In this article:

• Master Server Requirements
• Database Requirements
• Collector Server Requirements

Master Server Requirements

General requirements

• Operating system: Windows 2016, 2019 or 2022 64-bit | English edition and Locale
• Disk drives: at least two drives, one standard Operating System drive and an additional drive for the StorageGuard software.
• Required software: Oracle client (if Oracle DB used), NotePad++ (or similar)
• Type: Either a physical server or a virtual machine.
• User account: local administrative rights.
• Guidelines for optimal performance:
  • It is highly recommended to use internal SSD drives.
  • If an external database server is used, the master server and database servers* should be connected to the same switch.
  • Allocated resources should be dedicated to the StorageGuard servers.

Hardware Requirements (App only)

It is also possible to use the same host for running both the StorageGuard application and the StorageGuard database.

Hardware Requirements (App + Database)

** At least 2 CPU sockets.

*** Solid State Drive (SSD).

Database Requirements

The master server uses a database to store system configuration and data collected from various IT systems. The database can be installed locally on the master server or remotely on another host.

Supported DBMS: Oracle, Postgres

Oracle DB requirements

If you're planning to use an Oracle database for StorageGuard, take care to review the following requirements:

• DBMS: Oracle Database 12c Release 2, Oracle Database 18c or Oracle Database 19c, standard or enterprise edition.
• Disk: Solid State Drives (SSD) are recommended for optimal performance.
• Archive log: No.
• Tablespace: The default schema Tablespace is used.
• schema privileges: connect, dba (full database administrator rights)
• NLS_CHARACTERSET: AL32UTF8
• NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET: AL16UTF16

Postgres DB requirements

If you're planning to use a Postgres database for StorageGuard, take care to review the following requirements:

• DBMS: PostgreSQL 15.1 and above.
• Disk: Solid State Drives (SSD) are recommended for optimal performance.
• Privileges: CONNECT + CREATE.

Collector Server Requirements

General requirements

• Operating system: Windows 2016, 2019 or 2022 64-bit, English edition and Locale.
• Disk drives: it’s recommended to use two drives, one standard Operating System drive and an additional drive for the StorageGuard software.
• Required software: NotePad++ (or similar)
• Type: Either a physical server or a virtual machine.
• User account: local administrative rights.

Hardware Requirements