[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [FW1] Recommendations for Mgmt server
The three things that I've seen that make a good management module and master module are Memory - 768 - 1GB RAM NICs - GB, qty 2 (100 full duplex on a switch otherwise) disk space - (depends - use RAID and load it up) What does a management console do? Two things: as a master console, it receives logs from the firewalls. As a management console, it manages and pushes policies and provides a mechanism to scan logs, use the active or account viewer, and display system status. None of these processes is CPU intensive. Scanning the logs uses maybe 2%. The remote firewall module (read Nokia) is the one doing all the report generation, account logging, and active connection status, not the management console. You could probably get away with using Linux or Windows NT as the management module and the master module; save yourself a lot of money. David C. Diemer, CCSA, CNE Enterprise Security Firewall Engineer Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) [email protected]>>> "Daniel J. Raymonda" <[email protected]> 10/19/00 01:44PM >>> I will be installing multiple Nokia boxes in the near future (IP650's, IP440's and possibly a IP330). I am not familiar with Solarias and wondered if anyone had hardware recommendations for the management station. Money doesn't seem to be an issue (accept, of course, when it comes to my salary!) so a beefed up system is what I'm looking for. Thanks for any assistance... -- Daniel J. Raymonda Senior Systems Engineer The MONY Group ================================================================================ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================================================ ================================================================================ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================================================
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