Information in this article applies to Safetica ONE 10 or older.
In this article, you will learn more about:
- Minimum hardware requirements for Safetica
- Compatibility of Safetica with other products
- Supported web browsers for WebSafetica
Minimum hardware requirements
Server requirements
In order to ensure smooth performance and the best experience, we recommend prior consultation of the hardware requirements with our technical consultant.
| Seats | up to 250 | 250-500 | 500-2000 | 2000-3000 | 3000-5000* | ||
|
Safetica server |
MS SQL database server |
Safetica server* |
MS SQL database server | ||||
| Processor | Quad-core | Quad-core | 8-core | 8-core | 8-core | 8-core | 8-core |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16-32 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32GB+ |
| Hard drive** | 100 GB free disk space | 100-250 GB free disk space | 250-500 GB free disk space | 100 GB free space (SSD) | 1 TB+ free space (SSD or 15k+ HDD in RAID configuration) | 100 GB free space (SSD) | 1 TB+ free space (SSD or 15k+ HDD in RAID configuration) |
| Operating system |
Windows Server 2012 R2 or newer with IIS 7.5 and .NET 6.0.6 or newer. Only 64-bit operating systems are supported. For Safetica 10.5.90: Windows Server 2016 or newer and .NET 8.0.8 or newer. Only 64-bit operating systems are supported. |
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| Database type and versions | MS SQL Server 2016 or newer (including MS SQL Express editions); MS SQL Server 2019 recommended / AzureSQL S1 or S2 | MS SQL Server 2016+; MS SQL Server 2019 recommended / AzureSQL S1 or S2 | MS SQL Server 2016+; MS SQL Server 2019 recommended / AzureSQL S4, S6 or P1 | MS SQL Server 2019 recommended / AzureSQL DTU (P4), vCore (8 cores) | MS SQL Server 2019 recommended / AzureSQL DTU (P4), vCore (8 cores) | ||
* For a large number of seats it is recommended to run Safetica Management Service (SMS) and SQL database on separate servers - in case the number of seats would exceed 5000, please contact us for a consultation of the hardware requirements
** Hard Drive requirements take into consideration required space for database and backups. Free space on disk with transaction protocol before updating to a newer version should be at least five times the current size of the database.
The server needs to have firewall exceptions on the following ports:
- 1433 (Safetica Server - MS SQL, outbound),
- 4438 (Safetica Server - Safetica Client, out/inbound),
- 4441 (Safetica Server - Safetica console, out/inbound),
- 4442 (for updates, inbound).
WebSafetica requirements can be found here.
Endpoint requirements
- 2.4 GHz dual-core processor
- 2 GB RAM
- 2 GB of available disk space
- .NET Framework 4.8 (.NET 5.0 or newer for macOS endpoints)
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.NET 5 Windows Desktop Runtime or newer
- .NET 5.0.17 (for Safetica 10.5.90: .NET 8.0.8)
- Latest VCRedist
System compatibility overview
Please refer to the following table to make sure your environment is fully compatible with Safetica. In case you do not fulfill some of the requirements or have incompatible software in your environment, please contact your Safetica distributor for more info.
| Fully compatible | |
|---|---|
| Endpoint OS |
Safetica 10.5.90 contains update to .NET 8, so it is no longer supported on Win 7, Win 8.1., and Win Server 2012 R2 and older. It is compatible with: Windows 10 with all Security Patches (we support the latest 2 Windows 10 versions, i.e. 21H2 and 21H1) macOS 10.15 and newer (for full DLP feature set, use macOS 12 and newer) Older Safetica versions are compatible with: Windows 7 SP1 and newer with all Windows Updates. macOS 10.15 and newer (for full DLP feature set, use macOS 12 and newer) |
| SQL Server |
SQL Server 2012 and newer
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| Safetica Client version |
Safetica Client 9.0 and newer
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Supported browsers for WebSafetica
More information about compatibility with antivirus and other software can be found in this article.