Dell Security Management Server Installation and Migration Guide v11.9

The following table details the minimum hardware requirements for Security Management Server see Security Management Server Architecture Design for additional information about scaling based on the size of your deployment.

Virtualization

The Security Management Server can be installed in a virtual environment. Only the following environments are recommended.

Security Management Server v11.7 has been validated on the following platforms.

Hyper-V Server that is installed as a Full or Core installation or as a role in Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, or Windows Server 2022.

• Hyper-V Server

  • 64-bit x86 CPU required
  • Host computer with at least two cores
  • 8 GB RAM minimum recommended
  • Hardware must conform to minimum Hyper-V requirements.
  • 4 GB minimum RAM for dedicated image resource
  • Must be run as a Generation 1 Virtual Machine.
  • See https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh923062.aspx for more information.

Security Management Server v11.7 has been validated with VMware ESXi 6.0, VMware ESXi 6.5, and VMware ESXi 6.5.

• VMware ESXi 6.0

  • 64-bit x86 CPU required
  • Host computer with at least two cores
  • 8 GB RAM minimum recommended
  • See http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php for a complete list of supported Host Operating Systems.
  • Hardware must conform to minimum VMware requirements.
  • 4 GB minimum RAM for dedicated image resource
  • See http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-60/index.jsp for more information.

• VMware ESXi 6.5

  • 64-bit x86 CPU required
  • Host computer with at least two cores
  • 8 GB RAM minimum recommended
  • See http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php for a complete list of supported Host Operating Systems.
  • Hardware must conform to minimum VMware requirements.
  • 4 GB minimum RAM for dedicated image resource
  • See http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-65/index.jsp for more information.

• VMware ESXi 6.7

  • 64-bit x86 CPU required
  • Host computer with at least two cores
  • 8 GB RAM minimum recommended
  • See http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php for a complete list of supported Host Operating Systems.
  • Hardware must conform to minimum VMware requirements.
  • 4 GB minimum RAM for dedicated image resource
  • See http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-65/index.jsp for more information.

SQL Server

In larger environments, it is highly recommended that the SQL Database server run on a redundant system, such as a SQL Cluster, to ensure availability and data continuity. It is also recommended to perform daily full backups with transactional logging that is enabled to ensure that any newly generated keys through user/device activation are recoverable.

Database maintenance tasks should include rebuilding database indexes and collecting statistics.