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  • 1.  Web Gateway Virtual Edition Hardware

    Posted Aug 13, 2012 09:59 AM

    Hi

    Is it possible to somehow configure Web Gateway in ESXi 5 to work in inline + proxy with 4 gb`s of ram and 2 x nic`s.I know that recomended in this scenario is 8 gb ram and 3 x nic`s.If anyone has allready tried please let me know,the web gateway will be used in production enviroment.

     

    Thanks

     



  • 2.  RE: Web Gateway Virtual Edition Hardware
    Best Answer

    Posted Aug 20, 2012 06:14 AM

    Hi Jordanco,

     

    some things to bear in mind about that:
     
    - When the proxy is enabled, separate subnet for the MGMT interface is mandatory. This means you will need 3 NICs to run Inline + Proxy (MGMT, LAN, WAN) .
     
    - SWG Virtual Edition does not include a bypass mode like the hardware models do, so this will block all the traffic if the service is disabled or you reboot the box.
     
    - The SWG VM will not meet the memory requirements set for Proxy + Inline and that means you could experience issues because of this.
     
    - If you experience issues and contact Symantec Support, you will be reminded that the minimum req. for Proxy + Inline is 8Gb of RAM.
     
    You will probably want a supported deployment for production, I guess.
     
    Regards,
     
    Federico