Before you start installing the LepideAuditor Suite, make sure that your computer meets following requirements.

Basic System Requirements:
  • Dual Core Processor or higher Processor
  • Minimum 4 GB RAM
  • Required free disk space
    • Minimum 1 GB
    • Recommended 2 GB
  • Any of the following 32 bit or 64 bit Windows Operating Systems: Windows XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8.1 / 8 / Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 R2 / Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2
  • .NET Framework 4.0 or later
  • Any of the following SQL Servers (local or network hosted) for storing auditing logs: SQL Server 2005 / SQL Server 2008 / SQL Server 2008 R2 / SQL Server 2012 / SQL Server 2014 / SQL Server 2016 / SQL Server 2005 Express Edition / SQL Server 2008 Express / SQL Server 2008 R2 Express / SQL Server 2012 Express / SQL Server 2014 Express
Supported Windows Servers for Auditing:
  • Any of the following Windows Servers Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 R2 / Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2
Supported Exchange Servers:
  • Exchange Server 2003 / Exchange Server 2007 / Exchange Server 2010 / Exchange Server 2013
Supported SharePoint Servers:
  • SharePoint Server 2010 / SharePoint Foundation 2010 / SharePoint Server 2013 / SharePoint Foundation 2013
Supported SQL Servers for Auditing
  • SQL Server 2005 / SQL Server 2008 / SQL Server 2008 R2 / SQL Server 2012 / SQL Server 2014
Supported SharePoint Servers
  • SharePoint Server 2010 / SharePoint Foundation 2010 / SharePoint Server 2013 / SharePoint Foundation 2013
Prerequisites for Windows Server 2003 / 2003 R2

Following are the prerequisites to audit Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions)

Prerequisites for Domain Auditing

Following are the prerequisites for auditing a domain’s Active Directory, Group Policy, and Exchange Server.

  • Event Viewer of domain controller(s) and main domain, to be audited, should be accessible.
Prerequisites for Group Policy Auditing
  • Windows PowerShell 2.0 should be installed on server with agent.
  • .NET Framework 4.0 should be installed both on server to be monitored and machine where software is installed.
  • GPMC should be installed on the machine where software is installed.
  • Following are the prerequisites for agentless Group Policy Auditing
    • Software should be installed on client machine.
    • Windows PowerShell 2.0 for client machine
Prerequisites for Health Monitoring
Prerequisites for SharePoint & SQL Server

Following are the prerequisites for auditing SharePoint Server (any version) and SQL Server (any version)

  • Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2012
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects Setup
  • .NET Framework 4.0 should be installed both on server to be monitored and machine where software is installed.
Prerequisites for Web Console

Following are the prerequisites for LepideAuditor Suite (Web Console)

  • .NET Framework 4.0 or later for installing LepideAuditor Suite (Web Console)
  • Web Browser is required to open Web Console.
    • Internet Explorer 8 or later
    • Mozilla Firefox 20.0 or later
    • Apple Safari 4.0 or later
    • Google Chrome