Space and sizing requirements

Before you begin the SnapCenter installation, you should be familiar with some basic host system space requirements and sizing requirements.

Note: Before installing the SnapCenter Server and the plug-ins, you should apply available system and security updates.

SnapCenter Server requirements

Item	Requirements
Operating Systems	Microsoft Windows For the latest information about supported versions, see the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT). NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool
Minimum CPU count	4 cores
Minimum RAM	8 GB Note: The MySQL Server buffer pool uses 20 percent of the total RAM.
Minimum hard drive space for the SnapCenter Server software and logs	10 GB
Minimum hard drive space for the SnapCenter repository	20 GB
Required software packages	Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later Windows Management Framework (WMF) 4.0 or later PowerShell 4.0 or later Java 1.8 (64-bit) For the latest information about supported versions, see the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT). NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool