Individual company networks are as unique as the companies themselves. Therefore, different networks have different requirements depending on the level of network complexity. This section includes both the minimum and recommended requirements for the IM Security server.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Hardware/Software Specifications
Minimum Requirements
Recommended Requirements / Notes
CPU
Intel™ Pentium™ 4 processor or later
Hard disk space
1 GB of available disk space
1.5 GB of available disk space
Memory
512 MB
1GB
Note
Note
Scale the memory with the processor; do not overpopulate with memory.
Operating System
  • Microsoft™ Windows Server™ 2008 with SP2 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft™ Windows Server™ 2008 R2 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft™ Windows Server™ 2012
  • Microsoft™ Windows Server™ 2012 R2
  • Microsoft™ Windows Server™ 2016
  • Microsoft™ Windows Server™ 2019
Note
Note
Only Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions are supported.
Microsoft™ Skype™ for Business Server
  • Microsoft™ Lync™ Server 2013 (Front End Server), Standard or Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft™ Skype™ for Business Server 2015 (Front End Server), Standard or Enterprise Edition
Note
Note
IM Security can only be installed on the Front-End servers.
Web server
Microsoft™ Internet Information Services
  • 7.0
  • 7.5
  • 8.0
  • 8.5
 
Web browser
  • Internet Explorer™ 7.0 or later
  • Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 or later
Messaging clients
  • Microsoft™ Office™ Communicator 2007/2007 R2
  • Microsoft™ Lync™ 2010
  • Microsoft™ Lync™ 2013/2013 Basic
  • Microsoft™ Lync™ for Mobile
  • Microsoft™ Skype™ for Business 2015/2015 Basic
  • Microsoft™ Skype™ for Business 2016/2016 Basic
  • Microsoft™ Skype™ for Business for Mobile
Database engine
  • Microsoft™ SQL Server® 2008 Express (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Microsoft™ SQL Server® 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Microsoft™ SQL Server® 2008 R2 Express (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Microsoft™ SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Microsoft™ SQL Server® 2012 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Microsoft™ SQL Server® 2014 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Microsoft™ SQL Server® 2016 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft™ SQL Server® 2019 (64-bit)
Active Directory®
  • Windows™ 2003
  • Windows™ 2003 R2
  • Windows™ 2008
  • Windows™ 2008 R2
  • Windows™ 2012
  • Windows™ 2012 R2
Display
VGA monitor capable of 1024 x 768 resolution, with at least 256 colors to access the IM Security web console.