System Requirements
To use Endpoint Cloud, you will need to set up your servers, computers, and network to meet the following:
- Hardware requirements
- Vault server requirements
- Desktop and laptop requirements
- Agent Requirements
- Network requirements
- Server requirements
- Active Directory and access requirements.
There are additional requirements for the on-premises Endpoint Cloud components, see What do you need for an on-premise trial or implementation?.
Hardware requirements
In this section, you can find out about the hardware requirements for:
- Private Cloud Vaults
- Agents on endpoint devices
Vault requirements
The hardware requirements for your Vault may vary, depending on the number of devices that you will protect. The following tables show our recommendations.
| 1-250 Users | |
|---|---|
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Operating System
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Windows Server 2008 to 2022 Note: Vendor End Of Life versions of older OS'es will still work, but are no longer supported by Cibecs. |
| CPU | 4 Cores / vCPUs |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 5 TB |
| 251-500 Users | |
|---|---|
|
Operating System
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Windows Server 2008 to 2022 Note: Vendor End Of Life versions of older OS'es will still work, but are no longer supported by Cibecs. |
| CPU | 6 Cores/vCPU |
| RAM | 8 GB |
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Storage - Vault Index Storage - Vault |
50 GB SSD 10 TB |
| 500+ Users | |
|---|---|
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Operating System
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Windows Server 2008 to 2022 Note: Vendor End Of Life versions of older OS'es will still work, but are no longer supported by Cibecs. |
| CPU | 8 Cores/vCPU |
| RAM | 16 GB |
|
Storage - Vault Index Storage - Vault |
50 GB SSD 16 TB |
Agent requirements
These are the recommended system requirements in order for endpoint devices to successfully run the Cibecs Agent.
| Agent Requirement | |
|---|---|
|
Operating System
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Windows 10 to 11 Note: Vendor End Of Life versions of older OS'es will still work, but are no longer supported by Cibecs. |
| CPU |
i3, i5, i7 or AMD equivalent |
| RAM |
384MB available for the Agent |
| Storage |
Solid-state drives for better performance 500MB free |
Network requirements
The various Endpoint Cloud components communicate via the internet and local area network to accomplish tasks like authentication and protection.
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| Endpoint Cloud tenant resolves the IP | <nslookup endpointcloud.com> |
| Network allows access to cloud tenant |
Firewalls and proxy servers should allow communications with *endpointcloud.com Incoming and outgoing port: 443 |
| Firewalls allow client computers to communicate with the Vault server | Incoming and outgoing port: 9000 |
* is your tenant name, for example, https:// silveroaks.endpointcloud.com.
Active Directory Connector requirements
The AD Connector will typically be installed on the same hardware as the Vault. If you do not have an on-premises Vault, then you'll need the following minimum hardware specifications for the installation of the AD Connector.
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Operating System
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Windows Server 2008 -> 2022* Out of support versions of Windows Server will still work, but are no longer supported by Cibecs. |
| CPU | 4 Cores/vCPU |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 500 GB |
Active Directory and access requirements
The following requirements must be met for providing access:
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| Active Directory domain for user authentication | Endpoint Cloud only supports user and devices that connect to an Active Directory domain |
| AD Connector server must be joined to the Active Directory domain as a member | This must be the same AD domain that is used for authenticating users |
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Windows server admin account must have sufficient permissions
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Must have permissions to: Install software and services on the server Register an SPN record on the domain Access https://endpointcloud.com |
| Firewalls allow client computers to communicate with the Vault server |
Incoming and outgoing port: 9000
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