Lotus Protector for Mail Security

System requirements

Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.5 software is certified to run on high quality, cost-effective IBM System x hardware. Unlike competitive offerings that require proprietary hardware systems, Lotus Protector for Mail Security can run natively on this off-the-shelf hardware that offers different price points for different throughput requirements.

In addition, Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.5 software can alternatively deployed in virtualized environments on any VMware supported system.

Designed to provide protection for organizations of all sizes, the IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.5 solution is available in two deployment options:

1. Software appliance: Install Lotus Protector for Mail Security software on off-the-shelf IBM System x or Dell hardware and deploy as a physical appliance

2. Virtual Appliance: Install Lotus Protector for Mail Security on supported VMware software and deploy as a virtualized appliance.

3. Software that is compatible with (but not required) Lotus Protector for Mail Security

Software appliance

Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.5.1 is certified to run natively on high quality, cost-effective IBM System x or Dell hardware as a physical appliance. Select the hardware that best suits your needs based on price verses throughput requirements.

Compatible with (but not required)

--	Economy		Scale	Performance
Model [1]	Dell PowerEdge 1950	IBM xSeries x3250 M3	IBM xSeries x3550 M3	Dell PowerEdge 2950	IBM xSeries x3650 M3
Processor / speed / cache [2]	1x Intel XeonTM Processor / 2.80GHz / 0.5 MB	1x Intel XeonTM Processor X3330 / 2.66GHz / 6MB	1x Intel XeonTM Processor X5502 2C / 1.86GHz / 4MB	1x Intel XeonTM Processor 5450 / 3.00GHz / 6 MB	2x Intel XeonTM Processor X5502 2C / 1.86GHz / 4MB
Total Memory/type [3]	4 GB	3 GB/DDR2	4 GB/DDR3	4 GB	4 GB/DDR3
Optical Device [4]	1x DVD/CD-RW Combo	1x DVD/CD-RW Combo	1x DVD/CD-RW Combo	1x DVD/CD-RW Combo	1x DVD/CD-RW Combo
Controller [5]	1x PERC 5i	1x ServeRAID-MR 10il SAS/SATA; ServeRAID 1015, 5014 and 5015	1x ServeRAID-MR 10il SAS/SATA	1x PERC 6i	1x ServeRAID-MR 10il SAS/SATA; ServeRAID 1015, 5014 and 5015
Storage [6]	2x 146 GB SCSI/SAS	1x 250GB 7.2k RPM 3.5" SATA	2x 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS2.5"	4x 73 GB SAS 2x 300 GB SAS	4x 73GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" 2x 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5"
Redundancy [7]	--	--	1x 675w power supply	--	1x 675w power supply
Rack Form factor	1U	1U	1U	2U	2U
Throughput: emails/hour[8]	111k	115K	250K	335k	360K
Platform [1]	One of the following: VMware Server 1.0.2 or later VMware Workstation 5.5 or later VMware Player 1.0.3 or later VMware ESX 3.x or later
Host hardware [2]	--
Total Memory [3] (virtual memory)	2 GB RAM (1 GB minimum required for each Lotus Protector virtual instance)
Total Storage [3] (virtual storage)	100GB hard disk space (50GB dedicated for each Lotus Protector virtual instance)
Optical Device [4]	DVD ROM
Network cards [5]	Two network interfaces: One host-only interfaces One bridged network interface
Throughput: emails/hour [6]	70K
Group	Product	Applicable OS	Applicable Component	Notes
Domino	Lotus Domino 7.x Lotus Domino 8.x	All Applicable OS All Applicable OS	Protector for Mail Security Protector for Mail Security
Lotus	Lotus Notes 8.5.1 Lotus Notes 8.x Lotus Notes 7.x	All Applicable OS All Applicable OS All Applicable OS	Protector for Mail Security Protector for Mail Security Protector for Mail Security	Lotus Notes 8.5.1 Full Client Supported through Lotus Protector End-User Interface Web Browser Supported through Lotus Protector End-User Interface Web Browser
Microsoft Exchange Server	Microsoft Exchange 2007 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003	All Applicable OS All Applicable OS	Protector for Mail Security Protector for Mail Security
Microsoft Outlook	Microsoft Outlook 2003 Microsoft Outlook 2007	All Applicable OS All Applicable OS	Protector for Mail Security Protector for Mail Security	Support for Outlook is only with Microsoft Exchange Servers, and is supported through Lotus Protector End-User Interface Web Browser Support for Outlook is only with Microsoft Exchange Servers, and is supported through Lotus Protector End-User Interface Web Browser
Web Browsers	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x Mozilla Firefox 3.x Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x Mozilla Firefox 3.x	All Applicable OS All Applicable OS All Applicable OS All Applicable OS	Protector for Mail Security - Admin Interface Web Browser Protector for Mail Security - Admin Interface Web Browser Protector for Mail Security Protector for Mail Security	Java 1.6.x required Java 1.6.x required Supported through Lotus Protector End-User Interface Web Browser Supported through Lotus Protector End-User Interface Web Browser

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