Installing the Engine

File Dynamics uses only one Engine per forest. The Engine can be installed on host server that meets the following minimum requirements:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 (Member Server)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Member Server)
  • At least 8 GB RAM
    • 4 GB for the Engine service
    • 4 GB for the Data Owner web service installed with the Engine
  • For quota management, Microsoft File System Resource Manager (FSRM) must be installed; see File Server Resource Manager in the File Dynamics6.6 Administration Guide.
  • Forest functional level of Windows Server 2003 or later

Other notable information about the Engine:

  • The Engine runs as a native NT service that is configured to start by using the Local System account
  • The default Engine port is 3009
  • The firewall inbound rule is added during the Engine installation
  1. At the root of the FileDynamics_6.6.iso image, double-click File Dynamics-Engine-6.6-xx.exe.
  2. When you are asked if you want to run this file, click Run.
  3. Agree to the licensing terms and conditions.
  4. (Conditional) If you want to install the Engine to a location other than the default path, click Options.
  5. In the Install location field, specify the new path and click OK.
  6. Click Install.
  7. Read the overview on the initial page of the wizard and click Next.
  8. Click Install.
  9. Click Finish to close the wizard.
  10. The Install Successful message indicates that the Engine and Config Utilities were installed successfully.
  11. Click Run Configuration Utility.
  12. The Configuration Utility is launched.