System requirements for WS_FTP Server

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WS_FTP Server

Supported Operating Systems

For a standalone WS_FTP Server installation:

Operating System

Edition

Service Packs

Supported Versions

Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Standard
  • Datacenter

 

  • 64-bit: English

Windows Server 2012

  • Standard
  • Datacenter

 

  • 64-bit: English

Windows Server 2008

  • Standard
  • Enterprise

SP2 or later

  • 32-bit: English and German
  • 64-bit: English

Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Standard
  • Enterprise

 

  • 64-bit: English

For a WS_FTP Server failover cluster using Microsoft Clustering Services:

Operating System

Edition

Service Packs

Supported Versions

Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Standard
  • Datacenter

 

  • 64-bit: English

Windows Server 2012

  • Standard
  • Datacenter

 

  • 64-bit: English

Windows Server 2008

Enterprise

SP2 or later

  • 32-bit: English

Windows Server 2008 R2

Enterprise

 

  • 64-bit: English

For a WS_FTP Server failover cluster using Microsoft Network Load Balancing:

Operating System

Edition

Service Packs

Supported Versions

Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Standard
  • Datacenter

 

  • 64-bit: English

Windows Server 2012

  • Standard
  • Datacenter

 

  • 64-bit: English

Windows Server 2008

  • Standard
  • Enterprise

SP2 or later

  • 32-bit: English

Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Standard
  • Enterprise

 

  • 64-bit: English

System Requirements

Recommended Hardware

The minimum recommended hardware is the same as recommended for Windows Server 2008. (For more information, see the Windows Server information on Microsoft's web site.) If you are using a later version operating system, you should meet the hardware requirements for that system.

Component

Requirement

Processor

  • Minimum: 1 GHz (x86 processor) or 1.4 GHz (x64 processor)
  • Recommended: 2 GHz or faster

Memory

  • Minimum: 512 MB RAM
  • Recommended: 2 GB RAM or greater
  • Maximum (32-bit systems): 4 GB (Standard) or 64 GB (Enterprise and Datacenter)
  • Maximum (64-bit systems): 32 GB (Standard) or 1 TB (Enterprise and Datacenter) or 2 TB (Itanium-Based Systems)

Available disk space

  • Minimum: 10 GB
  • Recommended: 40 GB or greater

Virtualization Requirements

Ipswitch Notification Server

All requirements for WS_FTP Server (above), plus:

Ipswitch Notification Server is a part of WS_FTP Server and is typically installed on the same machine.

WS_FTP Server Manager

The WS_FTP Server Manager provides web-based administration from the local machine and also allows remote management of the server.

Server Requirements:

Client Requirements:

WS_FTP Server Server Manager is a part of WS_FTP Server and is installed on the same machine.

Installing WS_FTP Server on Windows Server 2008 or 2012

The WS_FTP Server installer automatically activates certain components in your Windows Server installation. This is necessary because after installation, Windows Server does not turn on non-core operating system components. However, before installing WS_FTP Server, you should be sure that these changes conform to your organization’s security policies.

When you install WS_FTP Server, the install activates the following 2008 Server roles:

Note: If you are installing the WS_FTP Server Web Transfer Module, there are additional components activated. See "System requirements for WS_FTP Server Web Transfer Module" below.