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Requirements

This topic provides the requirements for installing Netwrix Cloud Agent and the prerequisites for configuring data sources to collect data from various environments.

Prerequisites for Data Sources​

This section lists platforms and systems that can be monitored with Netwrix 1Secure.

Data sourceSupported Versions
Active Directory (including Logon Activity)Domain Controller OS versions: - Windows Server 2022 - Windows Server 2019 - Windows Server 2016 - Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Entra IDMicrosoft Entra ID version provided within Microsoft Office 365 You may need to take some preparatory steps, depending on the authentication method you want to use for collecting Azure AD and Office 365 data. See the App Registration and Configuration in Microsoft Entra ID topic for additional information.
Computer (Windows File Server)- Windows Server OS: - Windows Server 2022 - Windows Server 2019 - Windows Server 2016 - Windows Server 2012 R2 - Windows Desktop OS (32 and 64-bit): - Windows 10 - Windows 8.1 - Windows 7 Consider the following: - To collect data from 32-bit operating systems, network traffic compression must be disabled. - To collect data from Windows Failover Cluster, network traffic compression must be enabled. - Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) cluster is not supported.
SharePoint OnlineAzure Active Directory version provided within Microsoft Office 365 You may need to take some preparatory steps, depending on the authentication method you want to use for collecting SharePoint Online and One Drive for Business. See the App Registration and Configuration in Microsoft Entra ID topic for additional information.
Exchange OnlineAzure Active Directory version provided within Microsoft Office 365 You may need to take some preparatory steps, depending on the authentication method you want to use for collecting Exchange Online. See the App Registration and Configuration in Microsoft Entra ID topic for additional information.

Netwrix Cloud Agent Software Requirements​

CAUTION: You would generally need only one Netwrix Cloud Agent per audited on-premises AD domain. In case you have both Netwrix Auditor and Netwrix 1Secure auditing the same domain, make sure that only one or none of the products has network traffic compression service enabled for any of the audited sources.

For its correct installation Netwrix Cloud Agent needs the following software requirements:

  • Windows Server OS (strongly recommended):

    • Windows Server 2022
    • Windows Server 2019
    • Windows Server 2016
    • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Windows Desktop OS (64-bit):

    • Windows 10
    • Windows 11

  • .NET Framework 4.8 and above (in the monitored environment as well)

  • Windows Installer 3.1 and above

  • Windows PowerShell 3.0 and above

The machine where you plan to deploy the agent must meet the requirements listed below.

Hardware componentEvaluation, PoC or starter environmentRegular environment (up to 1m Activity Records/day)Large environment (1-10m Activity Records/day)XLarge environment (10m Activity Records/day or more)
Processor2 cores4 cores8 cores16 cores
RAM8 GB8 GB16 GB64 GB
Disk space200 GB—System drive200 GB—System drive2 TB—System drive1 TB + 1 TB per year —System drive
Others——Network capacity 1 GbitNetwork capacity 1 Gbit

Requirements for outbound communications with a Netwrix Cloud Agent​

To review the security incorporated by the agent in your system, examine the target URL in the Configuration.xml file, which is located on the agent host at:

C:\ProgramData\Netwrix Cloud Agent\AgentCore\ConfigServer\Configuration.xml

You must also open the outbound TCP port 443 on the server where the Netwrix Cloud Agent resides. See the Install Agent topic