Hardware Requirements - Alcatel-Lucent Security Management Server (SMS) Installation Manual

Hardware Requirements

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Minimum hardware requirements
The host on which you install the SMS application that is running on the Microsoft
operating system must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:
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800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
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1 GB of RAM
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Swap space at least as large as the amount of RAM
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20 GB hard drive that has at least 15 GB of available disk space for the Vista
operating system and at least 1 GB free space on an NTFS partition for the SMS
software
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Internal or external DVD/CD drive
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3.5 inch floppy drive, USB port, or serial port. For information on the hardware
required to boot specific Lucent Brick device models, consult the User's Guide for the
specific Brick or contact your Alcatel-Lucent customer support team representative.
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Ethernet interface card
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Video card capable of 1024 x 768 resolution (65,535 colors)
Important! Because of the memory requirements of SMS R9.4, older Brick 20 models
with only 8 MB of RAM may not be able to be configured with all features.
To verify the amount of RAM on the Brick device, log into the Brick device via the
remote console and run the
If you are managing many Brick devices, supporting many IPSec clients, or generating large
amounts of audit data, you may require additional memory. See the Sizing Guidelines appendix in
the SMS Administration Guide to help you determine how much additional memory you may need.
One optional piece of equipment you may want to consider is a modem. Having a modem in the
host allows you to set up alarms that page an administrator when a problem is encountered. If you
decide to add a modem, it must be Hayes-compatible and configured so that it cannot accept
incoming calls and cannot be shared by other services, such as a Remote Access Server.
command.
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