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KACE Systems Management Appliance 11.0 Common Documents - Technical Specifications for Virtual Appliances

KACE® Systems Management Appliance: Technical Specifications for Virtual Appliances

KACE® Systems Management Appliance: Technical Specifications for Virtual Appliances

This document lists the technical specifications of the virtual KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) and Asset Management Appliance (AMA).

For additional KACE SMA product documentation, go to https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/technical-documents.

Topics:

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Host system requirements
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Operating system requirements for Agent-managed devices
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Operating system requirements for Agentless management
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Browser requirements for the web-based user interface

Host system requirements

Host system requirements

Virtual KACE SMA and AMA software can be installed on host systems that meet the following requirements.

Table 1. Host system requirements

Requirement

Details

 

 

KACE SMA: Processor and Memory

Devices

Processor

Memory

0 - 1000

2 CPUs

4 GB RAM

1000 - 2000

4 CPUs

8 GB RAM

2000 - 4000

8 CPUs

16 GB RAM

4000 - 8000

16 CPUs

32 GB RAM

8000 - 20000

24 CPUs

64 GB RAM

KACE SMA: Network Interface

Devices

Network Interface Card

0 - 8000

1 GB Ethernet Port

8000 +

10 GB Ethernet Port

KACE AMA: Processor and Memory

Devices

Processor

Memory

0 - 2500

2 CPUs

4 GB RAM

2500 - 5000

4 CPUs

8 GB RAM

5000 - 10000

8 CPUs

16 GB RAM

10000 - 25000

16 CPUs

32 GB RAM

25000 - 40000

24 CPUs

64 GB RAM

KACE AMA: Network Interface

Devices

Network Interface Card

0 - 10000

1 GB Ethernet Port

10000 +

10 GB Ethernet Port

Available Disk Space

Small Installations

Large Installations

 

 

1 TB

3 TB

 

Media

DVD

 

 

Server and Operating System

64-bit

 

 

Virtualization Infrastructure Requirements

For VMware® installations:

VMware ESX®/ESXi™ 6.7 or later

Open Virtualization Format (OVF) 1.0

NOTE: To better understand the requirements for Amazon Web Services in cloud-based solutions, visit https://support.quest.com/kb/261998.

For Microsoft® Hyper-V® installations:

Windows Server® 2019 with Hyper-V

Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V

Operating system requirements for Agent-managed devices

Operating system requirements for Agent-managed devices

The KACE SMA Agent is an application that can be installed on devices to enable device management through the virtual KACE SMA appliance. The KACE SMA Agent can be installed on devices that meet the following operating system requirements. For additional specifications, see the operating system vendor’s documentation. The appliance imposes no additional requirements, and supports 32-bit and 64-bit architectures where applicable.

Table 2. Operating system requirements

Operating system

Details

Windows®

 

Windows 10 IoT

Enterprise

1809

Windows 10

Professional, Enterprise

1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004

Windows 8, 8.1

Professional, Enterprise

Windows 7

Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate

Windows Server® 2019, 2016

Essentials, Standard, Datacenter

NOTE: With KACE SMA Agent version 9.0, Windows Server 2016 Core is supported. With agent version 10.0, the appliance supports Windows Server 2019 Core.

Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2

Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter

Windows Server 2008 R2

Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter

Mac®

 

Mac OS X®

10.13, 10.14, 10.15

Linux®

 

Linux Red Hat® Linux AS and ES

6.x, 7.x, 8.x

32-bit and 64-bit architecture

Ubuntu®

16.04, 18.04, 20.4

32-bit and 64-bit architecture

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server

12, 15

32-bit and 64-bit architecture

Raspbian Linux (on Raspberry Pi devices)

Debian versions:

8 (Jessie), 9 (Stretch), running on Raspberry Pi 3

10 (Buster), running on Raspberry Pi 3, 4

CentOS™

6, 7, 8

NOTE: The appliance includes installers for the above Linux operating systems, as well as generic versions. Only the listed Linux versions are supported. Any attempts to install and run the generic version of the KACE Agent on an unsupported Linux OS can lead to unpredictable results. You can only do so at your own risk.

Operating system requirements for Agentless management

Operating system requirements for Agentless management

Agentless management enables you to inventory devices without using the KACE SMA Agent. Agentless management can be enabled for devices that have the following operating systems:

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CentOS™
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Chrome™ OS
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Debian®
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Fedora®
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FreeBSD®
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Mac OS X
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Oracle® Enterprise Linux
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Raspbian Linux (on Raspberry Pi devices)
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Red Hat
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SUSE
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Solaris®
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Ubuntu
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Windows
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Windows Server
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