CA Client Software Requirements

The table below lists the software requirements for CA Client installations.

Type	Requirement
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows 8, 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10, 32-bit and 64-bit
Pre-Requisite Software	Note: The pre-requisite software is automatically installed by the installer. Windows Installer 4.5 Sentinel RMS License Manager .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Note: On Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012, .NET Framework is a feature and installing it is different from that on older versions. For information on how to enable it, see the Microsoft Support Blog. .Net Framework 4.0 Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable 11.0.61030 Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable 14.11.25325.0 SQL Server 2014 Express (optional install)
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (optional)	Required to view HTML report outputs.
Microsoft Office (optional)	Required by CA tools with reporting capabilities to save to Microsoft Office file formats. Excel is required for standard deviation charts in the Executive Report.
Microsoft Visio (optional)	Required to generate output as Microsoft Visio .VSD files. Note: Visio .VDX files are XML-based and may be generated without Visio being installed on the CA Client.
OpenJDK JRE 8.0 or higher (optional)	Required for Java parsing.