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Windows Operating System Requirements

CA Network Flow Analysis 9.1.2 supports upgrades of software versions installed on servers with the operating systems noted in the following table:

CA Network Flow Analysis 9.1.2 supports Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition for all components. Windows Server 2003 is not supported at this time. 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
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or 5.6
• DSA: Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition

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

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

Microsoft Windows servers that host CA Network Flow Analysis components have the following additional operating system requirements.

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, Standard edition on a 64-bit processor, with:

• Latest service pack and all important updates installed
• CA Performance Center 2.2.00 installed
• .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

  If the .NET Framework software is missing or version 4.0 is installed, the a prerequisite check causes the installation or upgrade program to exit.

• Java Runtime Engine (JRE) 1.6u41 which is included with the ISO files from CA Technical Support.

  If the installation server does not have JRE version 1.6 installed, the installation or upgrade program fails to launch. We recommend that you install JRE 1.6u41, the version that was used in CA Network Flow Analysis 9.1.2 testing. Untested JRE versions may produce unexpected results.

• English, Chinese (Simplified), French (France), or Japanese language
• Service Control command (sc.exe file) in the Windows System32 directory

  This command is required for command-line operation. If the file is missing, a prerequisite check causes the installation or upgrade program to exit.

• Minimum display resolution of 1024x768 (XGA)
• NFA console and standalone servers: ASP.NET 2.0 installed, including COM+ network access, IIS, and ASP. ASP.NET 2.0 comes with the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• Operating system configured as described in this document, including SNMP enabled
• (Recommended) Remote Desktop Connection enabled to allow remote access by the administrator

Notes:

• CA Network Flow Analysis 9.1.2 supports installation on servers with IPv4 addresses. Installation is not supported at this time on servers with IPv6 addresses.
• We recommend that you configure a single NIC (network interface card) on each server.
• The requirements that are described throughout this section apply to both physical and virtual deployments.