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SMS on a Sun
Solaris
Server Platform
Hardware Requirements
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Minimum hardware requirements
Regardless of which operating system you are running, the workstation on which you
install the SMS application must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:
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A Sun Ultra SPARC 5 (330 MHz processor or better)
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500 MB free disk space in the partition where the SMS application is to be installed
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50 MB of free space in the root partition
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512 MB of RAM
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Swap space at least as large as the amount of RAM
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CD-ROM drive
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3.5 inch floppy drive, USB port, or serial port. For information on the hardware
required to boot specific Brick models, consult the User's Guide for the specific Brick
model or contact your Alcatel-Lucent customer support team representative.
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Ethernet
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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 appliances, supporting many IPSec clients, or generating large amounts
of audit data, you may require additional memory. Refer to 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.
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interface card
display mem
command.
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