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System Requirements
 

System Requirements

Ensure that the minimum hardware and software requirements listed below are met before installing ADManager Plus.

Hardware requirements

The following are the hardware requirements for deploying ADManager Plus.

Hardware Minimum Recommended
Physical server VM Physical server VM
RAM* 4GB 6GB 6GB 8GB
Disk Space 5GB 5GB 50GB 50GB
Processor 2.1GHz or faster 2.1GHz or faster 2.4GHz or faster 2.4GHz or faster
Number of cores* 2 Cores 4vCPUs 4 Cores 6vCPUs

Based on the operating system (client or server), the number of scheduled reports and automations running in parallel, and whether the Backup and Recovery add-on has been purchased, additional configuration might be needed. Learn more.

System requirement calculation

Hosting ADManager Plus without adequate system resources may affect its ability to perform necessary tasks. Use the calculator below to estimate the hardware requirements you’ll need for ADManager Plus to perform smoothly.

System resources calculator

RAM requirements for Active Directory activities

The following section outlines the memory and RAM requirements for Active Directory reporting and management

  • Active Directory management
  • Active Directory reporting

Active Directory management:

Following are the memory and RAM requirements for performing Active Directory management tasks using ADManager Plus:

Number of objects created or modified per hour RAM required (MB) HDD required (GB) Bandwidth (Mbps)
1,000 256 4 10
5,000 512 8 10
10,000 1024 30 10
20,000 2048 50 50
50,000 4096 50 50
100,000 8192 50 50

Active Directory reporting

This section outlines the memory and RAM requirements for Active Directory reporting. These specifications consider all report generation activities for performing management tasks, including reports generated on demand, through the scheduler, and by automations.

Number of objects in the domain RAM required (MB) HDD required (GB) Bandwidth (Mbps)
1,000 256 4 10
5,000 512 8 10
10,000 1,024 30 10
20,000 2,048 50 50
50,000 4,096 50 50
100,000 8,192 50 50

Recommended browsers:

  • Internet Explorer 10 and above*
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox

*Supports IE8 and above

Note: Use the latest version of the browser for better security and the best possible experience.

Recommended screen resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels or higher.

Supported databases:

The following databases are supported

  • PostgreSQL (default database bundled with the product)
  • MS SQL

Note: If your ADManager Plus server has MySQL installed, we recommend migrating to PostgreSQL. Click here for database migration steps.

List of ports used by ADManager Plus »

Product Ports

Port Number Protocol Purpose
8080/8443 HTTP/HTTPS Necessary to connect to Tomcat web server
33306 TCP To connect to the product database.

System Ports

Allow outbound connections to ports on the source server (ADManager Plus Server) and inbound connections to ports on the target servers (Domain Controllers, etc.).

Port Number Protocol Source Destination Port Type Service Purpose
389/639 TCP and UDP ADManager Plus Server Domain Controllers Static LDAP To connect to Active Directory
135 TCP ADManager Plus Server Domain Controllers Static RPC Used to establish data exchange
445 TCP and UDP ADManager Plus Server Domain Controllers Static SMB To get access to shared file systems
88 TCP ADManager Plus Server Domain Controllers Static Kerberos For authentication when accessing a domain resource
139 TCP ADManager Plus Server Domain Controllers Static NetBIOS session Required for communicating within network
3268/3269 TCP ADManager Plus Server Domain Controllers Static Global Catalog Necessary for performing search operations in the Global Catalog
25 SMTP ADManager Plus Server SMTP Server Static SMTP To send emails
80 HTTP ADManager Plus Server Domain Controllers Static Exchange For connecting to Exchange Servers
80, 443 HTTP/HTTPS ADManager Plus Server Office 365/Google Workspace Server Static Office 365 and Google Workspace Required for communicating with Office 365 and Google Workspace platforms
49152- 65535 TCP ADManager Plus Server RPC randomly allocated high TCP ports Dynamic RPC Used to establish data exchange
464 TCP and UDP ADManager Plus server Domain controllers Static Kerberos To change or set user passwords

Active Directory reporting

This section outlines the memory and RAM requirements for Active Directory reporting. These specifications consider all report generation activities, including reports generated on demand, through the scheduler, and by automations, for performing management tasks.

Number of objects in the domain RAM required (MB) HDD required (GB) Bandwidth (Mbps)
1,000 256 4 10
5,000 512 8 10
10,000 1024 30 10
20,000 2048 50 50
50,000 4096 50 50
100,000 8192 50 50

RAM and disk space requirements for Backup and Recovery add-on

The table below gives disk space required for a year which is valid for both AD and Azure AD environments.

Number of objects in the domain RAM required for the add-on alone (GB) Disk space required for 1 year Bandwidth (Mbps)
0 to 1,00,000 3 50 50
2,00,000 4 100 50
5,00,000 6 150 100
10,00,000 8 250 100

For Google Workspace, the disk space will vary based on the actual size of your total user mailboxes. Basic RAM requirement typically would be 8-16GB, along with a bandwidth of 50-100Mbps. However, considering future requirements and the backup retention period, it is recommended to allocate additional space as necessary. For instance, if the total size of the mailboxes and user drives is 1TB, ensure that there is 1TB of free disk space to store the full backup and subsequent incremental backups.

Software requirements

Following are the software requirements for deploying ADManager Plus:

Supported operating systems

ADManager Plus can be installed in any one of the following versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7

Supported platforms

ManageEngine ADManager Plus supports the following platforms:

  • Windows Server 2012 and above
  • Exchange Servers 2016 and above
  • LCS 2005 RTM and 2005 SP1, OCS 2007 RTM and 2007 R2 RTM, Lync Server 2010 and 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015 and above
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365
  • Network-attached storage (NAS)
    • NetApp Filer Data ONTAP 7.2 and above, NetApp Cluster Data ONTAP 8.2.1 and above
    • Isilon up to 9.4
    • Huawei OceanStor V5 series, Huawei OceanStor Dorado All-Flash Storage and Hybrid Flash Storage (V6 series)

Recommended browsers

ManageEngine ADManager Plus requires one of the following browsers to be installed on the system:

  • Internet Explorer 10 and above
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox

Note:

  • Use the latest version of the browser for better security and the best possible experience.
  • The screen resolution should be 1366 x 768 pixels or higher.

Supported databases

The following databases are supported by ADManager Plus:

  • PostgreSQL (the default database bundled with the product)
  • MS SQL

Port requirements

Server ports

Port Number Protocol Purpose
8080/8443 HTTP/HTTPS Necessary to connect to the Tomcat web server
33306 TCP To connect to the product database
9280 HTTP To connect to the Elasticsearch database
9380 TCP Used for communications between nodes in a cluster

System ports

Allow outbound connections to ports on the source server (the ADManager Plus server) and inbound connections to ports on the target servers (i.e. domain controllers).

Port Number Protocol Source Destination Port Type Service Purpose
389/636 TCP and UDP ADManager Plus server Domain controllers Static LDAP To connect to Active Directory
135 TCP ADManager Plus server Domain controllers Static RPC For data exchange
445 TCP and UDP ADManager Plus server Domain controllers Static SMB To get access to shared file systems
88 TCP ADManager Plus server Domain controllers Static Kerberos For authentication when accessing a domain resource
139 TCP ADManager Plus server Domain controllers Static NetBIOS session Required for communicating within the network
3268/3269 TCP ADManager Plus server Domain controllers Static Global Catalog Necessary for performing search operations in the Global Catalog
25 SMTP ADManager Plus server SMTP server Static SMTP To send emails
80 HTTP ADManager Plus server Domain controllers Static Exchange For connecting to Exchange servers
80, 443 HTTP/HTTPS ADManager Plus server Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace servers Static Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Required for communicating with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace platforms
49152- 65535 TCP ADManager Plus server RPC randomly allocated high TCP ports Dynamic RPC Used to establish data exchange
464 TCP and UDP ADManager Plus server Domain controllers Static Kerberos To change or set user passwords
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Firewall settings for ADManager Plus

Allowing the required domains in your firewall is optional and can be done if desired.

Domains
(optional)
Endpoints Usage
*.zoho.com https://creator.zoho.com
  • To update the product and apply security patches
  • To enable talkback and support requests
  • To collect anonymous ratings and product usage statistics, which will be used for product improvement
https://salesiq.zoho.com This is used for the Live Chat feature in the Support tab
manageengine.com https://pitstop.manageengine.com This is used to display recent forum posts and announcements in the Support tab
https://updates.manageengine.com This is used to import certificates required to verify the integrity of service packs
https://www.manageengine.com/products/ad-manager/release-notes.html This is used for product release notes
https://www.manageengine.com/products/ad-manager/help/ This is used for the product online admin guide
*.zohocorp.com https://uploads.zohocorp.com This is used to download patch files, if any
https://bonitas.zohocorp.com/ This is used to upload log files

Port requirements for the Backup and Recovery add-on

The Backup and Recovery add-on requires a few ports to be enabled based on your Azure environment.

Azure worldwide

Modules Endpoints
Exchange Online PowerShell https://outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid/
Exchange Web Services https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx
SharePoint Online https://<tenant>-admin.sharepoint.com
Azure AD Endpoint https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenantName>/oauth2/v2.0/token
Azure Graph Endpoint https://graph.windows.net/
Microsoft Graph Endpoint https://graph.microsoft.com

Azure China

Modules Endpoints
Exchange Online PowerShell https://partner.outlook.cn/PowerShell-LiveID
Exchange Web Services https://partner.outlook.cn/EWS/Exchange.asmx
SharePoint Online https://<tenant>-admin.sharepoint.com
Azure AD Endpoint https://login.chinacloudapi.cn/<tenantName>/oauth2/v2.0/token
Azure Graph Endpoint https://graph.chinacloudapi.cn/
Microsoft Graph Endpoint https://microsoftgraph.chinacloudapi.cn

Azure Germany

Modules Endpoints
Exchange Online PowerShell https://outlook.office.de/powershell-liveid/
Exchange Web Services https://outlook.office.de/EWS/Exchange.asmx
SharePoint Online https://<tenant>-admin.sharepoint.de
Azure AD Endpoint https://login.microsoftonline.de/<tenantName>/oauth2/v2.0/token
Azure Graph Endpoint https://graph.cloudapi.de/
Microsoft Graph Endpoint https://graph.microsoft.de/

Azure for United States government

Modules Endpoints
Exchange Online PowerShell https://outlook.office365.us/powershell-liveid/
Exchange Web Services https://outlook.office365.us/EWS/Exchange.asmx
SharePoint Online https://<tenant>-admin.sharepoint.us
Azure AD Endpoint https://login-us.microsoftonline.com/<tenantName>/oauth2/v2.0/token
Azure Graph Endpoint https://graph.windows.net/
Microsoft Graph Endpoint https://graph.microsoft.com

Azure for the US Department of Defense

Modules Endpoints
Exchange Online PowerShell https://webmail.apps.mil/powershell-liveid/
Exchange Web Services https://webmail.apps.mil/EWS/Exchange.asmx
SharePoint Online https://<tenant>-admin.sharepoint-mil.us
Azure AD Endpoint https://login-us.microsoftonline.com/<tenantName>/oauth2/v2.0/token
Azure Graph Endpoint https://graph.windows.net/
Microsoft Graph Endpoint https://graph.microsoft.com

Port requirements for Microsoft 365 settings

The Azure general cloud users must ensure that the following domains are allowed by their firewall.

Azure AD general cloud

Modules Endpoints
REST API login.microsoftonline.com
graph.microsoft.com
manage.office.com
portal.office.com
admin.microsoft.com/fd/CommerceAPI/my-org
aadcdn.msftauth.net (or)
aadcdn.msauth.net
Exchange Online outlook.office.com
outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid

Azure Germany

Modules Endpoints
REST API login.microsoftonline.de
graph.cloudapi.de
graph.microsoft.de
portal.office.de
manage.office.de
Exchange Online outlook.office.de
outlook.office.de/powershell-liveid

Azure China

Modules Endpoints
REST API login.partner.microsoftonline.cn
microsoftgraph.chinacloudapi.cn
manage.office.cn
portal.azure.cn
aadcdn.msftauth.cn
Exchange Online partner.outlook.cn
partner.outlook.cn/PowerShell

Azure US

Modules Endpoints
REST API login.microsoftonline.us
graph.microsoft.us
manage.office.us
portal.azure.us
Exchange Online outlook.office365.us
outlook.office365.us/powershell-liveid

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