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Features & Benefits
Tight Integration
SonicWALL GMS gives administrators the integrated tools to manage all security policies and services throughout a large-scale, multiple policy enterprise or service provider environment. Administrators can easily configure settings, deploy VPNs to any user, and add SonicWALL upgrade and subscription services, such as Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Intrusion Prevention Service, Client/Server Anti-Virus Suite and Content Filtering Service with the click of a button.
Cost Effective
SonicWALL GMS delivers a cost-effective global security management solution that reduces staffing requirements, speeds up deployment and lowers the cost of managing security services.
Easy Policy Management
SonicWALL GMS allows administrators to easily create security policies for the SonicWALL Network Security appliances and enforce them at the global, group or unit level.
In-Depth Reporting
SonicWALL GMS allows administrators to generate a wide range of informative and historical reports to provide insight into usage trends, such as which Web sites have been accessed by whom and security events of your managed SonicWALL Network Security appliances.
System Requirements
Operating System
- Microsoft® Environment: Windows 2000 Server (SP4), Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows XP Professional (SP2), Windows 2003 Server (SP2)
Database
- Microsoft® Environment: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (SP4) and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (SP2) on either Windows 2000 Server (SP4) or 2003 Server (SP1)
Internet Browsers
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or higher
Hardware for Single Server Deployment
- x86 Environment: Minimum 3 GHz processor dual-core CPU Intel processor, 2 GB RAM, and 300 GB disk space
Hardware for Distributed Database Server Deployment
- x86 Environment: Minimum 3 GHz processor dual-core CPU Intel processor, 2 GB RAM, and 300 GB disk space
GMS Gateway
- SonicWALL PRO Series Network Security Appliance with minimum firmware
- SonicOS Enhanced 3.2 and SonicWALL VPN-based Network Security appliances1
Supported SonicWALL Appliances Managed by GMS
- SonicWALL Network Security Appliances: E-Class NSA, NSA, PRO Series, TZ Series appliances
- SonicWALL Continuous Data Protection appliances
- SonicWALL CSM appliances
- SonicWALL SSL-VPN appliances
- All TCP/IP and SNMP-enabled devices and applications for active monitoring
Supported SonicWALL Firmware
- SonicWALL Network Security Appliances: E-Class NSA and NSA SonicOS Enhanced 5.0 or higher
- SonicWALL PRO Series Appliances: SonicOS Enhanced 3.2 or higher
- SonicWALL TZ Series Appliances: SonicOS Standard 3.1 or higher and SonicOS Enhanced 3.2 or higher
- SonicWALL CDP Appliances: SonicWALL CDP 2.3 or higher
- SonicWALL CSM Appliances: SonicWALL 2.0 or higher
- SonicWALL SSL VPN Appliances: SonicWALL SSL VPN SMB Firmware 2.0 or higher and SonicWALL Aventail E-Class SSL VPN Firmware 9.0 or higher
Purchase Information
Software
| Product | Nodes | SKU |
|---|---|---|
| SonicWALL GMS Software | 10 Nodes | 01-SSC-3363 |
| 25 Nodes | 01-SSC-3311 |
Software Upgrades
| Upgrade Options | Nodes | SKU |
|---|---|---|
| SonicWALL GMS Software Upgrade | 1 Node | 01-SSC-7662 |
| 5 Nodes | 01-SSC-3350 | |
| 10 Nodes | 01-SSC-7664 | |
| 25 Nodes | 01-SSC-3301 | |
| 100 Nodes | 01-SSC-3303 | |
| 250 Nodes | 01-SSC-3304 | |
| 1,000 Nodes | 01-SSC-3306 |
Software Support
| Support Option | Nodes | SKU |
|---|---|---|
| SonicWALL GMS E-Class 24x7 Software Support (1 yr.) | 1 Node | 01-SSC-7675 |
| 5 Nodes | 01-SSC-6524 | |
| 10 Nodes | 01-SSC-6514 | |
| 25 Nodes | 01-SSC-3334 | |
| 100 Nodes | 01-SSC-3336 | |
| 250 Nodes | 01-SSC-3337 | |
| 1,000 Nodes | 01-SSC-3338 | |
| SonicWALL Comprehensive GMS E-Class Support 24X7 | 1 Node | 01-SSC-7679 |
| 5 Nodes | 01-SSC-3354 | |
| 10 Nodes | 01-SSC-3353 | |
| 25 Nodes | 01-SSC-3374 | |
| 100 Nodes | 01-SSC-3376 | |
| 1,000 Nodes | 01-SSC-3377 | |
| Note: E-Class support sold separately. E-Class support required purchase with GMS. | ||
1The GMS Gateway should have at minimum a SonicWALL PRO 2040 or Network Security Appliance Series 2400 or higher.
