• Required Processor
  • Minimum dual-core processor / Recommended quad-core processor
• Required RAM
  • Minimum 4 GB RAM / Recommended 8 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 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 / Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 R2 / Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2
• 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 / SQL Server 2008 Express / SQL Server 2008 R2 Express / SQL Server 2012 Express / SQL Server 2014 Express.
• .NET Framework 4.0 or later

Active Directory and Group Policy Objects of the following Windows Server Operating Systems are supported.

• Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2

• Exchange Server 2003 / Exchange Server 2007 / Exchange Server 2010 / Exchange Server 2013 / Exchange Server 2016

Non-owner Mailbox Access Auditing of the following Exchange Servers is supported

• Exchange Server 2010 / Exchange Server 2013 / Exchange Server 2016

• SharePoint Server 2010 / SharePoint Foundation 2010 / SharePoint Server 2013 / SharePoint Foundation 2013

• SQL Server 2005 / SQL Server 2008 / SQL Server 2008 R2 / SQL Server 2012 / SQL Server 2014 / SQL Server 2016

Supported Windows File Systems for Auditing

• Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 / Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 R2 / Windows Server 2008 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows Server 2012 R2

Supported NetApp Filers for Auditing

• LepideAuditor for File Server successfully audits and report events from NetApp Filer with Data ONTAP™ 7.2 or later
• The recommended version for complete feature availability is ONTAP 7.3.4 or later. We audit ONTAP 7-Mode Configuration, but not ONTAP Cluster Configuration

• WMI Services should be up and running

• The agent to audit NetApp Filer can only be installed on any client system, but it requires GPMC.MSC (Group Policy Management Console) for installation
• If you need the Permission Analysis of NetApp Filer, then it is recommended to use synchronous mode to connect to NetApp Filer

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

The main prerequisite to audit domain (Active Directory + Group Policy and Exchange Server) is that Event Viewer of domain controller(s) and main domain, to be audited, should be accessible.

The required user rights to add a domain for auditing is listed in the steps to add a domain.

Other prerequisites are listed below:

Prerequisites to Audit Group Policy Objects

• 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 solution is installed
• GPMC should be installed on the machine where solution is installed
• Following are the prerequisites for agentless Group Policy Auditing
  • The solution should be installed on client machine
  • Windows PowerShell 2.0 for client machine

• Connectivity and accessibility to the instance of SQL Server, which is interlinked with SharePoint Server
• Microsoft System CLR Types for SQL Server 2012
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects
• .NET Framework 4.0 should be installed both on server to be monitored and machine where solution is installed