Operation Manual

Trend Micro™ ServerProtect™ Getting Started Guide
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available bandwidth. You may, however, choose to moderate the number of
Normal Servers you assign to an Information Server for ease of management.
• If you have many servers in different locations, set up an Information Server (IS) in
each location.
Note: Benchmark testing results have showed an Information Server can manage up to 500
Normal Servers. This figure should serve as a reference and might vary depending on
available bandwidth.
The Normal Server
A Normal Server can be any server on a network where ServerProtect is installed.
This is the first line of defense in the ServerProtect architecture and where all the
action takes place. These servers perform the actual antivirus functions of the system,
and are managed by an Information Server.
ServerProtect offers several ways for installing Normal Servers:
• Using the setup program. See Installing a Normal Server from the setup program
on page 2-19.
• Using the Management Console. See Installing a Normal Server from the
Management Console on page 2-23.
• Using Microsoft Server Management Server (SMS). See Deploying ServerProtect
through Microsoft SMS on page 2-24.
• Using silent mode. See Installing ServerProtect in Silent Mode on page 2-29.
Each of the listed installation methods can be tailored to your specific company
needs. See Installing a Normal Server on page 2-18.
WA RN I NG ! Since it is time-consuming to install servers individually from the setup program,
Trend Micro recommends that you install your servers from the ServerProtect
Management Console.