Choosing Hardware Platform for SafeUTM


Information about Software Platform

SafeUTM is a Linux operating system installed on a server or virtual machine. SafeUTM is based on Fedora 31 and contains a Linux kernel with a set of drivers from this OS with minor changes on our part. Thus, SafeUTM supports most of the hardware supported by Fedora 31.


General Recommendations for Chipsets and Manufacturers

Having worked for years with client servers, we can identify several patterns:


Hardware Platform Power Selection

The number of GHz of the processor and the amount of RAM of the server strongly depend on the load imposed on SafeUTM. When calculating the load, it is necessary to consider three factors:

The minimum system requirements satisfy the low involvement of UTM services serving a small number of authorized users. With a larger number of users (50 and more) and services served on SafeUTM, pay attention to the recommended and maximum system requirements of the server.


Disk Subsystem

RAID arrays are not required for typical UTM usage schemes. One modern 200 GB SATA hard drive is sufficient in most configurations. In the case of a heavily used mail server on SafeUTM, we recommend connecting a separate hard drive to store mail correspondence. We recommend using Western Digital brand devices. We do not recommend using disk devices of the Green or Eco series, since their speed and energy indications are artificially understated and they are not suitable for use on servers. Using SSD drives is also possible and recommended. We recommend using Micron brand devices.


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Created 27 August 2022 22:32:54 by Val Redman
Updated 13 October 2022 16:21:09 by Val Redman