To achieve the best performance on the Secure Web Gateway (SWG) VA, it is important that you install the software on a system that meets the specified requirements. Follow these guidelines to guarantee satisfactory performance and operation of the SWG VA.

The host server must be on VMware’s Hardware Compatibility List (see the list at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php). The server must have sufficient virtual resources to run a SWG VA, as described below.

Note: The following requirements reflect Symantec’s test environment. Using the same or a similar configuration should achieve satisfactory performance of the SWG VA; however, you should expect different performance results if your resources or virtual drive configuration are different from the configuration described in Table 2–1 and Table 2–2. Be aware that over-provisioning CPUs can cause license suspension, but under-provisioning can cause sub-optimal VA performance and operation.

Table 2–1 General System Requirements

The table below lists requirements for each model, including recommended and alternate virtual drive configurations. Symantec recommends creating 100GB virtual drives, although models with higher storage requirements can have larger drives. Note that each virtual drive must be the same size.

 Table 2–2 Model-Specific Requirements

Note:   With fewer disks, more throughput is required per disk. See “Throughput Requirements Per Virtual Disk” on page 52 for disk read and write throughput rates per disk.