Prepare the Windows Servers

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Prepare the Windows Servers

Before you begin the installation, verify that the following conditions are met. Failure to to comply with these requirements can result in data loss, increased down time, software conflicts, or a failed installation.

System Requirements: Verify that the installation servers meet the requirements that are described in Windows Operating System Requirements.
Localized deployments: Verify that the appropriate language packs are installed.

Verify that each of the Windows servers has the following software installations and configurations in place:

Standalone Server	Distributed NFA Console Server	Distributed Harvester Server	Distributed 3-Tier DSA Server

Java Runtime Engine (JRE) 1.6u41 *
SC.exe in the Windows System32 directory *
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 *
General prerequisites
Firewall on Windows servers
SNMP and SMTP on Windows servers **
Flash Player and Reader **
IIS, COM+, and ASP **
Web content expiration
Supported browser **
Community name "public"
Disabling IPv6 addresses on Windows
SMTP relay restrictions
DEP setting **
Recycle Bin
Disabling unneeded services
Preventing SNMP from logging false positives

* The installation program either does not open or does not complete successfully unless this requirement is met.
** If the server fails to pass the check for this requirement, a warning message opens.

Note: To support non-Latin characters such as Japanese and Simplified Chinese, any command line clients that you use for installation must be configured for UTF-8 encoding. If UTF-8 encoding is not enabled, these characters may not display properly during installation.