Managed Risk appliance requirements
The requirements you must meet include the following:
- Platform version
- Minimum system requirements
- CPU requirements
- Port and domain exclusions
Platform version
VMware ESXi requirements
If you use VMware ESXi, the requirements are as follows:
- VMware ESXi 6.7 Update 3 or later
- VM hardware version 11 or higher
We don't support VMware Cloud deployments.
We support VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) Modes if you meet the CPU requirements. See CPU requirements.
To check your version of VMware ESXi, see these articles:
- Determining the build number of VMware ESX/ESXi and VMware vCenter Server
- Build numbers and versions of VMware ESXi/ESX
Microsoft Hyper-V requirements
If you use Microsoft Hyper-V, the requirements are as follows:
- Hyper-V version 6.0.6001.18016 (Windows Server 2016) or later
We don't support Processor Compatibility Mode.
To check your version of Microsoft Hyper-V, see Identifying your Hyper-V Version.
Minimum system requirements
On VMware, our OVA image is pre-configured to meet the minimum requirements.
The requirements are as follows:
- 4 CPUs
- 16GB RAM
- 160GB storage
CPU requirements
The system running the VM must use one of the CPU microarchitectures shown below.
Intel CPUs
| Name | Generation | Codename | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skylake | 6 | Skylake | Q3 2015 |
| Skylake | 7 | Kaby Lake | Q3 2016 |
| Skylake | 8 | Coffee Lake | Q3 2017 |
| Skylake | 9 | Coffee Lake Refresh | Q4 2018 |
| Skylake | 9 | Cascade Lake | Q2 2019 |
| Skylake | 10 | Comet Lake | Q3 2019 |
| Palm Cove | 10 | Cannon Lake | Q2 2018 |
| Sunny Cove | 10 | Ice Lake | Q3 2019 |
| Cypress Cove | 11 | Rocket Lake | Q1 2021 |
| Golden Cove | 12 | Alder Lake | Q4 2021 |
| Raptor Cove | 13 | Raptor Lake | Q4 2022 |
To help you identify CPUs, Intel's CPU naming conventions are shown below.
VMware EVC mode
If your appliance is on a VMware ESXi host running in an Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) cluster, you must make sure you've selected:
- Skylake generation or later CPU
- VMware hardware version 11 or later
AMD CPUs
| Name | Generation | Codename | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zen | 1 | Naples | Q2 2017 |
| Zen | 1 | Great Horned Owl | Q1 2018 |
| Zen 2 | 2 | Rome | Q3 2019 |
| Zen 3 | 3 | Milan | Q2 2021 |
| Zen 4 | 4 | Genoa | Q4 2022 |
To help you identify CPUs, AMD's CPU naming conventions are shown below.
Port and Domain exclusions
If you have Sophos Firewall, the required ports and domains are allowed by default.
Make sure the ports and domains at the link below are allowed on your firewall. This lets the Sophos virtual appliance boot and download updates.