Documentation forKiwi CatTools

System Requirements for Kiwi CatTools 3.11.4

Updated: February 20, 2018

SolarWinds strongly recommends that you install Kiwi CatTools on a server that is neither public, nor internet-facing. To learn about best practices for configuring your Kiwi CatTools installation securely, see Best practices to secure SolarWinds products.

Before you install Kiwi CatTools, verify that your server meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements, and that the required ports are open.

Hardware and software requirements

Hardware and Software Requirements
Operating System
  • Windows® Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 2008 & 2008 R2
  • Windows 7
Hard drive space 20 MB
CPU 1.2 GHz
RAM 256 MB
.NET Framework Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Database The database in Kiwi CatTools requires that the Microsoft Data Access Components and Jet 4.0 Database Engine be installed. These components can be found at the Microsoft web site by searching for the name of the component installer.

Port Requirements

Kiwi CatTools 3.11.4 uses the following ports.

Port Protocol Service Direction Description
22 TCP / UDP SSH Server Bidirectional SSH port for CatTools to transfer configs
23 Telnet Telnet Server Outbound Telnet port for CatTools to transfer configs
25 TCP SMTP Service Outbound SMTP email port that CatTools uses for alerting
514 UDP/TCP Syslog Service Outbound Sends log messages to a syslog server
161 UDP Kiwi Trap Service Outbound Sending SNMP traps to a trap receiver
69 UDP TFTP Server Bidirectional TFTP port for CatTools to transfer config-files