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Software Requirements

The following are the software requirements for Netwrix Data Classification installation:

  1. Operating System

    • Windows 2012 R2 and above Server Operating System Software.

  2. Windows Features

    .NET Framework Features

    • .NET Framework 4.7.2
    • ASP.NET

    WCF Services

    • HTTP Activation
    • Named Pipe Activation
    note

    To activate these features, select them under .Net Framework Advanced Services - WCF Services from Windows Features.

    Web Server Role (IIS)

    • Common HTTP Features:
      • Default Document
      • HTTP Errors
      • Static Content
      • HTTP Redirection
    • Security:

      • Windows Authentication

      • Anonymous Authentication

        note

        The Anonymous Authentication element is included in the default installation of IIS 7. Make sure you use IIS 7 and above.

    • Application Development:
      • ISAPI Extensions
      • ISAPI Filters

  3. SQL Server

    • SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition (or later).
    • SQL Server 2016 SP2 recommended (for better performance).
    note

    For large environments, SQL Server Enterprise edition may be needed; see Deployment Planning.

  4. Visual Studio

    • Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2015 and above.

  5. Other software

    • Antivirus: Netwrix recommends adding NDC Index files to the list of exclusions (white list) of any installed antivirus. These files have .CSE extension.