Security Gateway.

The existing CoreXL configuration of 26000SG is below

Total CORE with SMT enable: 72 Core

CoreXL_SND: 2

OTHER:8

CoreXL_FW: 61

FWD:1

What is the role of "OTHER" which currently occupied 8 CORE  and why its dynamically allocated ?

Our current running appliance 12000 series will going to replaced with 26000 and currently having below configuration :

Total Core: 4

SND Core: 1

CoreXL_FW: 3

BLADE Enabled: IPSec,IPS,AV,ABOT,App and URL(No Https Inspection) (will also enable TE blade after replaced)

Concurrent connection :25000 (In future it will be increase)

Interface: 5 x 1G including sync and Mgmt (It will replace with 3 x10G) 

Kindly suggested  as a best practice how much CPU core need to assign to SND core and CoreXL_FW on new 26000.

Regards

@Chinmaya_Naik