The following table lists the virtual appliance requirements for each machine you intend to run ZixGateway.
You must use hardware listed on either the VMWare hardware compatibility list or the Microsoft Hyper-V hardware compatibility list.
Description |
Minimum Setting |
Recommended Setting |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Hyper-V |
2008 R2 or higher |
2008 R2 or higher |
VMware vSphere VMware ESX VMware ESXi with Platinum or Gold Support |
5.0 or higher 4.0 or higher 4.0 or higher |
5.0 or higher 4.0 or higher 4.0 or higher |
Memory |
4 GB (4096 MB) |
8 GB (8192 MB) |
Hard Disk Space |
50 GB |
100 GB |
CPU |
2 |
4 |
Processor Speed |
2.4 GHz |
2.4 GHz |
Processor Type |
32-bit |
32-bit |
NICs |
1 |
2 |
These requirements assume an email message volume of no more than 50,000 messages per day. Message volumes greater than 50,000 per day require additional virtual machines configured in a ZixGateway cluster.