General

What are the system requirements for the Scanner Appliance?

This article describes the system requirements for the Scanner Appliance.

Virtualization technologies supported:

  • Citrix XenServer (version 8.x and later)
  • Microsoft Hyper-V (all versions)
  • VMware ESX/ESXi (version 7.x and later)  

If your system is using an older version of VMWare ESX/ESXi, such as v6.7, v6.5, or v5.5, you can find more information in this article:
https://support.holmsecurity.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000675832-How-do-I-solve-issues-with-the-guest-operating-system-in-VMware-6-5-

System requirements:

  • CPU: 4 cores (Recommended)
  • RAM: 8 GB (minimum)
  • Disk space: 200 GB (minimum 150 GB)

The allocated disk space must accommodate multiple concurrent web scans, as these scans require more disk resources than network scans.

Configuring resources
The system requirement must be set before booting the Scanner Appliance for the first time. If you run over two concurrent scan tasks, consult Holm Security for system requirements.