Microsoft system software

Sophos Enterprise Console requires certain Microsoft system software (for example, database software).

The Sophos Enterprise Console installer attempts to install this system software if it is not already available on your server. However, in some cases, software is incompatible with your server or needs to be installed manually.

Note After you install the required system software, you may need to restart your computers, see knowledge base article 65190.

SQL Server installation

The installer attempts to install SQL Server 2017 Express Edition. You can choose to use an existing instance of SQL Server 2008 Express R2 or later. Note that:

  • We recommend that you do not install SQL Server on a domain controller.

.NET Framework installation

The installer installs .NET Framework 4.7.2, if you don't have version 4.7.2 or newer already installed.

Note As part of the .NET Framework 4.7.2 installation some system services (such as IIS Admin Service) may restart.

After .NET Framework 4.7.2 is installed, you may receive a message asking you to restart your computer. If you do, we recommend that you restart the computer immediately or shortly after the installation.

Microsoft Message Queuing installation

The installer attempts to install Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ), if you don't have it already installed.

Note During MSMQ installation, the following services are stopped:  MSDTC, MSSQLServer, SQLSERVERAGENT. This interrupts access to the default SQL Server database. You should ensure that the services can safely be stopped during installation. You should also check that they have restarted afterwards.