Hardware and software requirements

Deploying the program on a virtual platform requires installing the VMware ESXi™ 6.5.0 or 6.7.0 hypervisor.

The configuration of the Kaspersky Sandbox servers depends on the volume of data to be processed by the application and the throughput of the network link.

Kaspersky Sandbox operation on AMD processors is not supported.

Hardware and software requirements of Kaspersky Sandbox

The Kaspersky Sandbox solution supports configurations listed in the following table.

Configurations supported by the Kaspersky Sandbox solution

Server configuration	Number of Kaspersky Endpoint Agent workstations	Workload when receiving files via API (objects per hour)
CPU: 4 cores with Hyper-Threading support (8 threads), 2.1 GHz RAM: 32 GB Two hard drives in a RAID 1 array: 600 GB each rotation speed: 10,000 rpm Two network adapters with 1 Gbit/s data transfer rate.	250	75
CPU: 8 cores with Hyper-Threading support (16 threads), 2.2 GHz. RAM: 48 GB Two hard drives in a RAID 1 array: 600 GB each rotation speed: 10,000 rpm Two network adapters with 1 Gbit/s data transfer rate.	500	150
CPU: 12 cores with Hyper-Threading support (24 threads), 2.2 GHz. RAM: 64 GB Two hard drives in a RAID 1 array: 600 GB each rotation speed: 10,000 rpm Two network adapters with 1 Gbit/s data transfer rate.	750	225
CPU: 16 cores with Hyper-Threading support (32 threads), 2.2 GHz. RAM: 64 GB Two hard drives in a RAID 1 array: 600 GB each rotation speed: 10,000 rpm Two network adapters with 1 Gbit/s data transfer rate.	1000	305
CPU: 14 cores with Hyper-Threading support (28 threads), 2.6 GHz. RAM: 64 GB Two hard drives in a RAID 1 array: 600 GB each rotation speed: 10,000 rpm Two network adapters with 1 Gbit/s data transfer rate.	1000	305
2 CPUs: 18 cores with Hyper-Threading support (72 threads), 2.2 GHz RAM: 196 GB Two hard drives in a RAID 1 array: 600 GB each rotation speed: 10,000 rpm Two network adapters with 1 Gbit/s data transfer rate.	5000	910

Example of Kaspersky Sandbox performance:

Server configuration:

CPU: 4 cores with Hyper-Threading support (8 threads), 2.1 GHz

RAM: 32 GB

Two hard drives in a RAID 1 array:

600 GB each
rotation speed: 10,000 rpm
Two network adapters with 1 Gbit/s data transfer rate.

On a server with the specified configuration, Kaspersky Sandbox can:
Process objects received from Kaspersky Endpoint Agent workstations. Maximum number of workstations: 250.
Process objects received from external systems via the API. Maximum objects per hour: 75.

For example, if you want to double the performance of Kaspersky Sandbox (to receive objects from 500 workstations or 150 objects per hour from external systems via the API), you can combine 2 servers into a cluster.

If you are installing Kaspersky Sandbox on a VMware ESXi virtual machine (two HDDs in Hardware RAID 1, 600 GB each) for processing objects from 250 workstations, use the following configuration:

CPU: 12 cores (6 sockets, 2 cores each), 2.2 GHz.
Memory: 32 GB.
Hard drive space: 600 GB.
Two network adapters with 1 Gbit/s data transfer rate.
On the virtual machine:
1. Enable nested virtualization.
2. Set the Latency Sensitivity option to High.
3. Reserve the entire RAM (32 GB).
4. Reserve the entire CPU frequency (26,400 MHz).
5. Select the Expose hardware assisted virtualization to the guest OS check box.

Web browser requirements for working with Kaspersky Sandbox over the web interface

It is recommended to use one of the following browsers in order to configure and work with Kaspersky Sandbox over the web interface.

Mozilla™ Firefox™ for Linux®.
Mozilla Firefox for Windows.
Google Chrome™ for Windows version 77 or later.
Google Chrome for Linux version 77 or later.
Safari for Mac.

Hardware and software requirements of the Kaspersky Endpoint Agent application

You can install Kaspersky Endpoint Agent 3.7 on workstations running the following operating systems:

Windows 7 SP1 Enterprise x32 / x64
Windows 8.1.1 Enterprise x32 / x64
Windows 10, version 1703 Enterprise x32 / x64 (RS3)
Windows 10, version 1803 Enterprise x32 / x64 (RS4)
Windows 10, version 1809 Enterprise x32 / x64 (RS5)
Windows 10, version 1903 Enterprise x32 / x64 (19H1)

You can install Kaspersky Endpoint Agent 3.7 on servers running the following operating systems:

Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise x64
Windows Server 2012 Standard x64
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2016 Standard / Datacenter
Windows Server 2019 Standard / Datacenter

Throughput requirements for the link between workstations that have the Kaspersky Endpoint Agent application installed and the Kaspersky Sandbox server

Minimum requirements for the link between workstations that have the Kaspersky Endpoint Agent application installed and the Kaspersky Sandbox server are listed in the following table.

Minimum requirements for the link between the Kaspersky Sandbox server and workstations that have the Kaspersky Endpoint Agent application installed

Number of workstations with the Kaspersky Endpoint Agent application	Required link throughput to be reserved for Kaspersky Endpoint Agent (Mbps)
10	2
20	2
30	2
40	2
50	3
100	4
150	4
200	5
250	5
500	6
750	8
1000	9
1500	11
2000	13
2500	15
3000	18
3500	20
4000	22
4500	24
5000	27

Compatibility of the Kaspersky Sandbox solution version 1.1 with other applications

Kaspersky Sandbox version 1.1 supports integration with Kaspersky Security Center version 11.0.0.1131 patch B.