Virtualization Manager 2025.1 System Requirements
VMAN RC documentation - The following content is a draft for a release candidate. All content subject to change. Some links might not function yet.
These release notes contain a description of features and functionality that SolarWinds intends to deliver in the next generally available release. However, SolarWinds reserves the right to remove, or otherwise elect not to deliver, such features and functionality from the final generally available release, and this is not a commitment of delivery.
RC Release date: December 12, 2024
SolarWinds strongly recommends that you install the SolarWinds Platform on a server that is neither public, nor internet-facing. To learn about best practices for configuring your SolarWinds Platform installation securely, see Secure Configuration for the SolarWinds Platform.
These system requirements define the minimum requirements for VMAN 2025.1 and its integration with the SolarWinds Platform as a single installed product. For further deployment and scaling information, see the SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Deployment Guide.
If you are adding VMAN to an existing SolarWinds Platform installation with multiple SolarWinds Platform products, see the Multi-module system guidelines.
VMAN and the SolarWinds Platform system requirements
Review the following requirements for Virtualization Manager in the SolarWinds Platform. Install Virtualization Manager with the SolarWinds Installer.
Before you install or upgrade VMAN with the SolarWinds Installer, make sure the SolarWinds Platform server meets the following requirements.
See SolarWinds Platform requirements for a more detailed look at the basic requirements needed for SolarWinds Platform products, including detailed database server requirements.
Do not install SolarWinds Platform products on the same server as SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM).
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| CPU | 3.0 GHz | ||
| Memory |
8 GB Recommendations also requires an additional 8 GB. |
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| HDD |
20 GB (up to 3000 virtual machines) 30 GB (up to 6000 virtual machines) 40 GB (up to 10 000 virtual machines) If you have more than 10000 virtual machines, SolarWinds recommends adding an APE with the same specifications as the Main Polling Engine for each 10000 VMs. |
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| .NET Framework |
.NET 4.8 VMAN downloads and installs the latest required version of the .NET Framework, if it is missing. Save time during the VMAN installation by installing .NET Framework beforehand. |
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| SQL Server |
SQL Server 2022 SQL Server 2019 SQL Server 2017 SQL Server 2016 SP1 SolarWinds recommends using SQL Server Express only in evaluations. However, if used in a production environment, consider the following:
Azure SQL Database - see here for detailed Azure SQL Database requirements. If you're also installing the Orion Log Viewer to enable VMware Events Monitoring functionality, your database must be upgraded to SQL Server 2016 SP1 or newer with full text search configured. If you need to update your SolarWinds Platform server's version of Windows Server or SQL Server, see the migration guide for SolarWinds Platform products. See SolarWinds Platform database requirements for more detailed database requirements. |
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| Browser |
Microsoft Edge Mozilla Firefox two latest versions Google Chrome two latest versions In VMAN 2020.2 and later, some pages are not compatible with IE11. If you are using IE11, you will see a warning message on incompatible pages. SolarWinds recommends using a different browser (such as Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge) for the best user experience with VMAN. |
VMAN SolarWinds Platform port requirements
SolarWinds does not recommend the use of HTTP (Port 80). Please use HTTPS (Port 443) to ensure that any web-related connections are secure.
VMAN requires the basic server port requirements needed for the SolarWinds Platform server. See SolarWinds Platform server port requirements for more details.
In addition, VMAN requires port 17799 (Inbound and outbound) to support Container service monitoring in order to communicate with container orchestrators.
Plan for an evaluation installation
The evaluation version of VMAN is a full version of the product, functional for 30 days. After the evaluation period, you can easily convert your evaluation license to a production license by obtaining and applying a license key.
Installing the evaluation version requires the same requirements, installation steps, and configurations as the full licensed version:
- The VMAN evaluation can be integrated with an existing SolarWinds Platform environment
- The existing environment must have a full or evaluation version of Network Performance Monitor (NPM), Server & Application Monitor (SAM), or Network Configuration Manager (NCM) installed
- Create or modify accounts and permissions as required for VMAN
- For evaluations only, you can install on systems with the following OS versions:
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Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Windows 8.1 (except Standard edition) Windows 8.1 Update 1 (except Standard edition) Windows 10 |