Note: For the most up-to-date system requirement information, please see the NetChk Protect Installation Guide at http://www.shavlik.com/support/onlinehelp.aspx .
Restrictions:
A FAT file system cannot be used on a console machine
If you install the console on a domain controller that uses LDAP certificate authentication, you may need to configure the server to avoid conflict issues between the SSL certificate and the NetChk Protect program certificate. There is no easy way to configure this on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller and this combination is not recommended for use as a console.
Processor:
Minimum: Pentium 4
Recommended: 2.0 GHz CPU (multi-core 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):
Note: NetChk Protect supports 32- and 64-bit versions of the listed operating systems for both console and target systems.
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
Windows 7, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition
Recommended:
Windows Server 2003 Family, SP2 or later
Windows Server 2008 Family, excluding Server Core
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.
Note: SQL Server 2000 is not supported for use as a back-end database.
Size: 1.5 GB
Prerequisite Software:
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 Express Edition
SQL Native Client or SQL 2008 Native Client
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, SP1 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
Virtual Machines (offline virtual images created by any of the following):
VMware ESX Server 3.0 or later
VMware VirtualCenter 2.0 or later
VMware Server
VMware Workstation 4.0 or later
VMware Player
Configuration Requirements
Remote Registry service must be running
Simple File Sharing must be turned off
Server service must be running
NetBIOS (tcp139) or Direct Host (tcp445) ports must be accessible
When deploying patches on Windows Vista or later operating systems, the Windows Update service Startup type must be set to either Manual or Automatic.
When performing an asset scan, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service must be enabled and the protocol allowed to the machine (TCP port 135). 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. See Asset Scan Requirements for more details.
Products Supported (for patch program):
See http://xml.shavlik.com/data/supportedproducts.htm for the current list
Disk Space (for patch program):
Free space equal to five times the size of the patches being deployed
Supported Languages (for patch program):
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Processor:
500 MHz or faster CPU
Memory:
Minimum: 256 MB RAM
Recommended: 512 MB RAM or higher
Disk Space:
Note: FAT file systems are not supported on agent machines.
30 MB for NetPt Agent client
500 MB or more for patch repository
Operating Systems (any of the following):
Note: Version 7.6 is the last release that will support agents on a Windows 2000 platform.
Windows 2000 SP4 or later (with Windows Installer 3.1 or the latest version supported by Windows 2000)
Windows XP SP3 or later
Windows Vista Family
Windows 7 Family
Windows Server 2003 Family
Windows Server 2008 Family
Windows Server 2008 Family R2
Prerequisite Software
MSXML 3.0 or later
These are the default port requirements. The port numbers are configurable.
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Inbound Ports (Basic NAT Firewall) |
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TCP 80 |
TCP 135 |
TCP 139 OR TCP 445 |
TCP 3121 |
TCP 4155 |
TCP 5120 |
TCP 443 |
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Client System |
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X (For asset scans) |
X |
X |
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X (For listening agents) |
X |
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Console System |
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X |
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Distribution Server |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Outbound Ports (Highly Restricted Network Environment) |
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TCP 80 |
TCP 139 OR TCP 445 |
TCP 3121 |
TCP 5120 |
UDP 9 |
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Client System |
X (For agents) |
X |
X |
X (For agents) |
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Console System |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
X (For WoL and error reporting) |
Distribution Server |
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