System Requirements

You will need the following minimum system configuration to evaluate Forefront codename “Stirling”:

Stirling console (Single-server evaluation topology with all components on one server)

Component	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Stirling console (Single-server evaluation topology with all components on one server)	Dual 2.8 GHz or faster processors 2 GB of RAM or more	Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) x64 and x86 editions	Windows Installer 3.1 .NET Framework 3.0 PowerShell 1.0 Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package 8.0 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1) SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) or later, (including Database Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Workstation components) MSMQ (part of Microsoft Windows Server 2003) MSXML 6.0Windows Update Agent 3.0 SCOM 2007 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1)	20 GB or more

Stirling console standalone

Component	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Stirling console standalone	300 megahertz (MHz) or faster 128 MB of RAM or more	Windows Vista Enterprise x64 and x86 editions	Windows Installer 3.1 .NET Framework 3.0 Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package 8.0 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1) PowerShell 1.0	1.5 GB or more

Forefront Client Security (host computer)

Component	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Forefront Client Security (host computer)	1 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM or more	Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (SP 3) or later Windows Server 2003 Standard with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) Windows Vista Enterprise x64 and x86 editions	Windows Update Agent 3.0 Windows Installer 3.1 Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package 8.0 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1) MSXML 6.0	20 GB or more

Forefront Security for Exchange Server*

Component	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Forefront Security for Exchange Server*	1 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM***, in addition to that required for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (2 GB recommended)	Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 SP2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 X64 editions	Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 .NET Framework 3.0 PowerShell 1.0 MSXML 6.0	2 GB in addition to that required for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Forefront Security for SharePoint

Component	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Forefront Security for SharePoint	Dual 2.5 GHz or faster processors 1 GB*** of RAM or more	Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 SP2	Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 .NET Framework 3.0 Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation Runtime Components Internet Information Services (IIS) in IIS 6.0 worker process isolation mode PowerShell 1.0	550 MB in addition to that required for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Forefront Threat Management Gateway

Component	Processor and memory	Operating system	Software	Hard disk
Forefront Threat Management Gateway	1 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM or more	Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 x64 editions	Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition	150 MB or more

*All minimum system memory and disk space requirements for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 must be met before installing Forefront Security for Exchange Server. Too little available memory or disk space may impact the ability of Forefront Security for Exchange Server to scan large files.

** If both the Exchange and SharePoint products are installed on the same server, only Forefront for Exchange Server can be installed, to protect Exchange.

*** With each additional scan engine used, more memory is needed per scanning process.

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