Patch Manager 2020.2.1 System Requirements

Release date: August 25, 2020

SolarWinds strongly recommends that you install the Orion Platform on a server that is neither public, nor internet-facing. To learn about best practices for configuring your Orion Platform installation securely, see Secure Configuration for the SolarWinds Platform.

These system requirements define the minimum requirements for Patch Manager 2020.2.1. For additional information about requirements, see the Patch Manager Release Notes.

• Server requirements
• WSUS requirements
• SCCM requirements
• SQL database server requirements
• Firewall requirements
• Managed systems requirements
• Orion Platform (Orion integration only)
• Port requirements

Server requirements

Set up your dedicated Patch Manager server using the following requirements.

Hardware or Software	Requirements
CPU	32- or 64-bit 2.4 GHz Dual Core (minimum)
RAM	4 GB (minimum) 10 GB or higher (recommended)
Hard drive space	20 GB or higher SolarWinds recommends 20 GB or higher of hard drive space to accommodate fluctuations in space requirements in a production environment.
Supported Production Operating System Without Orion Integration (MMC console installation only)	Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019
Supported Production Operating System With Orion Integration	Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019
Supported Evaluation Operating System	Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10
Operating system languages	English (UK or US)
.NET Framework	Version 4.8 for the SolarWinds Patch Manager server Version 4.8 for the Orion integration module (Orion deployments only) If the server is connected to the Internet, the installer updates Microsoft .NET Framework by default. If the server is not connected to the Internet, you must download .NET Framework from the Microsoft Support website and manually install it on the server.
Visual C++ Runtime	Visual C++ Secure Runtime 9.0 SP1 Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (32- and 64-bit) Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (32- and 64-bit) Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (32- and 64-bit) Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (32- and 64-bit) SolarWinds Patch Manager installs this software if required.

WSUS requirements

You can configure Patch Manager with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)—a free plug-in for your Windows Server operating system that downloads software updates from the Microsoft Updates website. Patch Manager allows you to distribute these updates to your managed computers.

See the Microsoft TechNet website for details about activating WSUS on your SolarWinds Patch Manager server.

Operating System	Supported Versions
Windows Server 2012	WSUS 3.0 SP2 with Microsoft KB2734608 WSUS 6.0 WSUS 6.2
Windows Server 2012 R2	WSUS 6.3
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019	WSUS 10

SCCM requirements

Optionally, you can configure Patch Manager with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)—a systems management application sold separately that manages computers in a corporate enterprise.

See Set up Patch Manager with SCCM in the Patch Manager Administrator Guide for details.

Software	Requirements
SCCM	SCCM 2007 SP2 or later SCCM 2012 SCCM 2012 R2 SCCM 1511 SCCM 1606 SCCM 1610 SCCM 1702 SCCM 1706 SCCM 1710 SCCM 1802 SCCM 1806 SCCM 1810 SCCM 1902 SCCM 1906 SCCM 1910 SCCM 2002 SCCM 2006

SQL database server requirements

If you are using a remote SQL database server for the SolarWinds Patch Manager database, ensure that the server meets the following requirements.

See Patch Manager SQL account permissions for details about the SQL Server accounts and account permissions used in Patch Manager.

Hardware or Software	Requirements
CPU	Dual processor, 3 GHz Quad-processor, 2.67 GHz, 64-bit (for large networks)
RAM	8 GB (minimum) 16 GB (recommended)
Hard drive space	20 GB (minimum)
Database	Compatible with Microsoft SQL Server instances running the following versions: SQL Server 2012, 2012 SP1, 2012, SP2, or 2012 SP3 SQL Server 2014 or 2014 SP1 SQL Server 2016 SQL Server 2016 Express SP1 SQL Server 2016 SP2 SQL Server 2017 SQL Server 2019 SQL Server 2016 or later is required for an Orion Platform installation. SQL Server 2012 or later is required for a standalone installation.

Firewall requirements

Ensure that the Patch Manager server can access the following websites across your corporate firewall.

Website	Description
https://www.microsoft.com	Provides access to the WSUS installer
https://3pupcontent.solarwinds.com	Provides access to third-party updates from SolarWinds
https://catalog.update.microsoft.com	Provides access to Windows updates, patches, and hotfixes from Microsoft
https://downloads.solarwinds.com	Provides access to Patch Manager application updates in the Patch Manager MMC Console

Managed systems requirements

Ensure that all client systems managed by SolarWinds Patch Manager meets the following minimum requirements.

Hardware or Software	Requirements
CPU	1.5 GHz (minimum) Dual or Quad Core (recommended)
RAM	1 GB (minimum)
Operating system	Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Windows Server 2008 R2 or 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019

Orion Platform (Orion integration only)

When you integrate Patch Manager with the Orion Platform, do not install Patch Manager, WSUS, and the Patch Manager Administrator Console on the Orion server, This configuration will impact the performance of your Orion-based applications.

Orion server requirements

See the Orion Platform documentation for the latest Orion Platform server requirements.

Additional Web Server requirements

Software	Supported Versions
Patch Manager Orion web user interface	Latest version Beginning in Patch Manager 2.1.7, the Patch Manager Orion web user interface no longer supports an Orion server running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2.

Web browser

The following supported Web browsers are used to access the Web Console on the Orion Platform.

Type	Supported Versions
Apple Safari	Latest version
Google Chrome	Latest version
Microsoft Edge	Latest version
Microsoft Internet Explorer	IE11 SolarWinds recommends adding the URL of your Orion website (http://FullOrionServerName/), the URL of SolarWinds support (http://solarwinds.com/support), and about:blank to the list of trusted sites.
Mozilla Firefox	Latest version

Port requirements

The following tables list the port requirements for the SolarWinds Patch Manager server and the Application Server.

SolarWinds does not recommend the use of HTTP (Port 80). Please use HTTPS (Port 443) to ensure that any web-related connections are secure.

Patch Manager server

Port	Protocol	Service/Process	Direction	Description
135	TCP	RPC Endpoint Mapper	Outbound	Establishes WMI connections to remote computers. The server also uses this port to connect to the Service Control Manager (SCM) when it provisions the WMI providers dynamically on the remote computer.
389	TCP	LDAP	Outbound	Provides the Active Directory authentications.
445	TCP	SMB over TCP	Outbound	Provisions the WMI providers to a remote computer.
4092	TCP	Console to Server Communication	Bidirectional	Provides communications between: Patch Manager servers Patch Manager servers and the agents installed on client machines

Patch Manager client machines

Port	Protocol	Service/Process	Direction	Description
135	TCP	RPC Endpoint Mapper	Inbound	Provides an SCM connection from the Patch Manager server.
445	TCP	SMB over TCP	Inbound	Receives the WMI providers from the Patch Manager server.

Patch Manager clients with agents installed

Port	Protocol	Service/Process	Direction	Description
4092	TCP	Console to Server Communications	Bidirectional	Provides a connection from the Patch Manager to the agent.

WSUS servers

Port	Protocol	Service/Process	Direction	Description
135	TCP	RPC Endpoint Mapper	Inbound	Retrieves additional data about WSUS.
80/443 8530/8531	TCP	WSUS web service	Inbound	Connects to the Microsoft Internet Information Service (IIS). The port assignment varies based on your IIS configuration. Ports 443 and 8531 are secure ports.