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Prerequisites

Ensure that the following prerequisites are met for successful installation of the product.

Hardware requirements for distribution servers:

No. of Computers Managed Using the Distribution Server Processor Information RAM Size Hard Disk Space
1 to 500 Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.0 Ghz  3 MB cache 4 GB 6 GB*
501 to 1000 Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache 4 GB 12 GB*
1001 to 3000 Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz 8 GB 16 GB*
3001 to 5000 Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz 8 GB 20 GB*

* May increase depending on the number of software applications and patches deployed.

Note : It is highly recommended to install Distribution Server for every 1000 computers. To learn more about distribution servers, visit Distribution Server for Bandwidth Optimization.

Ports: List of ports to be opened for seamless agent-server communication

Port Purpose Type Location
443 For communication between the agent or distribution server and the Endpoint Central server. Source: Agent/Distribution server Destination: Endpoint Central server HTTPS Outbound from Agent/DS
443 The notification server port is responsible for communicating on-demand operations from the server to the agent. Source: Agent/Distribution server Destination: Notification server WSS Outbound from Agent/DS
8384 For communication between (remote)agent and distribution server Source: Agent Destination: Distribution Server HTTPS In bound to Distribution Server Out bound from Agent

Supported browsers: Browsers that render the product

Install any of the following browsers on your computer to access the product console:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and later versions
  • Mozilla Firefox 44 and later versions
  • Google Chrome 47 and later versions

Note: The screen resolution should be 1280 x 1024 pixels or higher.