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System Requirements

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

Endpoint Protection Manager, Console, and Database

Processor:

32-bit:
  • 1 GHz Intel Pentium III
64-bit:
1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors:
  • Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support
  • Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support
  • AMD 64-bit Opteron
  • AMD 64-bit Athlon
Note: Itanium is not supported.

Operating System:

32-bit:
  • Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server/Datacenter Server/Small Business Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later

    Note: Windows XP supports a limited number of concurrent users if the clients are in "push" mode. Use "pull" mode on Windows XP servers for up to 100 clients. For more information, search for Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 11.x communication troubleshooting on the Symantec Support Web Site.

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition/Datacenter Edition/Storage Edition/Web Edition/ Small Business Server
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition
  • Windows Small Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
  • Windows Essential Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
64-bit:
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition / Enterprise x64 Edition / Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003
  • Windows Storage Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition
  • Windows Small Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
  • Windows Essential Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
Note: If you use Microsoft Clustering services for the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager server you must install the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager on the local volume.

Memory:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • 1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended)

Hard Disk:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • 4 GB for the server, plus an additional 4 GB for the database

Display:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • Super VGA (1,024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Database:

32-bit and 64-bit:
The Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager includes an embedded database. You may also choose to use one of the following versions of Microsoft SQL Server:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Note: Microsoft SQL Server is optional.

Other Requirements:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later with World Wide Web services enabled.
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Static IP address (recommended)

Endpoint Protection Manager and Console

Processor:

32-bit:
  • 1 GHz Intel Pentium III
64-bit:
1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors:
  • Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support
  • Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support
  • AMD 64-bit Opteron
  • AMD 64-bit Athlon
Note: Itanium is not supported.

Operating System:

32-bit:
  • Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server/Datacenter Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later

    Note: Windows XP supports a limited number of concurrent users if the clients are in "push" mode. Use "pull" mode on Windows XP servers for up to 100 clients. For more information, search for Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 11.x communication troubleshooting on the Symantec Support Web Site.

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition/Datacenter Edition/Web Edition/Small Business Server
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition
  • Windows Small Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
  • Windows Essential Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
64-bit:
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition/Enterprise x64 Edition/Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003
  • Windows Storage Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition
  • Windows Small Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
  • Windows Essential Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
Note: If you use Microsoft Clustering services for the SEPM server you must install the SEPM server on the local volume.

Memory:

32-bit:
  • 1 GB of RAM minimum (2 GB recommended)
64-bit:
  • 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended)

Hard Disk:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • 2 GB (4 GB recommended)

Display:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • Super VGA (1,024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Other Requirements:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later with World Wide Web services enabled.
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Static IP address (recommended)

Endpoint Protection Console

Processor:

32-bit
  • 1 GHz Intel Pentium III
64-bit:
1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors:
  • Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support
  • Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support
  • AMD 64-bit Opteron
  • AMD 64-bit Athlon
Note: Itanium is not supported.

Operating System:

32-bit:
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server/Datacenter Server/Small Business Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later

    Note: Windows XP supports a limited number of concurrent users if the clients are in "push" mode. Use "pull" mode on Windows XP servers for up to 100 clients. For more information, search for Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 11.x communication troubleshooting on the Symantec Support Web Site.

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition/Datacenter Edition/Web Edition/Small Business Server
  • Windows Vista (x86)
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition
  • Windows Small Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
  • Windows Essential Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
64-bit:
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition / Enterprise x64 Edition / Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003
  • Windows Storage Server 2003
  • Windows Vista (x64)
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition
  • Windows Small Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
  • Windows Essential Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
Note: The Symantec Network Access Control installation CD contains a 64-bit application.
Note: If you use Microsoft Clustering services for the SEPM server you must install the SEPM server on the local volume.

Memory:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)

Hard Disk:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • 15 MB

Display:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • Super VGA (1,024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Other Requirements:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Java Runtime Environment 5.0, update 13 or above recommended

Quarantine Console

Processor:

32-bit:
  • 600 MHz Intel Pentium III
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Operating System:

32-bit:
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server/Datacenter Server/Small Business Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition/Datacenter Edition/Web Edition
  • Windows Vista (x86) Home Basic Edition/Home Premium Edition/Business Edition/Enterprise Edition/Ultimate Edition
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Memory:

32-bit:
  • 64 MB of RAM
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Hard Disk:

32-bit:
  • 35 MB
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Display:

32-bit:
  • Super VGA (1,024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Other Requirements:

32-bit:
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later
  • Microsoft Management Console version 1.2 or later
    If MMC is not already installed, you need 3 MB free disk space (10 MB during installation).
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Central Quarantine Server

Processor:

32-bit:
  • 600 MHz Intel Pentium III
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Operating System:

32-bit:
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server/Datacenter Server/Small Business Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition/Datacenter Edition/Web Edition
  • Windows Vista (x86) Home Basic Edition/Home Premium Edition/Business Edition/Enterprise Edition/Ultimate Edition
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Memory:

32-bit:
  • 128 MB of RAM
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Hard Disk:

32-bit:
  • 40 MB, 500 MB to 4 GB recommended for quarantined items, and 250-MB swap file
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Display:

32-bit:
  • Super VGA (1,024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Other Requirements:

32-bit:
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later
64-bit:
  • Not tested

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Processor:

32-bit:
  • 400 MHz Intel Pentium III (1 GHz for Windows Vista)
64-bit:
1 GHz on x64 only with the following processors:
  • Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support
  • Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support
  • AMD 64-bit Opteron
  • AMD 64-bit Athlon
Note: Itanium is not supported.

Operating System:

32-bit:
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server/Datacenter Server/Small Business Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Home Edition/Professional with Service Pack 1 or later/Tablet PC Edition/Media Center Edition
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition/Datacenter Edition/Web Edition/Small Business Server
  • Windows Vista (x86) Home Basic Edition/Home Premium Edition/Business Edition/Enterprise Edition/Ultimate Edition
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition/ Datacenter Edition/Web Edition
  • Windows Small Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
  • Windows Essential Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
64-bit:
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
  • Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003
  • Windows Storage Server 2003
  • Windows Vista Home Basic x64 Edition/Home Premium x64 Edition/Business x64 Edition/Enterprise x64 Edition/Ultimate x64 Edition
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition/Enterprise x64 Edition/Datacenter x64 Edition/Web x64 Edition
  • Windows Small Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
  • Windows Essential Business Server, Standard Edition, Premium Edition
Note: If you are using Microsoft Clustering Services, you must install the client on the local volume.

Memory:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • 256 MB of RAM

Hard Disk:

32-bit:
  • 600 MB
64-bit:
  • 700 MB

Display:

32-bit and 64-bit:
  • Super VGA (1,024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor

Other Requirements:

32-bit:
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements:
    • Microsoft Terminal Server RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) client
    • Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server
64-bit:
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

Server installation system requirements:
  • Operating systems supported: Windows 2000 Server/ Advanced Server/Data Center (SP4), Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise/Data Center (SP1), Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard or Enterprise Edition
Console-only installation system requirements:
  • Operating systems supported: Windows 2000 (SP4), Windows 2003 (SP1), Windows XP (SP1) Exchange Server 2007
  • x64 architecture–based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 technology (Intel EM64T), or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform
  • 2 GB of RAM minimum
For Exchange Server 2007 deployments:
  • x64 architecture–based computer with Intel processor that supports Intel Extended Memory 64 technology (Intel EM64T), or AMD processor that supports the AMD64 platform

Symantec AntiVirus for Linux Client

Linux distribution support:

32-bit:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise (server/desktop) 9.x, 10.x
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES/OES2)
  • VMWare ESX 2.5.x, 3.x
64-bit:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise (server/desktop) 9.x, 10.x
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES/OES2)