Windows Operating System Requirements

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Windows Operating System Requirements

CA Network Flow Analysis 9.1.3 supports upgrades of software versions installed on servers with the operating systems noted in the following table:

Software Version	Operating System
From RA 9.0.161 to NFA 9.1.3	Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition or Windows Server 2003 Standard edition (all components)
From RA 9.1.00 to NFA 9.1.3	Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition (all components)
From RA 9.1.00 to NFA 9.1.3	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or 5.6 (Harvester)
From NFA 9.1.1 to NFA 9.1.3	Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition (all components)
From NFA 9.1.1 to NFA 9.1.3	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or 5.6 (Harvester)
From NFA 9.1.2 to NFA 9.1.3	Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition (all components)
From NFA 9.1.2 to NFA 9.1.3	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or 5.6 (Harvester)

CA Network Flow Analysis 9.1.3 supports Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition and Windows Server 2003 Standard edition for all components. For help upgrading your Windows operating system in preparation for the CA Network Flow Analysis upgrade, contact CA Technical Support.

If you add components on new servers to your upgraded configuration, you can install the software on servers with the following operating systems:

Harvester:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition
- Windows Server 2003 Standard edition
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or 5.6
DSA:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition
- Windows Server 2003 Standard edition

The servers must meet the following requirements:

The most recent service pack and all important updates installed
English, Chinese (Simplified), French (France), or Japanese language
Appropriate language packs installed on all servers for localized deployments
Minimum display resolution of 1024x768 (XGA)
Server configured as described in:
- Verify Preparation of the Windows Servers
- Post-Upgrade Tasks

Notes:

Before you begin the tasks in this guide, log into a Windows server as a user who is a member of the Administrators group or into a Linux server with root privileges.
CA Network Flow Analysis 9.1.3 supports installation on servers with IPv4 addresses. Installation is not supported at this time on servers with IPv6 addresses.
CA Network Flow Analysis 9.1.3 supports installation and upgrade on servers with IPv4 addresses, but not IPv6 addresses.
We recommend that you configure a single NIC (network interface card) on each server.
The requirements and recommendations that are described in this section apply to both physical and virtual deployments.

If you have either of the following special situations, ask for help from your CA Support Availability Manager:

DSA on Linux: Migrating Linux DSAs to Windows servers
Changing the Installation Drive: Moving the installation location for any component to a new drive