.. index:: System Requirements

System Requirements
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EventReporter requires very limited resources of the machine to run optimally. 
The actual minimum requirements to run the application depend on the type of 
installation. If only the client is installed, they are a bit higher otherwise 
the service needs a few enabling it to run on a large variety of machines – 
even the highly utilized ones.


Client
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* The client can be installed on Windows 2003 and above. This includes
  Windows XP, Windows 2008/2012/2016/2019 servers, Windows Vista and 
  Windows 7/8/10. The operating system variant (Workstation, Server …) is 
  irrelevant.

* The client is suited for 32bit and 64bit operating systems. It runs 
  automatically on each platform in 32Bit or 64Bit mode.

* The client uses Microsoft .Net Framework technology. The Installer will 
  automatically install the necessary .Net Framework components before 
  installation. A network connection maybe required in order to download 
  additional components.

* The client requires roughly 8 MB RAM in addition to the operating system 
  minimum requirements. It also needs around 5 MB of disk space.

 

Service
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* The service has fewer requirements.

* It works under the same operating system versions.

* At runtime, the base service requires 5 MB of main memory and less than 5 MB 
  of disk space. However, the actual resources used by the agent largely depend 
  on the services configured.

* Please note that the 32Bit Service is limited to 2GB of usable memory. The 
  64Bit version does not have any limit. A typical Syslog message (including 
  overhead) takes roughly 4-8 KB. With 1024 MB, you can buffer up to 
  100,000-200,000 messages in 1024 MB.

* Under Windows 2003*, the 3 additional event logs ("DNS Server", "File 
  Replication Service", and "Directory Service") are automatically supported.