1.1 Administration Server Requirements

The following table describes the recommended hardware requirements for the Administration server computer of the following two types of environment:

  • Regular Environments include 100 thousand to one million Active Directory objects and may get up to 1000 events per hour.

  • Enterprise Environments include more than one million Active Directory objects and may get up to 10 thousand events per hour.

Component

Regular Environment

Enterprise Environment

CPU

2GHz or greater Intel octa-core processor

2GHz or greater Intel octa-core processor

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

Disk space

80 GB

100 GB

The following table describes the recommended software requirements for the Administration server computer of an environment of any size.

Component

Requirement

Operating System

One of the following 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit

NOTE:

The server also must be a member of a supported Microsoft Windows Server native domain. For more information about domain levels, see the Microsoft article available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322692.

For the most recent information about software requirements, see the NetIQ Knowledge Base available at http://support.netiq.com/dra.

Enabled Software and Support

NOTE:As part of its installation process, DRA will install any of the components listed here that are missing from the targeted system.

  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.2

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 (Update 3) Redistributable Package (x86)

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 (Update 3) Redistributable Package (x64)

  • Microsoft Message Queueing (MSMQ)

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)

    • Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 require IIS 7.5, 8.0, or 8.5

    • Windows Server 2016 requires IIS 10.0

  • AD LDS

  • ASP .NET

  • ASP

Microsoft Office 365/Skype for Business/Exchange Online

  • Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell

  • Skype for Business Online, Windows PowerShell Module

  • Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant for IT Professionals

Microsoft Exchange Tools

(needed only for Exchange Administrator)

Microsoft Exchange management tools that match the software version of your Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, 2013, or 2016.

To manage Exchange Server 2010, 2013, or 2016 objects:

  • Windows Remote Management (WinRM) 2.0

  • Windows PowerShell 2.0

DRA Reporting Server (optional Management reports)

  • SQL Server 2012 SP2

  • SQL Server 2014

  • SQL Server Reporting Services

  • NRC 2.1

    NOTE:If NRC 2.1 is not installed you will be given the option of installing it over your current version of NRC. NRC 2.1 requires Microsoft .NET 4.0 and ASP .NET 4.0 to function. Your existing database will not be affected.

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, 7.0, or 7.5