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Installation Parameters

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Trellix IPS Manager server instance requirements

Cloud environment Resource Recommended
AWS Instance type m4.xlarge or c4.xlarge
Disk space 150 GB
Azure Instance type D2s_v4
Disk space 150 GB

External Controller instance requirements

Cloud environment Resource Recommended
AWS Instance type c4.large
Disk space 20 GB
Azure Instance type F4s_v2
Disk space 20 GB

Trellix IPS Sensor instance requirements

Cloud environment Resource Recommended
AWS Instance type c4.xlarge or c5.xlarge
Disk space 40 GB
Azure Instance type F4s_v2
Disk space 40 GB

Trellix vIPS Probe Operating System compatibility

Operating System Minimum OS version required (AWS) Minimum OS version required (Azure)
Linux Any of the following:
  • 64-bit Red Hat Linux 7 and 8
  • 64-bit CentOS Linux 7 and 8
  • 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 and 15
  • 64-bit OpenSUSE Tumbleweed
  • 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 16.04, 18.04, and 20.04
  • 64-bit Amazon Linux 2
  • 64-bit Debian 9 and 10
  • 64-bit Oracle Linux 7.9

Note

Only x86 architectures are supported.

Any of the following:
  • 64-bit Red Hat Linux 8
  • 64-bit CentOS Linux 8
  • 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 and 15
  • 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 16.04, 18.04, and 20.04
  • 64-bit Debian 9 and 10
  • 64-bit Oracle Linux 7.9

Note

Only x86 architectures are supported.

Windows
  • Windows Server 2019 R2 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) English operating system
  • Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) English operating system
  • Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) English operating system
  • Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) English operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) English operating system
  • Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) English operating system
  • Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) English operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) English operating system

Manager client system requirements

The following table lists the 10.1 Manager/Central Manager client requirements when using Windows 10:

Minimum Recommended
Operating system Windows 10, English or Japanese

Note

The display language of the Manager client must be same as that of the Manager server operating system.

Windows 10, version 1903 English or Japanese
Memory 8 GB 16 GB
CPU 1.5 GHz processor 2.4 GHz or faster
Monitor 32-bit color, 1440 x 900 display setting 1920 x 1080 (or above)
Browser
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome

Note

To avoid the certificate mismatch error and security warning, add the Manager web certificate to the trusted certificate list.

Note

Internet Explorer 11 is not supported.

  • Microsoft Edge 42.0 or later
  • Mozilla Firefox 70.0 or later
  • Google Chrome 76.0 or later

For the Manager/Central Manager client, in addition to Windows 10, you can also use the operating systems mentioned for the Manager server.

The following are Central Manager and Manager client requirements when using Mac:

Mac operating system Browser
  • Yosemite
  • El Capitan
Safari 8 or 9

Virtual IPS (VM600) application requirements

Following table provides the system requirements for the Virtual IPS Sensor deployment:

System requirements for deploying IPS-VM600
Model Ports Logical CPU Cores Memory Disk space
IPS-VM600 2

Note

1 port for management and 1 port for response

4 7 GB 8 GB