Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11 - System requirements

September 6, 2008

System requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11

Question/Issue:
The following are the minimum system requirements for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.


Solution:

Symantec Endpoint Protection 11

The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.

Component 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 400 MHz Intel Pentium III (1 GHz for Windows Vista) 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
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Home/Professional/Tablet PC Editions
  • Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions
  • Windows Vista (x86)
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
  • Windows Vista x64 Edition

Note: The Symantec Endpoint Protection installation CD contains a 64-bit application.
Memory 256 MB of RAM 256 MB of RAM
Hard disk 600 MB 700 MB
Display Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements:

  • Microsoft Terminal Server Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client
  • Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Console, and embedded database
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install the Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Manager and Console, and the embedded database.

Component 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 900 MHz Intel Pentium III 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. The management components are 32-bit applications.
Operating system
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later

Note: The management server, console, and embedded database are 32-bit applications.
Memory 1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended) 1 GB RAM minimum (2-4 GB recommended)
Hard disk 4 GB for the server plus an additional 4 GB for the database 4 GB for the server plus an additional 4 GB for the database
Display Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements
  • Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later
    The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled.
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Static IP address
  • Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)
  • Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later
    The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled.
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Static IP address
  • Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Manager and Console without the embedded database.

Component 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 600 MHz Intel Pentium III 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. The management server and console are 32-bit applications.
Operating system
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later

Note: The management server and console are 32-bit applications.
Memory 512 MB of RAM minimum (1 GB recommended) 512 MB of RAM minimum (1 GB recommended)
Hard disk 500 MB plus 100 MB for temp space 500 MB plus 100 MB for temp space
Display Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements
  • Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later
    The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled.
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Static IP address
  • Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)
  • Internet Information Services server 5.0 or later
    The server does not have to be running, but it must be enabled.
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Static IP address
  • Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Symantec Endpoint Protection Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 Console without the Manager or embedded database.

Component 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 600 MHz Intel Pentium III 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. The management console is a 32-bit application.
Operating system
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later

Note: The management console is a 32-bit application
Memory 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended) 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
Hard disk 40 MB plus 100 MB for temp space 40 MB plus 100 MB for temp space
Display Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
  • Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2 (included)

Quarantine Console
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Quarantine Console.

Component 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 600 MHz Intel Pentium III Not supported
Operating system
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions
 Not supported
Memory 64 MB of RAM Not supported
Hard disk 35 MB Not supported
Display Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Not supported
Other requirements
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later
  • Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 1.2 or later
    If MMC is not already installed, you need 3 MB free disk space (10 MB during installation).
 Not supported

Central Quarantine Server
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Central Quarantine Server.

Component 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 600 MHz Intel Pentium III Not supported
Operating system
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions
 Not supported
Memory 128 MB of RAM Not supported
Hard disk 40 MB, 500 MB to 4 GB recommended for quarantined items, and a 250 MB swap file Not supported
Display Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Not supported
Other requirements
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later
 Not supported

Symantec Network Access Control 11.
The following are the minimum requirements for computers on which you install Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Component 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 550 MHz Intel Pentium II (1 GHz for Windows Vista) 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
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/ Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows XP Home/Professional Tablet PC Editions
  • Windows Server 2003 Web/Standard/ Enterprise/Datacenter/Storage Editions
  • Windows Vista (x86)
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
  • Windows Vista x86 Edition

Note: The Symantec Network Access Control installation CD contains a 64-bit application.
Memory 256 MB of RAM minimum 256 MB of RAM minimum
Hard disk 300 MB 400 MB
Display Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
Other requirements Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Terminal Server clients connecting to a computer with antivirus protection have the following additional requirements:

  • Microsoft Terminal Server Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client
  • Citrix Metaframe (ICA) client 1.8 or later if using Citrix Metaframe server on Terminal Server
 Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

VMware support
Symantec software is supported in VMware environments. The following table shows the supported VMware configurations for Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.

Symantec software VMware support
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, Console, and database components The management server is supported on the following versions of VMware:
  • VMware WS 5.0 (workstation)
  • VMware GSX 3.2 (enterprise)
  • VMware ESX 2.5 (workstation)

The management server is supported on the following guest VMware operating systems:
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server with Service Pack 3 or later
  • Windows 2003 Server/Enterprise Server Web Edition
  • Windows 2003 Server Windows x64 Edition
  • Windows XP Home/Professional Edition
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Network Access Control clients The client components are supported on the following versions of VMware:
  • VMware WS 5.0 (workstation)
  • VMware GSX 3.2 (enterprise)
  • VMware ESX 2.5 (workstation)

The client components are supported on the following guest VMware operating systems:
  • Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced Server
  • Windows 2003 Server/Enterprise Server Web Edition
  • Windows 2003 Server Windows x64 Edition
  • Windows XP Home/Professional Edition
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition


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