Installing Brightmail Scanner For Sendmail; Preparing To Install Brightmail Scanner; Confirm Hardware Requirements - Symantec BRIGHTMAIL - SYM ANTISPAM AND Installation Manual

Installing Brightmail Scanner for Sendmail

This section describes how to prepare for and install Brightmail Scanner for Sendmail.
Brightmail Scanner contains the Brightmail Agent and also contains either a Brightmail
Server, a Brightmail Client or both a Brightmail Server and a Brightmail Client.
The following sections describe how to install Brightmail Scanner:

Preparing to Install Brightmail Scanner

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Installing Brightmail Scanner for Sendmail
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What to Do Next
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Uninstalling Brightmail Scanner for Sendmail
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Preparing to Install Brightmail Scanner
This section contains details of what needs to be done before installing Brightmail
Scanner. Use the following sections for information on how best to prepare for the
installation of Brightmail Scanner.

Confirm Hardware Requirements

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Confirm Software and Location Requirements
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Enable Sendmail External Filtering
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Create Required Accounts and Directories
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Confirm Hardware Requirements
The number of Brightmail Scanner computers you deploy depends on your message
volume. The minimum suggested configuration requirements for each Brightmail Scanner
computer include:
• Solaris
— UltraSPARC processor
— 512 MB RAM minimum (1 GB or more recommended)
— 250 MB disk space minimum (1 GB or more recommended)
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