Server requirements

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Last updated: Mar 16, 2016 by Max Pinion (Deactivated)
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Before you install the Thycotic Management Server (TMS), be sure to review the following documents:

Thycotic Management Server design and setup

Database Requirements

Hardware requirements

The following tables list the TMS hardware requirements per solution.

If your TMS will host multiple solutions add each requirement to get the overall hardware requirements.

For example: The TMS running Local Security Solution and Application Control Solution for 30,000 nodes would require 28 GB RAM.

Local Security Solution

Managed EndpointsRAMCPUDisk space required
< 20,0006 GB2 cores at 2.00 GHz10 GB
20,000 - 60,0008 GB4 cores at 2.20 GHz20 GB
60,000 - 120,000+12 GB6 cores at 2.40 GHz40 GB

Application Control Solution

Managed EndpointsRAMCPUDisk space required
< 10,0004 GB2 cores at 2.00 GHz10 GB
10,000 - 20,0006 GB2 cores at 2.40 GHz20 GB
20,000 - 60,0008 GB4 cores at 2.40 GHz40 GB
60,000 - 120,000+12 GB6 cores at 2.40 GHz80 GB

Security Analysis Solution

Managed EndpointsRAMCPUDisk space required
< 10,0004 GB2 cores at 2.00 GHz10 GB
10,000 - 20,0006 GB2 cores at 2.40 GHz20 GB
20,000 - 60,0008 GB4 cores at 2.40 GHz40 GB
60,000 - 120,000+12 GB6 cores at 2.40 GHz80 GB

Operating System requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems:

    • Windows Server 2008
       
    • Windows Server 2008 R2
       
    • Windows Server 2012 
       
    • Recommended! Windows Server 2012 R2 
       
  • Internet Information Services and Application Server roles 
     
  • Background Intelligent Transfer feature
     
  • Disable the GPO security option System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing. Click here for More information on FIPS
     
  • Microsoft Web Platform Installer: http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx
     

  • Internet Explorer 9+: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/internet-explorer/download-ie
     

    • JavaScript is required in order to install Thycotic Solutions. You can do this directly on the server or remotely through a web browser.

       

    Note

    Thycotic is testing other browsers that support Silverlight® enabling you to use Chrome and Firefox as well as Internet Explorer.

Software requirements

Microsoft Web Platform Installer (Web PI) installs the following components:

  • Web Deploy 3.5
     
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
     
  • Windows PowerShell 3.0 or newer
     
  • Microsoft SQL Server Data-Tier Application Framework (DACFx)

  • Microsoft System CLR Types for Microsoft SQL Server
     
  • Microsoft SQL Server Shared Management Objects
     
  • Application Initialization

 

Note

When some of the preceding components are installed, the computer will reboot. This is normal behavior and the installation will resume when you start Web PI.


For more information on the Web PI, see Install the Arellia Management Server.