GFI LanGuard

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 targets

  • 2GHz Dual Core
  • 5Gb Storage
  • 2 Gb Memory
  • 1544 kbps Network Bandwidth Usage

100 to 500 scan targets

  • 2.8GHz Dual Core
  • 10Gb Storage
  • 4 Gb Memory
  • 1544 kbps Network Bandwidth Usage

500 to 3000 scan targets

  • 3GHz Quad Core
  • 20Gb Storage
  • 8 Gb Memory
  • 1544 kbps Network Bandwidth Usage

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

GFI LanGuard Relay Agent

GFI LanGuard Relay Agents act as cache stores for GFI LanGuard program updates and patches, allowing for reduced network bandwidth consumption between the GFI LanGuard Server and client computers.

A computer is eligible as Relay Agent when:

  • It has gooduptime (an offline Relay Agent incapacitates its clients)
  • It has a fast network connection to its clients
  • It has enough disk space for caching

System requirements: Hardware

1 to 100 clients

  • 2GHz Dual Core
  • 5Gb Storage
  • 2 Gb Memory
  • 100 Mbps Network Bandwidth Usage

100 to 500 clients

  • 2GHz Dual Core
  • 10Gb Storage
  • 2 Gb Memory
  • 100 Mbps Network Bandwidth Usage

500 to 1000 clients

  • 2.8GHz Quad Core
  • 20Gb Storage
  • 4 Gb Memory
  • 1 Gbps Network Bandwidth Usage
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2012 SR1 build 20121127
04-12-2012
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