Quality of Experience requirements

Before you deploy a Packet Analysis Sensor to a device to monitor QoE, review the following minimum system requirements.

You will need administrative privileges for each node or switch.

Sensors cannot be installed on 32-bit computers and do not support communication over https.

Network Packet Analysis Sensors (NPAS)

hardware/ software	requirements
OS	Windows Server 2008, 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2, 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 64-bit Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 7 SP1, 64-bit Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10
CPU Cores	2 CPU Cores + 1 CPU Core per 100 Mbps
Hard drive space	500 MB
Memory	1 GB + 1 GB per 100 Mbps (2 GB + 1 GB per 100 Mbps recommended)
Network	1Gbps maximum throughput
Port monitoring	For a physical monitored switch: SPAN Mirror port In-line tap	For a virtual monitored switch: Promiscuous port groups vTap
Port monitoring	Port monitoring requires at least one extra network interface to collect data from the managed network interface, a server to monitor the copied traffic, and a network cable to connect the mirrored port to the physical server. View your vendor documentation for instructions about how to set up port mirroring. You can create port mirrors for both physical switches and virtual switches.

hardware/ software	requirements
OS	Windows Server 2008, 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2, 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 64-bit Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 7 SP1, 64-bit Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 32-bit operating systems are not supported.
CPU Cores	2 CPU Cores + 1 CPU Core per 100 Mbps
Hard drive space	500 MB
Memory	256 MB + 500 MB per 100 Mbps (256 MB recommended + 500 MB per 100 Mbps)
Network	1Gbps maximum throughput

Port	Protocol	Service/ Process	Direction	Communi-cation method	Description
135	TCP	Agent installer	Inbound	Either	(DCE/RPC Locator service) Microsoft EPMAP. This port must be open on the target computer for remote deployment.
445	TCP	Agent installer	Inbound	Either	Microsoft-DS SMB file sharing. This port must be open on the client computer (inbound) for remote deployment.
17778	TCP	SolarWinds Agent	Outbound	Agent-initiated	Used continuously by the agent to communicate back to the SolarWinds Platform server. Also used to deploy the agent.
17790	TCP	SolarWinds Agent	Inbound	Server-initiated	Used to communicate with the SolarWinds Platform server.