Windows XP Professional SP2 (or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2 (or later), Windows Vista Ultimate (Windows Vista SP1 recommended), Windows Vista Business (Windows Vista SP1 recommended), or Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 (or later) or Firefox 2.0 (or later)
Microsoft Windows Scripting Host v5.7 (or later)

Note: Windows Scripting Host is installed with the Windows operating system. To verify your version, run cscript.exe at a command prompt. If you need to update Windows Scripting Host, refer to the Microsoft Windows Scripting Host site.

Microsoft SAPI 5.1 (required for Text to Speech actions)

Hardware requirements

	Recommended	Required
Number of Processors	Two	One
Processor	2 GHz	2 GHz
RAM	2 GB	1 GB
Hard disk space for application files	3 GB	2 GB
Hard disk space for database	5 GB or more *This requirement is larger if you are using WhatsUp Gold NetFlow Monitor. For more information, see the NetFlow Monitor system requirements.	2 GB *This requirement is larger if you are using WhatsUp Gold NetFlow Monitor. For more information, see the NetFlow Monitor system requirements.
Network interface card	1 Gbps	100 Mbps
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM	Required if installing from CD-ROM. Not required for download installations.	Required if installing from CD-ROM. Not required for download installations.
Video display resolution	1280 x 1024 or higher	1024 x 768
Sound card	SAPI-capable sound card required for Text-to-Speech actions	Not required
Modem and phone line	Required for pager, SMS, and beeper actions; modem pooling is not supported	Not required
GSM modem	Required for SMS Direct actions	Not required