Requirements for Windows-based management clients

System Administrator Guide for VSP E990 and VSP G130, G/F350, G/F370, G/F700, G/F900
Version
88-08-0x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-97HM85028-11

The management client must meet hardware and software requirements to run Device Manager - Storage Navigator (HDvM - SN) in a Windows® environment.

Hardware requirements for the management client (Windows)

Item Requirement
Processor (CPU) Pentium 4 640 3.2 GHz or better

(Not dependent on a specific CPU vendor and processor family. Core2Duo E6540 2.33 GHz or better is recommended.)
Memory (RAM) 2 GB or more Recommended: 3 GB
Available storage space 500 MB or more (+ 80 MB for each managed storage system)

When HDvM - SN is using Adobe® AIR® from HARMAN™, an additional 80 MB of free space is required for each storage system managed by HDvM - SN.
Monitor True Color 32-bit or better Resolution: 1280 x 1024 or better
Keyboard and mouse You cannot use the mouse wheel feature.
Ethernet LAN card for TCP/IP network 100BASE-TX

1000BASE-T

Software requirements for the management client (Windows)

On a Windows management client, you can use HDvM - SN with Adobe AIR from HARMAN or with Adobe Flash Player. The following tables specify the requirements for each method. The combinations and versions of operating system, architecture, browser, Java Runtime Environment (JRE), and Flash Player specified below are fixed requirements. Using other combinations or versions might produce unpredictable results such as the inability to use the HDvM - SN windows.

Note:
  • Adobe will end support of Flash Player by the end of 2020. Make sure you are using HDvM - SN with Adobe AIR from HARMAN before the end of Flash Player support. If desired, you can disable use of HDvM - SN with Flash Player. For details, see Disabling and enabling use of Flash Player with HDvM - SN.
  • Use software that is supported by the manufacturer. Behavior is not guaranteed for software whose support period has expired.
Table. Requirements for using HDvM with AIR from HARMAN
Operating system Architecture Web browser TLS
Windows 10 64 bit Internet Explorer 11.0*

Google Chrome 63.0 or later

 TLS1.2

TLS1.2 must be enabled. AIR does not support TLS1.3.
Windows 8.1 64 bit Internet Explorer 11.0*

Google Chrome 48.0 or later
* Only the latest version of Internet Explorer that runs on each operating system is supported according to Microsoft® Support Policy.
Table. Requirements for using HDvM - SN with Flash Player
Operating system1 Architecture Browser Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5 Adobe Flash Player 2, 4
Windows 8.1 32 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 JRE 8.0 Update 131 or earlier 13.0 to 30
64 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 JRE 8.0 Update 131 or earlier 13.0 to 32
64 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 OpenJDK 11 13.0 to 32
32 bit Google Chrome 48.0 or later JRE 8.0 Update 71 20.0
64 bit Google Chrome 48.0 or later JRE 8.0 Update 71 20.0 to 32
64 bit Google Chrome 48.0 or later OpenJDK 11 20.0 to 32
Windows 106 32 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 JRE 8.0 Update 162 or earlier 13.0 to 30
64 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 JRE 8.0 Update 162 or earlier 13.0 to 32
64 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 OpenJDK 11 13.0 to 32
32 bit Google Chrome 63.0 or later JRE 8.0 Update 152 or earlier 13.0 to 28.0
64 bit Google Chrome 63.0 or later JRE 8.0 Update 152 or earlier 13.0 to 32
64 bit Google Chrome 63.0 or later OpenJDK 11 13.0 to 32
Windows Server 2012 Update 64 bit Internet Explorer 10.03 JRE 8.0 Update 131 or earlier 13.0 to 30
64 bit Internet Explorer 10.03 OpenJDK 11 13.0 to 30
64 bit Google Chrome 63.0 or later JRE 8.0 Update 152 or earlier 13.0 to 28.0
64 bit Google Chrome 63.0 or later OpenJDK 11 13.0 to 28.0
Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 64 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 JRE 8.0 Update 131 or earlier 13.0 to 32
64 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 OpenJDK 11 13.0 to 32
64 bit Google Chrome 63.0 or later JRE 8.0 Update 152 or earlier 13.0 to 32
64 bit Google Chrome 63.0 or later OpenJDK 11

13.0 to 32

Windows Server 2016 64 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 JRE 8.0 Update 111

13.0 to 32
64 bit Internet Explorer 11.03 OpenJDK 11 13.0 to 32
64 bit Google Chrome 63.0 or later JRE 8.0 Update 152 or earlier 13.0 to 32
64 bit Google Chrome 63.0 or later OpenJDK 11 13.0 to 32
Notes:
  1. If the SVP supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), you can specify IPv6 addresses.
  2. Use Flash Player with the same architecture (32 bit or 64 bit) as the browser.
  3. Only the latest version of Internet Explorer active on each OS is supported, according to Microsoft support policy.
  4. The management client must be restarted after enabling Flash Player.
  5. For VSP E990 (all SVP firmware versions), use OpenJDK 11.0.1+13 or later. For VSP G130, G/F350, G/F370, G/F700, G/F900 SVP firmware versions 88-04-01 and later, use JRE8 update 171 to 181 or OpenJDK 11.0.1+13 or later. You can use the HDvM - SN secondary window only when these JRE versions are installed. If you want to use other JRE versions, contact customer support.
  6. Do not right-click when executing commands in the Windows 10 command prompt window. If you do, the processing might be stopped in the middle of the execution and the prompt does not return.
Note:
  • Some Device Manager - Storage Navigator operations are performed through the HDvM - SN secondary window that runs within Java.
  • When you display an HTML format report saved in your local file system in a web browser that uses Flash Player version 23 or later, add the folder containing the HTML format report to Trusted Location Settings.