Product Requirements
Management Console System Requirements
- Processor: Minimum: Pentium 4; Recommended: 2.0 GHz CPU (multi-processor machine if more than 1000 seat license)
- Memory: Minimum: 1 GB of RAM; Recommended: 2 GB of RAM (4 GB if more than 1000 seat license)
- Video: 1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher (1280 x 1024 recommended)
- Disk Space: 100 MB for application, 2 GB or more for patch repository
- Operating System (one of the following): Minimum: Windows XP: Professional, SP3 or later (SP2 or later if using 64-bit version), Windows Vista, SP1 or later, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition, and Windows Server 2003 Family, SP2 or later; Recommended: Windows 7: Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition, Windows Server 2008: Family, excluding Server Core, and Windows Server 2008 Family R2, excluding Server Core
- Database: Use of a SQL Server database (SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, SQL Server 2008, or SQL Server 2008 Express Edition) is required. If you do not have a SQL Server database, the option to install SQL Server 2008 Express Edition will be provided during the prerequisite software installation process.
- Prerequisite Software: (Installed automatically) MSXML 6.0 SP2 Hotfix (only required on console machines using Windows Vista SP1 or earlier), Windows Installer 4.5 or later (only required if installing SQL Express 2008 during NetChk Protect installation), Use of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, SQL Server 2008, or SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition, SQL Native Client or SQL 2008 Native Client, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or later
- Configuration Requirements: When performing an asset scan of the console machine, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service must be enabled and the protocol allowed to the machine. In Windows Firewall, on Windows XP/Windows 2003 machines the service is called Remote Administration, and on Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 machines the service is called Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)/Remote Administration.
- Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5 or later required to receive patch deployments
- Operating Systems (any of the following): Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, Windows 2000 Small Business Server, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows XP Embedded, Windows Server 2003: Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003: Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003: Web Edition, Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server, Windows Server 2003: Datacenter Edition, Windows Vista: Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista: Home Premium Edition, Windows Vista: Business Edition, Windows Vista: Enterprise Edition, Windows Vista: Ultimate Edition, Windows 7: Home Premium Edition, Windows 7: Professional Edition, Windows 7: Enterprise Edition, Windows 7: Ultimate Edition , Windows Server 2008: Standard, Windows Server 2008: Enterprise, Windows Server 2008: Datacenter, Windows Server 2008: Standard – Core, Windows Server 2008: Enterprise – Core, Windows Server 2008: Datacenter – Core, Windows Server 2008 R2: Standard, Windows Server 2008 R2: Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 R2: Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 R2: Standard – Core, Windows Server 2008 R2: Enterprise – Core, Windows Server 2008 R2: Datacenter - Core