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GFI EventsManager 2 Installing GFI EventsManager | 32
2.2 System requirements
To install GFI EventsManager, the host computer must meet the system requirements specified
below. If you plan to manage a large number of event sources in a high traffic network, consider using
a computer with greater system specs. Refer to the following sections for information about:
Hardware requirements
Supported operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit)
Other software components
Storage requirements
Firewall ports and protocols
Firewall permissions
Event source settings
Antivirus exceptions
Computer identification considerations
Collecting event logs from computers running Microsoft
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Vista or later
2.2.1 Hardware requirements
The following table contains hardware requirements for GFI EventsManager:
Hardware Component Specification
Processor 2.5 GHz dual core or higher.
RAM 3 GB.
Hard disk 10 GB free space.
Table 5: Hardware requirements
Note
Hard disk size depends on your environment, the size specified in the requirements is
the minimum required to install and archive events.
2.2.2 Supported operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit)
GFI EventsManager can be installed on a computer running any of the following operating systems:
Windows
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Server 2012 - Foundation, Essentials, Standard or Datacenter
Windows
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Server 2008 - Standard or Enterprise
Windows
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Server 2008 R2 – Standard or Enterprise
Windows
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Server 2003 SP2 - Standard or Enterprise
Windows
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8 - Standard, Professional or Enterprise
Windows
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7 - Enterprise, Professional or Ultimate
Windows
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Vista SP1 - Enterprise, Business or Ultimate
Windows
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XP Professional SP3