McAfee Endpoint Threat Protection
System Requirements

These are the minimum system requirements. Actual requirements will vary depending on the nature of your environment. McAfee Endpoint Threat Protection is a suite that includes the following platforms.

Windows Operating Systems

Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit, RTM and SPI)
Windows 7 Embedded Standard
Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit)
Windows 8 Embedded (32-bit)
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit, 64-bit, including R2)
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (64-bit)
Windows Small Business Server 2011 (64-bit)
Windows Server 2012 (64-bit, including R2)
Windows Server 2016

Windows Hardware Requirements

1 GHz CPU or higher
512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
1.5 GB of free space on the hard disk

Macintosh Operating Systems

Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, Mac OS 10.12

Mac Hardware Requirements

64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo or later
2 GB of RAM
500 MB of free space on the hard disk

Virtual Environments

Microsoft Azure
Amazon WorkSpaces
VMware WS 5.0, GSX 3.2, ESX 2.5 or later
VMware ESXi 4.1 - 5.5
VMware ESX 6.0
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2012, and 2012 R2 Hyper-V
Citrix XenServer 5.6 or later
Virutal Box by Oracle

Linux Operating Systems (32-bit and 64-bit versions)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SuSE Linux Enterprise (server/desktop)
Oracle Linux (OEL)
CentOS
Ubuntu
Debian
Fedora

Linux Hardware Requirements

Intel Pentium 4 (2 GHz CPU or higher)
1 GB of RAM
7 GB of free space on the hard disk

McAfee Endpoint Security

McAfee Endpoint Security is supported on the following platforms:

Windows 10
Windows 8, 8.1
Windows To Go
Windows 7
Windows Embedded 8 (pro, Standard, and Industry)
Windows Embedded Standard 7
Windows Server 2016, 2012
Windows Storage Sever 2012 and 2012 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2: Standard, Datacenter, Enterprise, and Web
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2
Windows Small Business Server 2011

Mac OS Sierra (version 10.12 and later)
Mac OS X El Capitan (version 10.11 or later)
Mac OS X Yosemite (version 10.10 or later)
Mac OS X Mavericks (version 10.9 or later)
Mac OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8 or later)

For additional information about supported virtual platforms, email clients, and internet browsers, and a complete list of hardware requirements, visit our Knowledge Center.

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Platform Support

Server O/S: 64-bit
- Windows Sever 2012 Release 2 (R2)
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
- Windows Server 2008 for Small Business Premium
- Windows Storage Server 2003
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
- Windows Server 2003
Browser
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer 7 and later
Network Support
- IPv4
- IPv6

Virtual server
- VMware ESX/ESXi 5.x and later
- VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x
- VMware ESX 3.5.x Update 4
- Citrix XenServer 6.0
- Citrix XenServer 5.5 Update 2
- Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Database (32-bit and 64-bit)
- SQL Server 2012 Express
- SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2008 with SP1/SP2/R2 Standard, Enterprise, Workgroup, Express
- SQL Server 2005 with SP3 Standard, Enterprise, Workgroup, Express

Additional Requirements

1.5 GB free disk space (2 GB recommended)
1 GB RAM (2-4 GB recommended)
Intel Premium 4 Processor or later, 1.3 GHz or faster
Monitor: 1024x768, 256 color, VGA

NIC: 100 MB or higher
File System: NTFS recommended
Dedicated server recommended if managing more than 250 systems
IP Address: McAfee recommends using a static IP address

McAfee Endpoint Threat Protection System Requirements