Here are the system requirements for various versions of the Men & Mice Suite
Men & Mice 9.3
Operating Systems
| Operating System | Management Console1 | Men&Mice Controllers | Men&Mice Central | Command line interface | Web Interface & Web Application | Web Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | ||||||
| Windows Server 2008 R2 4 |  | | | | | |
| Windows Server 2012 | | | | | | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | | | | | | |
| Windows Server 2016 | | | | | | |
| Windows Server 2019 | | | | | | |
| Solaris | ||||||
| Solaris 10 x86 |  | | | | | |
| Linux | ||||||
| Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 | | | | | | 5 |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 | | | | | | 5 |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 | | | | | | 5 |
| CentOS 6 | | | | | | 5 |
| CentOS 7 | | | | | | 5 |
| CentOS 8 | | | | | | 5 |
Suse Enterprise Linux 11/12/13 x86 | | | | | | 5 |
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | | | | | | 5 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | | | | | | 5 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | | | | | | 5 |
1: The management console also works on non-server Windows that have not reached their EOL.
4: On January 14, 2020, Microsoft ends support for Windows server 2008 and 2008 R2 and therefore support for those server types will be deprecated in future versions of the Men&Mice Suite.
5: The Web Services component is bundled into the Web interface and Web Application, both for Windows and Linux.
Hardware requirements
| Men&Mice Central | Men&Mice Controllers | Management Console | Command line interface | Web Interface | Web Services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1.4 GHz x86-64 or better | |||||
| Memory | 1 GB Memory | |||||
| Disk space | 1 GB | 250 MB | ||||
DNS / DHCP Servers
| DNS Servers | Versions |
|---|---|
| Microsoft DNS | 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 |
| ISC BIND | 9.6 - 9.14 |
| Unbound | 1.4.22 - 1.7.3 |
| PowerDNS Authoritative Server | 3.4 |
| DHCP Servers | Versions |
| Microsoft DHCP | 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 |
| ISC DHCP | 3.0.6 - 4.4.1 |
| ISC Kea DHCP | 1.1.0 - 1.2.0 |
| Cisco IOS with DHCP support | 12.3 - 15.1 |
Database Servers
Database | Men&Mice Central | Men&Mice Central running on Linux |
|---|---|---|
| SQLite | | |
| MS SQL 2008 R2 | | |
MS SQL 2012 | | |
| MS SQL 2014 | | |
| MS SQL 2016 | | |
Other
Men&Mice Web Interface and Web Application
- Microsoft IIS 2
Apache 2 Web server 2.2/2.4 3
Supported Cloud Services
- Azure
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Dyn DNS
- NS1 DNS
- OpenStack
- Akamai
2 When using IIS 7 the IIS 6 Management Compatibility and ISAPI Extensions role services are required.
3 The BIND name server and Apache web server are supported on all platforms except Windows. The ISC DHCP server is supported on all platforms except Windows.
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