Knowledge Base

Below are the system requirements for each WFBS 6.0 SP2 component:

·

Security Server

·

Web console

·

Client/Server Security Agent (CSA)

·

Messaging Security Agent (MSA)

Note: The MSA is available for WFBS Advanced only.

Requirement

Minimum specifications

Processor

·  Conventional scan mode: Intel Pentium 4 or higher

· Smart Scan mode: Multiple processors or multi-core processor

Memory

Smart Scan mode:

· 512MB minimum (x86 systems); 1GB recommended

· 1GB (x64 systems); 2GB recommended

· 4GB (Windows Essential Business Server 2008 or Windows Small Business Server 2008 Systems)

Disk space

6GB (does not include MSA and CSA disk usage)

Operating system

Series or Family - Supported Service Packs or Releases

Windows 2000 - SP3 or SP4

Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2000 - No service pack or SP1a

Windows XP - SP2 or SP3

Windows Server 2003 R2 (with Storage Server 2003) - SP1 or SP2

Windows Server 2003 (with Storage Server 2003) - SP1 or SP2

Windows SBS 2003 R2 - SP1 or SP2

Windows SBS 2003 - SP1 or SP2

Windows Vista - SP1 or SP2

Windows Home Server - No service pack

Windows Server 2008 R2 - No service pack

Windows Server 2008 - SP1 or SP2

Windows SBS 2008 - SP1 or SP2

Windows 2008 Foundation - SP1 or SP2

Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008 - SP1 or SP2

Note: All major editions and 64-bit versions of these operating systems are supported unless noted otherwise.

Web browser (for downloading the Agent Installer)

Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Requirement

Minimum specifications

Web browser

· Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (32-bit only)

PDF reader (for reports)

Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later

Display

High-color display with resolutions of 1024x768 pixels or higher

Requirement

Minimum Specifications

Processor

· Intel Pentium x86 or compatible processor

· x64 processor supporting AMD64 and Intel EM64T technologies

· Clock speed requirements vary depending on the operating system:

· 1GHz (Windows Server 2008, SBS 2008, or EBS 2008)

· 800MHz (Windows Vista, Windows 7)

· 450MHz (Windows 2000, SBS 2000, XP, Server 2003, SBS 2003, or Home Server)

Memory

·  4GB (SBS/EBS 2008)

· 1GB minimum; 2GB recommended (Windows Server 2008, SBS 2000 or 2003)

· 512MB minimum; 1GB recommended (Windows 2000 Server, Server 2003, or Home Server)

· 512MB minimum; 1GB recommended (Windows Vista, Windows 7)

· 256MB minimum; 512MB recommended (Windows 2000, Windows XP)

Disk space

450 MB

Operating System

The CSA supports all operating systems supported by the Security Server. In addition to these OS, the CSA also supports:

· Windows XP Tablet PC (SP2 or SP3)

· Windows XP Home (SP2 or SP3)

· Windows 7 

Note: Windows 7 Starter edition is not supported.

Requirement

Minimum Specifications

Processor

· 1GHz Intel Pentium x86 or compatible processor

· 1GHz x64 processor supporting AMD64 and Intel EM64T technologies

Memory

1 GB

Disk Space

1 GB

Operating System

Series or Family - Supported Service Packs or Releases

Windows 2000 (Server and Advanced Server only)  - SP4

Windows SBS 2000 - No service pack or SP1a 

Windows Server 2003 R2 (with Storage Server 2003) - SP1 or SP2

Windows Server 2003 (with Storage Server 2003) - SP1 or SP2

Windows SBS 2003 R2 - SP1 or SP2 

Windows SBS 2003 - SP1 or SP2 

Windows Server 2008 - SP1 or SP2

Windows SBS 2008 - SP1 or SP2

Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008- SP1 or SP2

Web Server

·  IIS 5.0 (Windows 2000 or SBS 2000)

·  IIS 6.0 (Windows Server 2003, SBS 2003, or Home Server)

·  IIS 7.0 (Windows Server 2008, SBS 2008, or EBS 2008)

·  Apache HTTP Server 2.0.63 or later

Mail server

Exchange Server 2000 SP2 or SP3, 2003 SP1 or SP2, or 2007 no Service Pack or SP1

Note: To integrate with the anti-spam features in Exchange Server 2003 and 2007, the Messaging Security Agent requires the Intelligent Message Filter on these versions of Exchange Server.