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GFI MailEssentials 3 Installation | 24
3 Installation
The scope of this chapter is to help you install GFI MailEssentials on your network with minimum
configuration effort.
Topics in this chapter:
3.1 System requirements 24
3.1.1 Hardware requirements 24
3.1.2 Processor 24
3.1.3 Available Memory (RAM) 24
3.1.4 Free Disk Space 24
3.1.5 Software requirements 25
3.1.6 Antivirus and backup software 26
3.1.7 Firewall port settings 27
3.2 Pre-installation actions 28
3.2.1 Installing on the Microsoft® Exchange server 28
3.2.2 Installing on an email gateway or relay/perimeter server 28
3.3 Installation procedure 32
3.3.1 Important notes 32
3.3.2 Running the installation wizard 33
3.3.3 Post-Installation Wizard 36
3.4 Upgrading a previous version 40
3.4.1 Upgrade Procedure 40
3.5 Post-Install actions 41
3.5.1 Add engines to the Windows DEP Exception List 42
3.5.2 Test your installation 43
3.1 System requirements
3.1.1 Hardware requirements
The minimum hardware requirements for GFI MailEssentials are:
3.1.2 Processor
Minimum: 1Ghz
Recommended: 2GHz with multiple cores
3.1.3 Available Memory (RAM)
Minimum: 1.2GB
Recommended: 1.5GB
3.1.4 Free Disk Space
Minimum: 6GB
Recommended: 10GB