The requirements of SmarterMail are minimal, so that it can coexist
with other applications on the same server. Below you will find the minimal requirements
and a sample installation which may help you decide how much your hardware can process.
- Windows 2000, Windows XP*, Windows 2003, or Windows Vista*
- RAM: 512MB
- CPU: 1 GHz Processor or higher
- DISK: 150 Megs
- IIS 5 or higher (Required if you will not use the SmarterMail Web Server)
* Non server based Microsoft operating systems limit the maximum number of inbound connections to ten. For more
information regarding this issue, refer to the links below.
Windows XP Pro EULA
|
Vista EULA
|
Domains 0
|
Users 0
|
Messages 1
|
Requirements 2
|
|
500
|
3,000
|
250,000
|
- Windows 2000 or higher
- CPU: Dual P3
- RAM: 1.0 GB
- Single Driver(s) or RAID 5/10
|
|
2,000
|
20,000
|
1,000,000
|
- Windows 2003
- CPU: Dual Xeon
- RAM: 2.0 GB
- RAID 10
|
Gateway
Server
|
N/A
|
2,000,000
|
- Windows 2003
- CPU: Dual Xeon
- RAM: 1.0 GB
|
1 Messages (above) based on a daily scale.
2 RAID1 configurations should NOT be used due
to dramatic decreases in server performance.
NOTE: All installations are different, and extra load
caused by excessive messages or email accounts may skew the server requirements.
SmarterTools recommends adding domains slowly to the server once you get close to
these limits and watching how they impact your server. Also, it is important to
realize that email patterns indicate that email messages per account are increasing
roughly 60% every two years. Keep this growth in mind when planning your rollout.
If you have an infrastructure already and are curious as to what your requirements
might be, please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to answer any questions
you may have.