The system requirements when using Vulnerability Manager Plus include the following:
This section gives you information about the hardware requirements for distribution servers, MSSQL database, Vulnerability Manager Plus servers and agents.
The hardware requirements for Vulnerability Manager Plus servers include the following:
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 5 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 5 GB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 10 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 10 GB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 20 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 20 GB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz Virtual Machine: 8 virtual processors (2.3 Ghz) |
| RAM size | 8 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 30 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz Virtual Machine: 8 virtual processors (2.3 Ghz) |
| RAM size | 8 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 30 GB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors (3.2 Ghz) |
| RAM size | 8 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 40 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz 12 MB cache Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors (3.2 GHz 12 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 8 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 200 GB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (8 core/16 thread) 2.6 GHz Virtual Machine: 16 virtual processors (2.6 Ghz) |
| RAM size | 16 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 60 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (8 core/16 thread) 2.6 GHz 20 MB cache Virtual Machine: 16 virtual processors (2.6 GHz 20 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 16 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 250 GB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (12 core/24 thread) 2.7 GHz Virtual Machine: 24 virtual processors (2.7 Ghz) |
| RAM size | 32 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 100 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (12 core/24 thread) 2.7 GHz 30 MB cache Virtual Machine: 24 virtual processors (2.7 GHz 30 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 32 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 500 GB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (14 core/28 thread) 2.7 GHz Virtual Machine: 28 virtual processors (2.7 Ghz) |
| RAM size | 32 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 120 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (14 core/28 thread) 2.7 GHz 30 MB cache Virtual Machine: 28 virtual processors (2.7 GHz 30 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 64 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 500 GB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (16 core/32 thread) 3.0 GHz Virtual Machine: 32 virtual processors (3.0 Ghz) |
| RAM size | 32 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 500 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (16 core/32 thread) 3.0 GHz 30 MB cache Virtual Machine: 32 virtual processors (3.0 GHz 30 MB cache) |
| RAM size | 64 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 1 TB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
| Server | Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability Manager Plus Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (16 core/32 thread) 3.0 GHz Virtual Machine: 32 virtual processors (3.0 Ghz) |
| RAM size | 32 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 500 GB* | |
| Network requirement | Network card speed | Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC) |
| Bandwidth | Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection) | |
| SQL Server | Processor information | Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (20 core/40 thread) 3.6 GHz 50 MB cache Virtual Machine:40 virtual processors 3.6 GHz 50 MB cache |
| RAM size | 64 GB | |
| Hard disk space | 1 TB* |
* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning
** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
For managing more than 35000 computers, contact Vulnerability Manager Plus Support at vulnerabilitymanagerplus-support@manageengine.com. We will customize the Vulnerability Manager Plus server setup based on your network.
The hardware requirements for distribution servers include the following:
| No. of Computers Managed Using the Distribution Server | Processor Information | RAM Size | Hard Disk Space |
| 1 to 500 |
Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache) |
2 GB | 10 GB* |
| 501 to 1000 |
Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache) |
4 GB | 20 GB* |
| 1001 to 3000 |
Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz Virtual Machine: 8 virtual processors (2.3 Ghz) |
4 GB | 30 GB* |
* May increase depending on the number of software applications and patches that are deployed
The hardware requirements for Secure Gateway Server include the following :
| No. of Computers | Servers used | Processor Information | RAM Size | Hard Disk Space |
| 1 to 5000 | Secure Gateway Server |
Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors 2.9 GHz 3 MB cache |
4 GB | 40 GB* |
| 5001 to 9000 | Secure Gateway Server |
Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 Ghz Virtual Machine: 8 virtual processors 2.3 GHz |
4 GB | 80 GB* |
| 9001 to 15000 | Secure Gateway Server |
Physical Machine: Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 Ghz Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors 3.2 GHz |
4 GB | 120 GB* |
| 15001 to 18000 | Secure Gateway Server |
Physical Machine: Intel Xeon E5 (8 core/16 thread) 2.6 Ghz Virtual Machine: 16 virtual processors 2.6 GHz |
8 GB | 150 GB* |
| 18001 to 25000 | Secure Gateway Server |
Physical Machine: Intel Xeon E5 (12 core/24 thread) 2.7 Ghz Virtual Machine: 24 virtual processors 2.7 GHz |
8 GB | 200 GB* |
* May increase depending on the number of software applications and patches that are deployed as well as other activities done on the server.
The hardware requirements for Vulnerability Manager Plus agents include the following:
| Hardware | Recommendations |
| Processors | Intel Pentium |
| Processor Speed | 1.0 GHz |
| RAM Size | 512 MB |
| Hard Disk Space | 100 MB* |
* May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer
This section gives you information about the software requirements for distribution servers, Vulnerability Manager Plus servers and agents.
* - recommended for managing 5000 or more endpoints.
| Windows OS | Windows Server OS | macOS | Linux OS* |
| Windows 11 | Windows server 2022 | 15 Sequoia | - |
| Windows 10 | Windows server 2016 | 14 Sonoma | Ubuntu 10.04 & later versions |
| Windows 8.1 | Windows server 2012 R2 | 13 Ventura | Debian 7 & later versions |
| Windows 8 | Windows server 2012 | 12 Monterey | CentOS 6 & 7 |
| Windows 7 | Windows server 2008 R2 | 11 Big Sur | Red Hat 6 & 7 |
| Conditional Support | Conditional Support | 10.15 Catalina | SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 & later versions |
| 10.14 Mojave | Know the supported features for each Linux flavor; |
*We support Kernal versions above 2.6.33
You are required to install any of the following browsers on your computer to access the Vulnerability Manager Plus console:
Note: The screen resolution should be 1280 x 1024 pixels or higher.
Vulnerability Manager Plus supports the following databases:
The following versions of MSSQL are supported:
Vulnerability Manager Plus uses the following web servers: