System Requirements for Malware Protection Plus

The system requirements for using Malware Protection Plus include the following:

Hardware requirements for Malware Protection Plus Server, Malware Protection Plus Agent, SQL server and Distribution Server
Network requirements such as Network Card Speed and Bandwidth
Supported Operating Systems for Malware Protection Plus Server, Agent and Distribution Server
Supported Browsers
Supported Database
Supported Web Servers

Hardware Requirements

This section gives you information about the hardware requirements for distribution servers, MSSQL database, Malware Protection Plus servers and agents.

1 to 250 computers

251 to 500 computers

***251 to 500 computers***
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Malware Protection Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache)
	RAM size	4 GB
	Hard disk space	10 GB*
Malware Protection Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
	Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
	RAM size	512 MB
	Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network requirement	Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache)
	RAM size	4 GB
	Hard disk space	10 GB*
	Edition	Standard/Enterprise

* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning

** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer

501 to 1000 computers

1001 to 3000 computers

3001 to 5000 computers

5001 to 10000 computers

10001 to 15000 computers

15001 to 20000 computers

20001 to 25000 computers

25001 to 35000 computers

Above 35000 computers

Distribution Server

Note: In the installed physical/virtual machine, kindly ensure that the mentioned hardware requirements is available exclusively for the Malware Protection Plus server instance.

Software Requirements

This section gives you information about the software requirements for Malware Protection Plus Server, Agent, and Distribution Server.

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Browsers

Supported Database

Supported Web Servers

No. of Computers Managed Using the Distribution Server	Processor Information	RAM Size	Hard Disk Space
1 to 500	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache)	4 GB	6 GB*
501 to 1000	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache)	4 GB	12 GB*
1001 to 3000	Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz Virtual Machine: 8 virtual processors (2.3 Ghz)	8 GB	16 GB*
3001 to 5000	Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors (3.2 Ghz)	8 GB	20 GB*

System Requirements for Malware Protection Plus

Hardware Requirements

Hardware Requirements for Distribution Servers

Software Requirements

For Malware Protection Plus Server & Distribution Servers

For Malware Protection Plus Agents

Server	Parameter	Requirement
Malware Protection Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors (3.2 Ghz)
	RAM size	8 GB
	Hard disk space	40 GB*
Malware Protection Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
	Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
	RAM size	512 MB
	Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network requirement	Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz 12 MB cache Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors (3.2 GHz 12 MB cache)
	RAM size	8 GB
	Hard disk space	200 GB*
	Edition	Standard/Enterprise

Server	Parameter	Requirement
Malware Protection Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (8 core/16 thread) 2.6 GHz Virtual Machine: 16 virtual processors (2.6 Ghz)
	RAM size	16 GB
	Hard disk space	60 GB*
Malware Protection Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
	Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
	RAM size	512 MB
	Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network requirement	Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (8 core/16 thread) 2.6 GHz 20 MB cache Virtual Machine: 16 virtual processors (2.6 GHz 20 MB cache)
	RAM size	16 GB
	Hard disk space	250 GB*
	Edition	Standard/Enterprise

Server	Parameter	Requirement
Malware Protection Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (12 core/24 thread) 2.7 GHz Virtual Machine: 24 virtual processors (2.7 Ghz)
	RAM size	32 GB
	Hard disk space	100 GB*
Malware Protection Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
	Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
	RAM size	512 MB
	Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network requirement	Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (12 core/24 thread) 2.7 GHz 30 MB cache Virtual Machine: 24 virtual processors (2.7 GHz 30 MB cache)
	RAM size	32 GB
	Hard disk space	500 GB*
	Edition	Standard/Enterprise

Server	Parameter	Requirement
Malware Protection Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (14 core/28 thread) 2.7 GHz Virtual Machine: 28 virtual processors (2.7 Ghz)
	RAM size	32 GB
	Hard disk space	120 GB*
Malware Protection Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
	Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
	RAM size	512 MB
	Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network requirement	Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (14 core/28 thread) 2.7 GHz 30 MB cache Virtual Machine: 28 virtual processors (2.7 GHz 30 MB cache)
	RAM size	64 GB
	Hard disk space	500 GB*
	Edition	Standard/Enterprise

Server	Parameter	Requirement
Malware Protection Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (16 core/32 thread) 3.0 GHz Virtual Machine: 32 virtual processors (3.0 Ghz)
	RAM size	32 GB
	Hard disk space	500 GB*
Malware Protection Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
	Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
	RAM size	512 MB
	Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network requirement	Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (16 core/32 thread) 3.0 GHz 30 MB cache Virtual Machine: 32 virtual processors (3.0 GHz 30 MB cache)
	RAM size	64 GB
	Hard disk space	1 TB*
	Edition	Standard/Enterprise