Storage Resource Monitor 6.6 system requirements
Updated July 23, 2018
See also the SRM 6.6 Release Notes.
The following table provides server requirements based on the size of your environment:
ENVIRONMENT | SMALL | MEDIUM | LARGE |
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SRM Server |
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CPU |
2 |
2 |
2 |
RAM (GB) |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Disk (GB) |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Additional Polling Engines needed |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Additional Polling Engine |
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CPU |
not needed |
2 |
2 |
RAM (GB) |
not needed |
8 |
8 |
Disk (GB) |
not needed |
50 |
50 |
Database Server |
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CPU |
not needed |
2 |
2 |
RAM (GB) |
not needed |
8 |
8 |
Disk (GB) |
not needed |
100 |
100 |
Monitored Environment |
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Arrays | 5 | 25 | 50 |
Disks |
2,000 |
5,000 |
30,000 |
LUNs | 5,000 | 20,000 | 60,000 |
The following table outlines the minimum software requirements for SRM.
SOFTWARE | REQUIREMENTS |
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Operating System |
For evaluation, SolarWinds products are supported on Windows 8 (excluding Windows 8 Standard edition), and Windows 8.1 (excluding Windows 8.1 Standard edition), Windows 8.1 Update 1 (Except Standard edition) and Windows 10. IIS and MSMQ must be installed. SolarWinds recommends that the Orion administrators have local administrative privileges to ensure full functionality of local Orion tools. Accounts limited to use of the Orion Web Console do not require administrative privileges. Language versions supported: English (UK or US). |
Web Server |
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.NET Prerequisites |
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SNMP Trap Services |
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Web Browser |
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FIPS Support
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) defines security and interoperability standards for computers used by the U.S. Federal Government.
Storage Resource Monitor is FIPS 140-2 compliant.
The following table lists software and hardware requirements for your Orion Platform database server.
ENVIRONMENT SIZE | |||
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Small |
Medium |
Large |
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CPUs |
2 Cores |
4 Cores |
8 Cores |
Hard Drive Space |
2 GB |
5 GB | 20 GB |
Due to intense I/O requirements, a RAID 10 drive is strongly recommended for the SQL Server database, SRM, and its log files. RAID 5 is not recommended for the hard drive hosting your SQL Server. The SRM installer needs at least 1GB of free space on the drive where temporary Windows system or user variables are stored. Per Windows standards, some common files may need to be installed on the same drive as your server operating system. |
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Memory |
2 GB |
3 GB |
4 GB |
SolarWinds supports Express, Standard, and Enterprise editions of the following:
- SQL 2012, SQL 2012 SP1, SQL 2012 SP2
- SQL 2014, 2014 SP1, 2014 SP2
- SQL 2016
- SQL 2017
The following database versions are incompatible with SRM and will be blocked:
- SQL 2008 without SP, 2008 SP1, 2008 SP2, 2008 SP3
- SQL 2008 R2 without SP, 2008 R2 and SP1, 2008 R2 and SP2
- SQL 2005 SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
- SQL 2000
- MSDE
Due to latency effects, SolarWinds does not recommend installing your SQL Server, SRM, or additional polling engine in different locations across a WAN.
Either mixed-mode or SQL authentication must be supported.
If you are managing your SQL database, SolarWinds recommends installing the SQL Server Management Studio component.
If SRM installs SQL Server System Common Language Runtime, a manual restart of the SQL Server service for SRM is required.
Use the following database query to check your SQL Server version, service pack, release level, and edition:
select SERVERPROPERTY ('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')
Additional components
The Configuration Wizard installs the following required x86 components if they are not found on your database server:
- SQL Server System Common Language Runtime (CLR). SolarWinds products use secure SQL CLR stored procedures for selected, non-business data operations to improve overall performance.
- Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
- Microsoft SQL Server Management Objects
.NET Framework is not required if your database is on a separate server.
SQL server collations
The following collations are supported:
- English with collation setting SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
- English with collation setting SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS
The following diagram shows SolarWinds SRM, its components, and the ports being used for communications between those components:
The following diagram shows the supported storage arrays and the ports being used for data collection from the storage arrays:
The following table shows the ports used by SRM:
PORT | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
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25 |
TCP |
SSL/TLS for email alert actions should be enabled. |
80 |
TCP |
Default web port. If you specify any port other than 80, you must include that port in the URL used to access the Web Console. For example, if you specify an IP address of 192.168.0.3 and port 8080, the URL used to access the Web Console is https://192.168.0.3:8080. Open the port to enable communication from your computers to the Orion Web Console. Used on the NetApp head/cluster node and any available CIFS/NFS. Used by EMC VNX/Clariion for file side performance. |
161 |
UDP |
Used for polling storage arrays through SNMP. Used on the EqualLogic Group IP. |
443 |
TCP |
(HTTPS) Used on the NetApp head/cluster node and any available CIFS/NFS. Used by EMC VNX/Clariion for file side performance. |
1433 |
TCP |
Used for communication between the SRM and the SQL Server. |
1434 |
UDP |
Used for communication with the SQL Server Browser Service to determine how to communicate with certain non-standard SQL Server installations. |
1801 |
TCP |
MSMQ WCF binding (for more information see this KB:https://support.microsoft.com/kb/183293). |
5988 |
TCP |
(HTTP) Used by SMI-S providers. |
5989 |
TCP |
(HTTPS) Used by SMI-S providers. |
8088 |
TCP |
(HTTP) Backup port used for NetApp DFM management servers for 7-mode arrays. |
8443 |
TCP |
(HTTPS) Used by Storage Profiler SWIS. |
8488 |
TCP |
(HTTPS) Used for NetApp DFM management servers for 7-mode arrays. |
17777 |
TCP |
Orion module traffic. Open the port to enable communication from your poller to the SRM Web Console, and from the SRM Web Console to your poller. The port used for communication between the Orion Web Console and the poller. |
17778 |
TCP |
(HTTPS) Required for access to the SWIS API. |
17779 |
TCP |
(HTTP/HTTPS) SolarWinds Toolset integration. |
The following condensed table shows the ports used by SRM for collecting data from the storage arrays:
PORT | TYPE | STORAGE ARRAY | DESCRIPTION |
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80 | HTTP |
NetApp ONTAP API, NetApp DFM clustered mode |
Alternate ONTAP API port for NetApp connections. Alternate connection to NetApp On command for clustered mode management server. |
80 | HTTP | EMC VNX XML API |
Alternate connection to the EMC VNX control station for collecting file side performance data. |
161 | UDP | SNMP | SNMP connections to the storage array. |
443 | HTTPS |
NetApp ONTAP API, NetApp DFM clustered mode |
Secure ONTAP API port for NetApp connections. Secure connection to NetApp On command for clustered mode management server. |
443 | HTTPS | EMC VNX XML API |
Secure, preferred connection to the EMC VNX control station for collecting file side performance data. |
5988 | HTTP | SMI-S provider | Alternate port on SMI-S provider (external or on onboard). |
5989 | HTTPS | SMI-S provider | Secure and preferred SMI-S port on SMI-S provider (external or on onboard). |
8088 | HTTP | NetApp DFM 7 mode |
Alternate connection to the NetApp On command management servers for 7 mode arrays. |
8488 | HTTPS | NetApp DFM 7 mode |
Secure connection to the NetApp On command management servers for 7 mode arrays. |