4.1 Windows Agent Computer Requirements

The following table lists the requirements for a Windows agent computer. For the most recent recommendations, see the NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager Technical Information web page.

Category

Minimum Requirement

Memory

256 MB

384 MB for computers running an Oracle database

Processor

2 Ghz or faster

Free disk space

100 MB

50 MB additional disk space for caching

Operating system

One of the following versions:

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Windows 10

  • Windows 8.1

  • Windows 7 (64-bit)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

NetIQ Corporation strongly recommends the Microsoft hotfixes described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for computers on which you plan to install Windows agents, whether remotely or manually:

  • Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2649868 (applies to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2)

Additional software

All of the following products:

  • Microsoft Group Policy Management Console on all endpoint computers that you want to audit for Group Policy Object settings

  • IIS Management Scripts and Tools component on the endpoint computers running Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7 or 7.5 that you want to monitor

To ensure a successful installation, you must configure a Windows temporary folder for the environment variable TEMP. If you deleted the Windows temporary folder associated with the environment variable, you must create a new temporary folder. For more information about environment variables, see your Microsoft Windows documentation.

To create a new temporary folder:

  1. Find the Windows environment variable for the temporary folder and make note of the Variable value, such as %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp.

    In most Windows operating systems, you can find the variable in System Properties > Advanced.

  2. Create a new Windows temporary folder, using the directory path and folder you noted from the environment variable’s Variable value field.