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Windows Operating System Requirements

You can install and upgrade CA Network Flow Analysis 9.2.1 on servers with the following operating systems"

• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition (all components)

  For help with upgrading your Windows operating system in preparation for the software upgrade, contact CA Technical Support.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or 5.6 (Harvester)

If you add new component servers to your deployment, use servers that have one of the following operating systems:

• Harvester: Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or 5.6
• DSA: Windows Server 2008 R2 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 configuration as described in:
  • Verify That the Windows Servers Are Prepared
  • Post-Upgrade Tasks

Notes:

• Before you begin the tasks in this guide, log in to a Windows server as a user who is a member of the Administrators group or log in to a Linux server with root privileges.
• CA Network Flow Analysis 9.2.1 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 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