Enterprise Operations Console 2.0 System Requirements
Updated: August 14, 2018
Supports: SolarWinds EOC 2.0
The following sections list minimum software requirements and recommendations for a SolarWinds EOC installation.
For information about installing EOC 2.0, see the SolarWinds Orion Installer for EOC.
- You cannot install EOC (or other Orion Platform products) on the same server as SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM).
- SolarWinds does not support installing SolarWinds products on domain controllers.
- SolarWinds neither recommends nor supports the installation of any Orion product on the same server or using the same database server as a Research in Motion (RIM) Blackberry server.
EOC 2.0 server requirements
Software
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Operating system | Production | Evaluation Environments Only |
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Installing SolarWinds EOC on Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials or Windows Server Core is not supported. |
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Operating system languages |
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IP address version |
CIDR notation is not supported for IPv6 addresses. |
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Web server |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), version 8.0 or later IIS is installed by the SolarWinds installer. You can install this software manually to reduce your installation time or network bandwidth. |
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.NET Framework |
.NET 4.6.2 Run the same version of. NET on your primary server and any Additional Web Servers in the environment. |
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Web console browser |
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Hardware
The following requirements are for an EOC server with MS SQL Express 2016 installed as the EOC database.
Optionally, you can install a Standard or Enterprise edition database on a separate server. See Options for the EOC database.
Hardware | < 15 Remote Sites | > 15 Remote Sites |
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CPU | Quad-core processor or better | Quad-core processor or better |
OS type | 64-bit | 64-bit |
Hard drive space |
20 GB minimum 40 GB recommended |
20 GB minimum 40 GB recommended |
Memory |
8 GB minimum 16 GB recommended |
16 GB minimum 32 GB recommended |
Options for the EOC database
Unlike other Orion Platform products, you can run EOC 2.0 in a production environment with a SQL Express database installed on the same server. A SQL Express database is sufficient because EOC stores minimal data. For example, the EOC database stores site registrations, user accounts, custom Enterprise Summary Tile definitions, and reports.
Optionally, you can choose to install a Standard or Enterprise edition of SQL Server on a different server. If you choose that option, see the database requirements.
(Optional) Database requirements
If you choose to install the EOC database on a separate server, the hardware and software requirements for the SolarWinds Orion database apply.
Software
SQL Server |
SolarWinds EOC supports Standard or Enterprise editions of the following SQL Server versions:
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SQL Server Collation |
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Recovery mode | SolarWinds recommends Simple Database Recovery Mode to ensure best performance. |
Authentication | Either mixed-mode or Windows authentication. If you require SQL authentication, you must enable mixed mode on your SQL server. |
Other software |
If you are managing your SolarWinds Orion database, SolarWinds recommends you install the SQL Server Management Studio component. The Installation Wizard installs the following required x86 components if they are not found on your Orion database server:
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Hardware
CPU | Quad-core processor or better |
OS type | 64-bit |
Hard drive space |
20 GB minimum 40 GB recommended |
Memory |
8 GB minimum 16 GB recommended |
Server port requirements
Port | Protocol | Service or Process | Direction | Component | Encryption | Description |
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80 | TCP | IIS (w3wp.exe) | Outbound | Website | No | HTTP default for the Orion Web Console |
443 | TCP | IIS (w3wp.exe) | Outbound | Website | SSL/TLS 1.2 | HTTPS default for the Orion Web Console |
17777 | TCP | SolarWinds Information Service | Bidirectional | SWIS | Certificate (SHA-512) | Used for the SolarWinds Information Service (SWIS) protocol |
Network and scalability
Scalability | With the system requirements outlined above, EOC 2.1 was successfully tested with 30 SolarWinds Sites with a total of 1 million elements (nodes, interfaces, and volumes). |
Connectivity | Multiple EOC servers can be connected to the same SolarWinds Site. |
Latency |
SolarWinds recommends that latency between the EOC server and connected SolarWinds Sites be less than 200 ms (both ways). EOC can function at higher latencies, but performance might be affected. EOC was tested with up to 500 ms of latency and remained functional, but performance (specifically with reports) was affected. |