⚠️ OPSWAT Central Management v7 and My OPSWAT On-Premises (My OPSWAT Central Management v8) will reach End of Sale on July 31, 2025, and End of Life on January 31, 2027. We encourage you to upgrade to My OPSWAT Central Management v10 before Janauary 31, 2027, to ensure continued support and access to the latest features.

Recommended System Requirements

Your server must meet the following requirements before installing OPSWAT Central Management.

Operating System

Only support 64-bit platforms.

OS familySupported versions
Microsoft Windows10, 11
Microsoft Windows Server

2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022

  • 2012, 2012 R2 and 2016 require Windows Update to be up-to-date.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7.7
Ubuntu

18.04

Minimum Hardware Requirement

RAM16 GB
CPU1 CPU (4 cores)
Hard disk20 GB + ~500MB * [number of managed scan engines]
Available ports9000, 9026, 9005, 9009, 27017

Software Requirement

SoftwareVersion
PowerShell (Windows only)

Version 5.1, build 14409, revision 1018 or higher.

On Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2 and 2012, it's recommended to have Windows Update (which deliver PowerShell updates) be up-to-date.

RemoteSigned execution policy.

Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 (Windows only)Latest version As of April 2022, the latest version of this software (12.0.40664) is available at https://aka.ms/highdpimfc2013x64enu

Hardware sizing

The following table shows the configuration of the server that installs OPSWAT Central Management.

Number of devicesUp to 5,0005,000 to 20,00020,000 to 40,000
CPU1 CPU ( 4 cores)1 CPU ( 8 cores)1 CPU (16 cores)
RAM16 GB16 GB32 GB
Hard disk capacity60 GB + ~500MB * [number of managed scan engines]100 GB + ~500MB * [number of managed scan engines]200 GB + ~500MB * [number of managed scan engines]

Directory

This section contains references to directories used by OPSWAT Central Management.

Windows:

Directory/folderDefault
InstallationC:\Program Files\OPSWAT\Central
Event log filesC:\Program Files\OPSWAT\ Central \tomcat\logs
Data backupC:\ProgramData\OPSWAT\Central

Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu):

Directory/folderDefault
Main installation folder/opt/ocm
Service folder/usr/lib/ocm
Event log folder/var/log/ocm
Configuration/backup folder/etc/opt/ocm
Database folder/var/lib/ocm

Ports used

The table below shows the default port configuration of OPSWAT Central Management. The listed ports must be available to start OPSWAT Central Management. The ports listed under External should be opened for external access.

Component / ServicePortNotes
External
Central Management (Nginx)Web Management Console9000Customizable
Internal
NginxLoad balancer (internal communication)9026Customizable
MongoDBDatabase of OPSWAT Central Management27017
RedisCaching data9005
TomcatWebserver9009

To customize the ports marked as customizable, please refer to Port Configuration.

The table below shows the default port configuration (if available) for OPSWAT Products that OPSWAT Central Management can manage.

OPSWAT ProductPort
MetaDefender Core8008
MetaDefender Kiosk8009
MetaDefender Managed File Transfer8010
MetaDefender ICAP8048
MetaDefender Email Security8058
MetaDefender Secure Storage80

Browser Requirement

One of the following desktop browsers is required to use the web management console:

  • Latest two Chrome versions
  • Latest two Firefox versions
  • Latest two Microsoft Edge versions

OPSWAT Central Management supports HTTPS configuration on all the aforementioned browsers. Please refer to Secure Connection for more details.

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