HP-UX IPSec Product Requirements

Prior to installing the HP-UX IPSec product, check that your system can accommodate the following product requirements.

Memory Requirements

The total size of the memory required (run-time only) for the HP-UX IPSec product is: 1 Mbyte.

Disk Requirements

The total size of the disk space required (run-time only) for the HP-UX IPSec product is 16 Mbytes. Requirements for variable-length user files are listed below:

Policy file: minimum of 2019 bytes per policy file. Alternate or test policy files should be stored in a separate directory. The default file is: /var/adm/ipsec/policies.txt.
Audit file: This file can grow very fast if Informative auditing is turned on. HP recommends 1 Mbyte for the Alerts and Errors level of logging, 5 Mbytes for the Warnings level, and 200 or more Mbytes for the Informative message level. Informative auditing could generate 3-5 Mbytes per hour. Audit files should be kept in a separate directory or file system. The default directory is: /var/adm/ipsec/.

Configuration Utility Requirements

The HP-UX IPSec configuration utility, ipsec_mgr, requires a graphical display device. This can be a graphics monitor, an X terminal display, a PC with X Server software installed, or a Linux workstation running an X Server.

HP-UX IPSec Product Requirements

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