Enterprise Edition 4.0

SPS EE 4.0 Getting Started Guide Nov. 2012
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GETTING STARTED WITH SPS EE 4.0
Before beginning the deployment of Symantec Protection Suite 4.0 Enterprise Edition you
should assess your security requirements and prioritize the installation of critical technologies.
In this section we will describe how to implement a total solution and take advantage of the full
value that Symantec Protection Suite 4.0 Enterprise Edition provides.
For further details on any of the actions or descriptions listed below see the individual point-
product Getting Started and Implementation/Installation guides.
Table 1-2 – Getting Started
Action
Description
Prerequisites
Plan your Architecture
Make sure you have appropriate hardware resources for the Protection Suite technologies.
ESX or ESXi are recommended for a full implementation of the Protection Suite technologies.
■ Protection Center v2 requires dedicated physical or virtual hardware (ESX/ESXi).
■ Messaging and Web Gateway can be deployed to virtual hardware (ESX/ESXi).
■ Mail Security for Exchange and Domino are installed to the respective mail servers.
■ IT Analytics for Symantec Endpoint Protection and the System Recovery Management Solution both
use the Notification Server, which requires Windows 2008 Server.
■ While the Endpoint Protection Management server can use the default embedded database for a
standalone solution, SQL server is required to implement IT Analytics and System Recovery Management
Solution. For best performance use an off-host SQL server.
Please see the point product Getting Started and Implementation guides for complete system
requirements.