Features and benefits.
Centralized security and network management.
SonicWALL GMS gives administrators the integrated tools to deploy, manage and monitor all security policies and services throughout a large-scale, multiple policy enterprise or service provider environment.
Easy policy management.
Administrators can set policies for thousands of SonicWALL firewalls, anti-spam, backup and recovery (Continuous Data Protection), and secure remote access solutions from a central location. Administrators can also use GMS to simplify the enablement of VPN connectivity and consolidate thousands of security policies.
Universal dashboard.
The universal dashboard features customizable widgets, geographic maps and user-centric reporting
Real-time alerts.
Active-device monitoring and alerting provides real-time alert capabilities to facilitate troubleshooting efforts, allowing administrators to take preventative action and deliver immediate remediation.
Centralized logging.
A central location for logging consolidates security events and logs for thousands of appliances, providing a single point to conduct network forensics.
Offline management.
Easily schedule and deploy configuration changes and/or firmware updates on managed SonicWALL appliances to minimize service disruptions.
Streamlined license management.
A single unified console simplifies the management of security and support for SonicWALL license subscriptions.
SNMP support.
Powerful, real-time traps for SonicWALL TCP/IP and SNMP-devices and applications greatly enhance troubleshooting efforts to pinpoint and respond to critical network events.
Rich integrations options.
Take advantage of an application programming interface (API) for web services, CLI support for the majority of functions, and SNMP trap support for both service providers and enterprises.
Real-time and historic reporting.
A revolutionary enhancement to support next-generation Syslog reporting streamlines the time-consuming summarization process, allowing for near real-time reporting on incoming Syslog messages providing the ability to extensively drill down into data and customize reports.
Cross-platform reporting.
Extensive cross-platform reporting capabilities include support for numerous SonicWALL products, including firewalls, anti-spam, backup and recovery, and secure remote access platforms.
Intelligent reporting and activity visualization.
Gain greater insight into usage trends and security events through comprehensive management and graphical reports that also deliver a cohesive branding for service providers.
GMS Mobile
GMS Mobile is a beta application for the Apple iPhone. With GMS Mobile, Global Management System (GMS) admins who are on-the-go can remotely log into GMS to see an overview of all devices under management, check device status, and review GMS alerts. /
Flexible deployment options.
SonicWALL GMS can be flexibly deployed as a software application on a third party Windows® server (leveraging existing infrastructure), as a SonicWALL E-Class Universal Management Appliance EM5000 (leveraging a hardened high-performance appliance), or as a SonicWALL GMS Virtual Appliance in a VMware® environment (further leveraging shared computing resources to optimize server utilization, ease migration and reduce capital costs).
GMS Mobile.
GMS Mobile, an application for the Apple iPhone platform allows administrators on the go to remotely log into the GMS system to see all the devices under management, check device status, and review GMS alerts as they come in. GMS Mobile is currently available as a free beta application in the Apple iTunes Store.
Product specifications.
Operating system.
Microsoft environment.1
- Windows Server 2003 64 bit (SP2)
- Windows Server 2008 SBS 64 bit (R2)
- Windows Server 2008 Standard 64 bit (R2)
Hardware requirements.
- x86 Environment: Minimum 3 GHz processor Server dual-core CPU Intel processor, 4 GB RAM and 300 GB disk space.
Virtual appliance requirements.
- Hypervisor: VMware ESX and ESXi
- Operation System Installed: Hardened SonicLinux
- Appliance Size: 250GB to 950GB
- Allocated Memory: 4GB
- VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide: Details
Supported databases.
External databases.
- Microsoft SQL 2005 64 bit (SP2)
- Microsoft SQL 2008 64 bit (R2)
Bundled with the GMS application.
- MySQL
GMS gateway.
- SonicWALL E-Class NSA, NSA or PRO Series Network Security Appliance with minimum firmware and SonicWALL VPN-based Network Security Appliances2
Supported SonicWALL appliances managed by GMS.
- SonicWALL Network Security Appliances: E-Class NSA Series, NSA Series, PRO Series, TZ Series3
- SonicWALL Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Appliances
- SonicWALL Content Security Manager (CSM) Appliances
- SonicWALL Secure Remote Access Appliances: E-Class Aventail Series, SRA Series
- SonicWALL Email Security Appliances
- All TCP/IP and SNMP-enabled devices and applications for active monitoring
Internet browsers.
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer 8.0+
- Mozilla Firefox 6.0+
- Google Chrome 13.0+
- Supported only on Microsoft Windows platforms
Java.
- Java Plug-in version 1.6 or later
Supported SonicWALL firmware.
- SonicWALL Network Security Appliances: E-Class NSA Series & NSA Series with SonicOS Enhanced 5.0+
- SonicWALL PRO Series Appliances: SonicOS Enhanced 3.2+
- SonicWALL TZ Series Appliances: SonicOS Standard 3.1+ and SonicOS Enhanced 3.2+
- SonicWALL CDP Appliances: SonicWALL CDP 2.3+
- SonicWALL CSM Appliances: SonicWALL 2.0+
- SonicWALL SRA Appliances: SonicWALL SSL VPN SMB Firmware 2.0 or higher and SonicWALL Aventail E-Class SSL VPN Firmware 9.0+4
- SonicWALL Email Security Appliances: SonicWALL Email Security 7.0 firmware
1In all instances, SonicWALL GMS is running as a 32 bit application. Bundled databases will run in 64-bit mode on 64-bit Windows OS.
2When using the Management VPN Tunnel option for secure communication between the SonicWALL GMS server and managed appliances using VPN tunnels, a GMS Gateway is required. The GMS gateway should be at minimum a SonicWALL NSA with minimum firmware SonicOS Enhanced 5.0, or a SonicWALL PRO 2040 with minimum firmware SonicOS Enhanced 3.2. When using Existing VPN Tunnels or HTTPS as the management method, a GMS Gateway is not required.
3Legacy SonicWALL XPRS/XPRS2, SonicWALL SOHO2, SonicWALL Tele2, and SonicWALL Pro/Pro-VX models are not supported.
4Only newer Aventail E-Class SSL VPN appliances using 12 character hexidecimal serial numbers.
