GFI LanGuard™ - System requirements

System requirements: Hardware

Hardware requirements depend on network size. Refer to table below for the minimum specifications according to your network size.

 1 to 100 scan targets100 to 500 scan targets500 to 3000 scan targets
Processor2 GHz Dual Core2.8 GHz Dual Core3 GHz Quad Core
Physical Storage5 GB10 GB20 GB
Memory2 GB4 GB8 GB
Network bandwidth usage1544 kbps1544 kbps1544 kbps

 

System requirements: Software

Supported operating systems (x86 or x64):

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher)
  • Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Standard
  • Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 (SP1)

Supported databases

  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later
  • MSDE/SQL Server Express Edition

Other server components

The following components are required to be installed on the server where GFI LanGuard is installed:

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Target computer components

The following components are required to be installed on target computers for GFI LanGuard to be able to scan them:

  • Secure Shell (SSH) - Required for UNIX based scan targets. Commonly included as part of all major Unix/Linux distributions.
  • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) - Required to scan Windows-based scan targets. Included in all Windows 2000 or newer operating systems.
  • Enable File and Printer Sharing.
  • Enable Remote Registry.

GFI LanGuard agents

Supported operating systems (x86 or x64):

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate/Home Premium
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate/Home
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher)
  • Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Standard
  • Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 (SP1)
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/Server/Advanced
    -SP4
    -Internet Explorer 6 SP1 or higher
    -Windows Installer 3.1 or higher

GFI LanGuard agent footprint

The target scan machines should cater for the minimum required resources specified below:

  • RAM: 25MB
  • Agent disk space: 350MB

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