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Note: SonicWALL GMS does not support MS SQL Server 2005 Express.
• SonicWALL MySQL Install Package installed on either Windows 2000 Server (SP4)
or 2003 Server (SP1)
MySQL Requirements
SonicWALL GMS automatically installs MySQL as part of the base installation package.
Separately installed instances of MySQL is not supported with SonicWALL GMS 7.0.
Separately installed instances of MySQL is supported with SonicWALL GMS 6.0 only.
Java Requirements
SonicWALL GMS services uses Java SE 6 Update 23. SonicWALL GMS automatically
downloads the Java Plug-in 6.0 when accessing SonicWALL GMS. SonicWALL GMS
uses Tomcat 6.0.32.
Browser Requirements
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher
• Mozilla Firefox 7.0 or higher
• Google Chrome 14.0 or higher
Network Requirements
To complete the SonicWALL GMS deployment process documented in this Getting
Started Guide, the following network requirements must be met:
• The SonicWALL GMS server must have access to the Internet
• The SonicWALL GMS server must have a static IP address
• The SonicWALL GMS server’s network connection must be able to
accommodate at least 1 KB/s for each device under management. For example,
if SonicWALL GMS is monitoring 100 SonicWALL appliances, the connection
must support at least 100 KB/s.
Alert: Depending on the configuration of SonicWALL log settings and the amount of
traffic handled by each device, the network traffic can vary dramatically. The
1 KB/s for each device is a general recommendation. Your installation
requirements may vary.