Ensure that the minimum hardware and software requirements listed below are met before installing ADManager Plus.
The following are the hardware requirements for deploying ADManager Plus.
| Hardware | Minimum | Recommended | ||
| Physical Server | VM | Physical Server | VM | |
| RAM* | 4GB | 6GB | 6GB | 8GB |
| Disk Space | 5GB | 5GB | 50GB | 50GB |
| Processor | 2.1GHz or faster | 2.1GHz or faster | 2.4GHz or faster | 2.4GHz or faster |
| Number of cores* | 2 Cores | 4 vCPUs | 4 Cores | 6 vCPUs |
* Based on the number of scheduled reports and automations running in parallel, operating system (client or server), and whether the Backup and Recovery add-on has been purchased, additional configuration might be needed. Learn more.
The following section outlines the memory and RAM requirements for Active Directory reporting and management.
Following are the memory and RAM requirements for performing Active Directory management tasks using ADManager Plus:
| Number of objects created or modified per hour | RAM required (MB) | HDD required (GB) | Bandwidth (Mbps) |
| 1,000 | 256 | 4 | 10 |
| 5,000 | 512 | 8 | 10 |
| 10,000 | 1024 | 30 | 10 |
| 20,000 | 2048 | 50 | 50 |
| 50,000 | 8096 | 50 | 50 |
| 100,000 | 8096 | 50 | 50 |
This section outlines the memory and RAM requirements for Active Directory reporting. These specifications consider all report generation activities, including reports generated on demand, through the scheduler, and by automations, for performing management tasks.
| Number of objects in the domain | RAM required (MB) | HDD required (GB) | Bandwidth (Mbps) |
| 1,000 | 256 | 4 | 10 |
| 5,000 | 512 | 8 | 10 |
| 10,000 | 1024 | 30 | 10 |
| 20,000 | 2048 | 50 | 50 |
| 50,000 | 8096 | 50 | 50 |
| 100,000 | 8096 | 50 | 50 |
Disk space
The disk space requirement varies based on the number of backed-up AD and Azure AD users, the size of your Google Workspace mailboxes and user drives, and the backup retention period.
| Backup | Disk space |
| AD | 8GB minimum |
| Azure AD | 8GB minimum |
| Google Workspace | One-third of the actual size* |
*Backups are compressed to one-third of the actual size at best. However, considering future requirements and the backup retention period, it is recommended to allocate additional space as necessary. For instance, if the total size of the mailboxes and user drives is 1TB, ensure that there is 1TB of free disk space to store the full backup and subsequent incremental backups.
Following are the software requirements for deploying ADManager Plus:
ADManager Plus can be installed in any one of the following Microsoft Windows operating system versions:
ManageEngine ADManager Plus requires one of the following browsers to be installed on the system.
* Supports IE8 as well
Note:
The following databases are supported by ADManager Plus:
Note: If your ADManager Plus server has MySQL installed, we recommend migrating to PostgreSQL. Click here for database migration steps.
| Port Number | Protocol | Purpose |
| 8080/8443 | HTTP/HTTPS | Necessary to connect to the Tomcat web server |
| 33306 | TCP | To connect to the product database |
| 9280 | HTTP | To connect to the Elasticsearch database |
| 9380 | TCP | Used for communications between nodes in a cluster |
Allow outbound connections to ports on the source server (the ADManager Plus server) and inbound connections to ports on the target servers (i.e., domain controllers).
| Port Number | Protocol | Source | Destination | Port Type | Service | Purpose |
| 389/636 | TCP and UDP | ADManager Plus server | Domain controllers | Static | LDAP | To connect to Active Directory |
| 135 | TCP | ADManager Plus server | Domain controllers | Static | RPC | To establish data exchange |
| 445 | TCP and UDP | ADManager Plus server | Domain controllers | Static | SMB | To get access to shared file systems |
| 88 | TCP | ADManager Plus server | Domain controllers | Static | Kerberos | For authentication when accessing a domain resource |
| 139 | TCP | ADManager Plus server | Domain controllers | Static | NetBIOS session | Required for communicating within the network |
| 3268/3269 | TCP | ADManager Plus server | Domain controllers | Static | Global Catalog | Necessary for performing search operations in the Global Catalog |
| 25 | SMTP | ADManager Plus server | SMTP server | Static | SMTP | To send emails |
| 80 | HTTP | ADManager Plus server | Domain controllers | Static | Exchange | For connecting to Exchange servers |
| 80, 443 | HTTP/HTTPS | ADManager Plus server | Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace servers | Static | Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace | Required for communicating with Office 365 and Google Workspace platforms |
| 49152- 65535 | TCP | ADManager Plus server | RPC randomly allocated high TCP ports | Dynamic | RPC | Used to establish data exchange |
Note: The latest version of all the listed services are supported on ADManager Plus.
The Backup and Recovery add-on requires a few ports to be enabled based on your Azure environment.
Azure Worldwide
| Ports | Modules | Endpoints |
| 8080 for HTTP and 80443 for HTTPS | Azure AD Endpoint | https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenantName> /oauth2/v2.0/token |
| Azure Graph Endpoint | https://graph.windows.net/ | |
| Microsoft Graph Endpoint | https://graph.microsoft.com |
Azure China
| Ports | Modules | Endpoints |
| 8080 for HTTP and 80443 for HTTPS | Azure AD Endpoint | https://login.chinacloudapi.cn/<tenantName>/oauth2/v2.0/token |
| Azure Graph Endpoint | https://graph.chinacloudapi.cn/ | |
| Microsoft Graph Endpoint | https://microsoftgraph.chinacloudapi.cn |
Azure Germany
| Ports | Modules | Endpoints |
| 8080 for HTTP and 80443 for HTTPS | Azure AD Endpoint | https://login.microsoftonline.de/<tenantName>/oauth2/v2.0/token |
| Azure Graph Endpoint | https://graph.cloudapi.de/ | |
| Microsoft Graph Endpoint | https://graph.microsoft.de/ |
Azure for the United States Government
| Ports | Modules | Endpoints |
| 8080 for HTTP and 80443 for HTTPS | Azure AD Endpoint | https://login-us.microsoftonline.com/<tenantName>/oauth2/v2.0/token |
| Azure Graph Endpoint | https://graph.windows.net/ | |
| Microsoft Graph Endpoint | https://graph.microsoft.com |
Azure for the US Department of Defense
| Ports | Modules | Endpoints |
| 8080 for HTTP and 80443 for HTTPS | Azure AD Endpoint | https://login-us.microsoftonline.com/<tenantName>/oauth2/v2.0/token |
| Azure Graph Endpoint | https://graph.windows.net/ | |
| Microsoft Graph Endpoint | https://graph.microsoft.com |