Specifications

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ServerConfiguration
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BasicServerRequirements
TheEndpointEncryptionCommunicationsServerprocessrunsunderMicrosoftWindows2000/2003.
CurrentlysomecustomersreportthatitworkswellunderWindows2008,howeverMcAfeehasnotofficially
certifiedthis.PleaseseetheMcAfeeKnowledgeBasearticleKB53698forcurrentinformationonsupported
environments.
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Theperformancerequireddependsprimarilyuponthenumberofc
oncurrentconnectionsanenterprisecan
experienceandthenumberofconcurrentobjectcreationevents.Realworldimplementationssuggestthe
followingminimumandrecommendedconfigurations.
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Notetheterm“ObjectDirectory”usedthroughoutthisguidereferstothedatabaseorstoreforusers,
endpointsandothersettings,andfilesforEndpointEncryptionmanagement.
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RecommendedServerHardware 
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20‐2000users/systems
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Minimumsingleserverconfiguration
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•DedicatedServer
•2GHzDualcoreprocessor
•2GBRam
•4GBfreeharddisk,RAID1
•100MbNetwork
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VirtualorSharedServercanbeusedforlownumbers.
PleaseseeVirtualServersectioninthisguide.Vir
tual
hardwarehastobeofhigherspecificationif
resourcesareshared.SeePage11.
2000‐5000users/systems
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Recommendedsingleserverconfiguration
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•DedicatedServer
•2.4GHz2Dualor1Quadcoreprocessor
•4GBRam
•4GBfreeharddisk,RAID5
•100MbNetwork
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5000‐50,000users/systems
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Recommendedsingleserverconfiguration
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•DedicatedServer
•3GHz2Dual/1Quadcoreprocessor
•4GBRAM
•RAID510KRPMDirect‐attachedStorage,100GB
•Gigabitor3x100MbNetwork
50,000‐150,000users/systems
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Recommendedsingleserverconfiguration
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•DedicatedSe
rver
•3.0GHzorhigher2Quad/4Dualcore(8cores).
•6GBRAM
•RAID5Direct‐attachedStorage.15KRPM.250GB
•Gigabitor4x100MbNetwork
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MentionedRAIDreferstohardwareRAID,notsoftware.EnablecachingonRAIDifpossible,butensure
suitableUPSpowerisavailable.
Migratinganenvironmentbetweenhardwareplatformsissimplesoitispossibletostartwithaminimal
configurationandlaterextendittoahigherconfigurationinaccordancewithperformancemonitoringand
capa
cityplanning.
NOTE:Thesemayvarydependingonotherconfigurationsettings.
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