To get the most out of your EmpowerID deployment, certain hardware and software requirements must be met. The hardware requirements listed below for each server are the minimum.
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EmpowerID Server Software Requirements | |
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Server Operating System(s) |
Please note that installing EmpowerID on a domain controller or on the same server that houses the EmpowerID SQL database is not supported in a production environment.
The User Account Control must be disabled on each server hosting EmpowerID. For Windows Server 2012 and above, you must do so from the management console for your Local Security Policy (secpol.msc). Once open, navigate to the security options for the policy by expanding Local Policies and clicking on Security Options. Locate the User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode and set the security setting to Disabled.
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Memory |
12 GB required, more recommended based on usage scenario |
Additional Software |
Microsoft® .NET Framework Version 3.5 SP1 (installed using Server Manager > Features) and 4.5.2 In addition to the above-mentioned .NET Frameworks, the following additional software is required for servers hosting the Exchange Management Web service:
Windows PowerShell 3.0 (installed as part of the Management Framework 3.0). For Windows PowerShell script execution, run the following command in an elevated Windows PowerShell window:
In addition to the above-mentioned .NET Frameworks, the following additional software is required for servers running EmpowerID Web applications:
IIS 8.0 with ASP.NET (Web Server Role, Application Server Role and WCF Activation Feature) for servers running Web applications. The Startup Type for the Netlogon Windows service must be set to either Manual or Automatic. Disabling the service will cause the EmpowerID Web Role service to fail on startup.
Optional: For installations where EmpowerID will serve as the SharePoint Claims Provider, the SharePoint 2010 Web Services or SharePoint 2013 Web Services must be deployed on all SharePoint Web front end servers.
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Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Cert-Auth,Web-Url-Auth,Web-Http-Errors,Web-Net-Ext,Web-Net-Ext45,WAS-Process-Model,Web-Dyn-Compression,NET-HTTP-Activation,Web-Mgmt-Console,Web-HTTP-Redirect,Web-Asp-Net45,NET-WCF-HTTP-Activation45
EmpowerID Server Hardware Requirements | |
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Processor |
64-bit 4 cores required, more recommended based on usage scenario |
Memory | 12 GB required, more recommended based on usage scenario |
Database Software Requirements | |
Supported Databases |
EmpowerID supports all service packs related to the above versions of SQL Server.
Full-Text Search must be installed and enabled. To check your Microsoft SQL Server for Full-Text Search, execute the following T-SQL:
If this query returns a value of 1, the component is installed. |
Database Hardware Requirements | |
Processor |
64-bit multi-core (4-6 or more cores depending on load) |
Memory |
12 GB if dedicated to EmpowerID. If the servers will house other databases the RAM should be adjusted accordingly. |
Hard Drive Space |
200 GB available across different disk spindles; more recommended based on usage scenario. Each SQL server should follow Microsoft's best practice design, utilizing different disk spindles for OS, Logs, Data and backup. For these drives, EmpowerID needs:
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EmpowerID Management Console Software Requirements | |
Client Operating System(s) |
The (UAC) must be disabled on each client machine running the EmpowerID Management Console and/or Workflow Studio applications.
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Additional Software |
Microsoft® .NET Framework Version: 3.5 SP1 (installed using Server Manager > Features) and 4.5.1 |
EmpowerID Web Interfaces Software Requirements | |
Browser |
The latest versions of Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Microsoft® Edge as well as Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 are supported. Compatibility mode must be turned off when using Microsoft® Internet Explorer to browse EmpowerID. If you are unable to disable compatibility mode for the Internet Explorer security zone that EmpowerID falls into due to requirements for other legacy intranet sites in your organization, you may add EmpowerID URLs to the Trusted Sites zone using Microsoft Group Policy.
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