System Requirements

    Hardware requirements

    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.

    Software requirements

    Following are the software requirements for deploying ADManager Plus:

    Supported operating systems

    ADManager Plus can be installed in any one of the following Microsoft Windows operating system versions:

    • Windows Server 2025
    • Windows Server 2022
    • Windows Server 2019
    • Windows Server 2016
    • Windows Server 2012 R2
    • Windows Server 2012
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 (EOLed by Microsoft)
    • Windows Server 2008 (EOLed by Microsoft)
    • Windows 11
    • Windows 10
    • Windows 8.1(EOLed by Microsoft)
    • Windows 8 (EOLed by Microsoft)
    • Windows 7 (EOLed by Microsoft)
    • Windows Vista (EOLed by Microsoft)

    Recommended browsers

    ManageEngine ADManager Plus requires one of the following browsers to be installed on the system.

    • Internet Explorer 10 and above
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Note
    • Use the latest version of the browser for better security and the best possible experience.
    • The screen resolution should be 1366 x 768 pixels or higher.

    Supported databases

    PostgreSQL is the default database that comes bundled with ADManager Plus. MS SQL can also be used as the product database.

    The following versions of MS SQL are supported:

    • SQL Server 2005 (EOLed by Microsoft)
    • SQL Server 2008 (EOLed by Microsoft)
    • SQL Server 2008 R2 (EOLed by Microsoft)
    • SQL Server 2012 (EOLed by Microsoft)
    • SQL Server 2014
    • SQL Server 2016
    • SQL Server 2017
    • SQL Server 2019
    • SQL Server 2022
    Note If your ADManager Plus server has MySQL installed, we recommend migrating to PostgreSQL. Click here for database migration steps.

    System ports

    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 Exchange server 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.