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KACE Desktop Authority 11.3 - Administrator Guide

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System requirements

Before installing Desktop Authority 11.3.1, ensure that your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements.

Operating System requirements

Table 16: Operating System requirements

Requirement Details
Web Console Manager

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise (including 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Enterprise

Microsoft WIndows Server 2016

Microsoft WIndows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Client side components

Microsoft Windows 7 (including 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows 8.1 (including 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows 10 (including 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise (including 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Enterprise

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Browser requirements

Table 17: Browser requirements

Requirement Details
Minimum Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 3.6, or Chrome 24
Recommended Internet Explorer 11, Firefox latest version, Chrome latest version, Microsoft Edge latest version

Software requirements

Table 18: Software requirements

Requirement (Server side)

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6

NOTE: On older server operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows Server 2008, a reboot may be necessary to complete any required .NET upgrade to a supported version.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2014 R2 Express/SQL Server 2019 (depending on server operating system) – Installed if an existing SQL Server instance is not selected. Desktop Authority will prompt to start the Computer Browser Service (if disabled)

NOTE: The following Microsoft SQL Server versions are supported: 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022. Please see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for more information.

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7, 7.5, 8 or 10 based on the Operating System of the server

  • IIS 7 will be installed to 2008 servers
  • IIS 7.5 will be installed to 2008 R2 servers
  • IIS 8.0 will be used on 2012 servers
  • IIS 8.5 will be used on 2012 R2 servers
  • IIS 10 will be used on 2016, 2019 and 2022 servers
Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1

Hardware requirements

Table 19: Hardware requirements

Requirement Details
Processor Minimum 2.0 GHz quad core equivalent
Memory 16 GB

Expert Assist System requirements

Table 20: Expert Assist System requirements

Requirement
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit) any Service Packs

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 any Service Packs
Microsoft Windows 11 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) Service Pack 1 or later

Expert Assist Web Browser system requirements

Table 21: Expert Assist Web Browser system requirements

Requirement
Internet Explorer 11
Mozilla Firefox latest version

Google Chrome latest version

Microsoft Edge latest version

Latest Java Runtime Environment (Oracle JDK and OpenJDK supported)

IMPORTANT: OpenJDK is automatically deployed by ExpertAssist if no supported version of Java is found. However, in some cases previously installed versions of Java (Oracle or OpenJDK) may not have been cleanly uninstalled. This situation can prevent the ability to properly detect when the OpenJDK version needs to be automatically deployed. Please see Desktop Authority KB 266071 for more information on detecting and resolving this issue.

Upgrade and compatibility

Desktop Authority 11.3.1 supports upgrades from Desktop Authority 11.0 or greater.

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