This documentation is for a product that is no longer supported by SmarterTools.
SmarterMail Server Requirements
The requirements of SmarterMail are minimal, so that SmarterMail 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.
Minimum Requirements
- Windows 2000, Windows XP*, or Windows 2003 (all versions), 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)
- .Net 2.0 Framework
* 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
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Vista EULA
It is suggested customers use IIS in place of the SmarterMail Web Server to provide
additional security and stability. The SmarterMail Web Server simply
allows the product to be fully functional without the existence of a marketed
web server. IIS, on the other hand, is an enterprise level web server and when paired
with SmarterMail, will provide the highest return on investment.
For more information in using IIS to host the web interface, please refer to our
Converting to IIS page.
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.
Sample Installations
Domains
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Users
|
Messages
per Day
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Requirements
|
500
|
3,000
|
250,000
|
- Windows 2000 or higher
- CPU: Dual P3
- RAM: 512 MB
|
5,000
|
30,000
|
1,000,000
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- Windows 2003
- CPU: Dual Xeon
- RAM: 2.0 GB
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Gateway
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N/A
|
2,000,000
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- Windows 2003
- CPU: Dual Xeon
- RAM: 1.0 GB
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