System requirements
To use this product, your system must meet these basic hardware and software requirements.
Forcepoint appliance requirements
This release supports the following SKUs for the Forcepoint SMC Appliance:
- SMCAP
- SMCAPG5
Note: For these appliances only the normal SMC license is required.
Virtualization platform requirements
As an alternative to using the SMC Appliance software on the pre-installed Forcepoint appliance, you can install the SMC Appliance software on a virtualization platform.
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Hypervisor | VMware ESXi version 6.0 or higher |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM |
| Virtual disk space | 128 GB |
| Interfaces | At least one network interface |
The .iso installation file that is used to install the SMC Appliance software on a virtualization platform is available only for major versions of the SMC Appliance. To install the maintenance version, first install the .iso for the major version, then upgrade to the maintenance version.
Important: Running a SMC Appliance on virtual platform or any other hardware other than SMCAP or SMCAPG5 requires the FPSMCVA feature pack license
to be added to normal SMC license.