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Hardware Acceleration

Hi all.

I am a very happy home user with the new licence and I have a question.

What advantage does the hardware accesleration give me ? Will it improve the syestem performance ?


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  • The hardware acceleration is a physical card used on the ASG 425 and 525 models.  Helps to speed throughput on the IPS and AV scanning.  Otherwise for software and other ASG units such as 120, 220, and 320 this isn't available as a selection.
  • Even if it were available (you can find this card online) as an option in the software license, the card is rather expensive by itself... more than $1000.00 alone (maybe closer to $2000.00 ... I was curious as you were once and checked for myself).

    Hardware acceleration is really only noticable at higher traffic levels -- it does help significantly, though.

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  • $1000 will buy you a lot of CPU cores these days...
  • It's a little more specialized that just adding more cpu cores... pretty interesting product, but not necessary on any but the busiest of systems.

    http://sensorynetworks.com/

    CTO, Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC

    https://www.convergesecurity.com

    Advice given as posted on this forum does not construe a support relationship or other relationship with Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC or its subsidiaries.  Use the advice given at your own risk.