Underpowered and/or undersized machines can lead to performance issues and storage problems. We strongly recommend the use of server-class hardware that exceeds the minimum system requirements outlined in this section.
Note
These suggestions do not take into account the amount of disk space you require for alert and packet log storage. See the Trellix Intrusion Prevention System Product Guide for suggestions on calculating your database capacity requirements.
The following table lists the 11.1 Windows based Manager/Central Manager application requirements:
Minimum required | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
Operating system | Any of the following:
NoteOnly x64 architecture is supported. | Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Edition operating system |
Memory | 16 GB NoteSupports up to 10 million alerts in Solr | >=32 GB NoteSupports up to 20 million alerts in Solr |
CPU | Server model processor, such as Intel Xeon | Same |
Disk space | 300 GB | 500 GB or more |
Network | 1 Gbps card | 1 Gbps card |
Virtual CPUs (Applicable only on a VMware platform) | 4 | 4 or more |
Note
You need Windows Administrator permission for the server machine.
Tip
The Trellix Intrusion Prevention System Product Guide provides a number of pre-installation tips and suggestions with whichTrellix recommends you to familiarize yourself before you begin your upgrade. If you run into any issues, we suggest you to check this guide for a possible solution.
The following table lists the 11.1 Linux based Manager/Central Manager application specifications for an OVA file:
Important
From the 11.1 Update 10 release, MLOS is not supported.
Component | Specifications |
|---|---|
Trellix OS | 11.0.x |
MLOS | 3.9.1 |
Logical CPU cores | 8 |
Memory | 32 GB |
Disk space | 500 GB |
NIC | 1 NoteYou can consider 2 for a dual NIC configuration. |
How to host the Manager on a VMware platform
Component | Supported |
|---|---|
Virtualization software |
NoteHyperthreading should be available. |
The following are the system requirements for hosting 11.1 Linux-based Manager/Central Manager on a VMware platform:
Component | Supported |
|---|---|
Virtualization software |
NoteHyperthreading should be available. |
How to host the Manager on KVM
The following table lists the 11.1 Linux-based Manager/Central Manager specifications for a qcow2 file:
Component | Specifications |
|---|---|
Trellix OS | 11.0.x |
MLOS | 3.9.1 |
Logical CPU cores | 8 |
Memory | 20 GB |
Disk space | 500 GB |
NIC | 1 |
The following are the system requirements for hosting 11.1 Linux-based Manager/Central Manager on KVM:
Component | Supported |
|---|---|
Virtualization software | KVM 2.12.0 |
How to host the Manager on Nutanix
Component | Supported |
|---|---|
AOS version | 6.8.1 (20230302.101026) |
NCC Version | 5.1.1 |
LCM Version | 3.1.1 |
The following table lists the 11.1 Linux-based Manager/Central Manager application specifications for a qcow2 file:
Component | Specifications |
|---|---|
Trellix OS | 11.0.x |
MLOS | 3.9.1 |
Logical CPU cores | 8 |
Memory | 20 GB |
Disk space | 500 GB |
NIC | 1 |
The following are the system requirements for hosting the Linux-based Manager/Central Manager on Nutanix:
Component | Supported |
|---|---|
AOS version | 6.8.1 (20230302.101026) |
NCC Version | 5.1.1 |
LCM Version | 3.1.1 |