User Guide

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Getting Started Guide 15
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Installing the Management
Edition Program
System requirements
Before installing the Management Edition program, verify that your system
has the features shown below, then consider the installation scenarios on
page 16.
Hardware recommended
The Management Edition program will install and run on any IBM PC or
PC-compatible computer equipped with:
• A Pentium processor-class CPU (central processing unit)
• At least 17
MB of RAM:
16
MB
of RAM (random-access memory) for the
Management Console; at least 1
MB
of RAM for the anti-virus components
• At least 15
MB
of free hard disk space for the Management Console
• At least 15
MB
of free hard disk space for the Repository, which increases as
you add more anti-virus software
NOTE: In order to optimize performance, Network Associates
recommends that you not install the Management Console and the
Repository on the same machine; however, you may prefer to do this for
simplicity.
• A NIC (network interface card) suitable for your network speed
Software supported
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IMPORTANT: Neither the Management Server nor the Management
Console has been tested with Windows 2000 Professional or Server.
Network Associates does not currently certify or support running on
these platforms.
• For the Management Console: Windows NT Server or Workstation, v4.0
(with domain administrator rights)
• For the Management Server: Windows NT Server or Workstation, v3.51
and v4.0 (with domain administrator rights), running one or more TCP/IP,
Novell IPX, and NetBIOS protocols