System Requirements | ManageEngine OS Deployer

Last Updated On: 17 Apr 2026|

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The system requirements for using OS Deployer include the following:

Hardware requirements for
OS Deployer Server, OS Deployer Agent, SQL server
and
Distribution Server
Network requirements such as Network Card Speed.
Hardware requirements for
Secure Gateway Server
Supported Operating Systems
for OS Deployer Server, Agent and Distribution Server
Supported Browsers
Supported Database
Supported Web Servers

Hardware Requirements

This section gives you information about the hardware requirements for distribution servers, MSSQL database, OS Deployer servers and agents.

Distribution Server

The hardware requirements for distribution servers include the following:

No. of Computers Managed Using the Distribution Server	Processor Information	RAM Size	Hard Disk Space
1 to 500	Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache	4 GB	6 GB*
501 to 1000	Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache	4 GB	12 GB*
1001 to 3000	Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz	8 GB	16 GB*
3001 to 5000	Intel Core i5 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz	8 GB	20 GB*

* May increase depending on the number of software applications and patches that are deployed

Note : It is highly recommended to install Distribution Server for every 1000 computers.

Note

In the installed physical/virtual machine, kindly ensure that the mentioned hardware requirements is available exclusively for the OS Deployer server instance.

Software Requirements

This section gives you information about the software requirements for OS Deployer Server, Agent and Distribution Server.

Supported Operating Systems

You can install OS Deployer Server & Distribution Servers on any of these Windows operating system versions:

Windows 7 (supported for Distribution Server only)
Windows 8 (supported for Distribution Server only)
Windows 8.1 (supported for Distribution Server only)
Windows 10
Windows 11
Windows Server 2016*
Windows Server 2019*
Windows Server 2022*

* - recommended for managing 5000 or more endpoints.

Supported Browsers

You are required to install any of the following browsers on your computer to access the OS Deployer console:

Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Zoho Ulaa

Note: The screen resolution should be 1280 x 1024 pixels or higher.

Supported Database

OS Deployer supports the following databases:

PGSQL
MSSQL
- SQL Server 2022
- SQL Server 2019
- SQL Server 2017
- SQL Server 2016

Supported Web Servers

OS Deployer uses the following web servers:

Nginx(for static file services)
Tomcat (for application related services)

Supported TLS versions

From OS Deployer version 11.2.2330.1:
OS Deployer and Secure Gateway Server support TLS version 1.2 by default.
Prior to OS Deployer version 11.2.2330.1:
OS Deployer and Secure Gateway Server support TLS versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 by default.