Hardware requirements
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- Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium or equivalent.
- Memory: 2 GB RAM for Enterprise Console; 2.5 GB RAM for Enterprise Console and NAC Manager on the same server.
- Disk space: 1.5 GB for complete Enterprise Console installation without SQL Server 2008 Express; 1.8 GB for complete Enterprise Console installation with SQL Server 2008 Express.
In addition to this, you will need around 200 MB - 350 MB per endpoint product you are downloading from Sophos. For example, if you download three security software products - for Windows 2000 and later, Mac and Linux - then around 700 MB would be required.
If you want to install Sophos Update Manager on a computer other than the one where Enterprise Console is installed, you will need at least:
- Processor: Pentium 4 (or equivalent) 1.0 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Disk space: 50 MB for installation. In addition to this, you will need around 200 MB - 350 MB per endpoint product you are downloading from Sophos. For example, if you download three security software products - for Windows 2000 and later, Mac and Linux - then around 700 MB would be required.
Minimum database size
The computer where you place the database (which may be the same computer as the computer where Enterprise Console is installed or a different one) needs a minimum of 1 GB disk space for data.
Maximum database size
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- If you use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition, the maximum size that a database can reach is 4 GB.
- If you use Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008, or 2008 R2 there is no limit apart from that set by the administrator.