Before you install the Arellia Management Server (AMS), be sure to review the following documents:
Arellia Management Server Design and Setup
Hardware Requirements
The following tables list the AMS hardware requirements per solution.
If your AMS will host multiple solutions add each requirement to get the overall hardware requirements.
For example: The AMS running Local Security Solution and Application Control Solution for 30,000 nodes would require 28 GB RAM.
Local Security Solution
| Managed Endpoints | RAM | CPU | Disk space required |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 20,000 | 8 GB | 2 cores at 2.00 GHz | 10 GB |
| 20,000 - 60,000 | 12 GB | 4 cores at 2.20 GHz | 20 GB |
| 60,000 - 120,000+ | 24 GB | 6 cores at 2.40 GHz | 40 GB |
Application Control Solution
| Managed Endpoints | RAM | CPU | Disk space required |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 10,000 | 8 GB | 2 cores at 2.00 GHz | 10 GB |
| 10,000 - 20,000 | 12 GB | 2 cores at 2.40 GHz | 20 GB |
| 20,000 - 60,000 | 16 GB | 4 cores at 2.40 GHz | 40 GB |
| 60,000 - 120,000+ | 32 GB | 8 cores at 2.40 GHz | 80 GB |
Operating System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- Recommended! Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2008
- 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 Arellia Solutions. You can do this directly on the server or remotely through a web browser.
Note
Arellia 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.