3.0 Filr System Requirements

The following sections outline platform, version, and other requirements for your expandable Filr deployment.

Expandable Deployments Are the Focus of This Guide

Other deployment types are covered in

Administrative Workstations and Browsers

Table 3-1 Administrative Workstations and Browsers

Platform

Browser

Requirement

Windows, Mac, or Linux

Microsoft Edge

Latest version

 

Chrome

Latest version

Safari

Latest version

Appliance Disk Space

Planning for disk space varies widely according to organization needs.

For an overview of Filr storage, see Appliance Storage Illustrated in the Filr: Understanding How Filr Works.

Appliance Shared Storage (/vashare Mount Point) Platforms

  • Storage Planning Summary

The Filr appliances in an Expandable deployment access a commonly-shared CIFS or NFS storage disk that you will identify and create in Section 4.0, Setting Up Shared Storage.

Table 3-2 Shared Storage Platforms (/vashare Mount Point)

Protocol

Requirement

CIFS

  • A Windows-based CIFS share

NFS

Exported mount point on one of the following:

  • SLES 15 SP4

NFS on Windows is not supported.

Appliance Memory and CPU

Table 3-3 Memory and CPU

Appliance

Recommended

Filr

  • 20 GB RAM

  • 12 GB Java Heap

  • 4 CPUs

Filrsearch

Less than 1,000 Users

  • 8 GB RAM

  • 2 GB Memcached

  • 4 GB Java Heap

  • 4 CPUs

More than 1,000 Users

  • 16 GB RAM

  • 3 GB Memcached

  • 8 GB Java Heap

  • 4 CPUs

PostgreSQL

Less than 1,000 Users

  • 8 GB RAM

  • 2 CPUs

More than 1,000 Users

  • 12 GB RAM

  • 2 CPUs

Content Editor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • 4 CPUs

NOTE:Do not overcommit more memory for the processes than mentioned in the above table, beware that operating system needs considerable amount to free memory to operate.

Desktop Platforms (for the Desktop Application)

For more information about the Filr desktop application, see the following guides:

Table 3-4 Desktop Platforms (Desktop Application)

Platform

Versions

Windows

IMPORTANT:Always make sure that the latest patches and support packs are installed.

  • Windows 10

  • Windows 11

Mac

IMPORTANT:Always make sure that the latest patches and support packs are installed.

  • Intel - macOS 13 and macOS 12

  • ARM64 (in tech preview) - macOS 13 and macOS 12

Linux Platform

  • Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

    NOTE:Supports Unity graphical desktop environment

  • SLED 12 SP4

    NOTE:Filr supports only the default GNOME graphical desktop environment that is shipped with SLED.

Desktop Web Application Access

Three components apply:

Table 3-5 Browsers for Web Application Access

Platform

Requirement

Linux

Mozilla Firefox

Windows

  • Microsoft Edge

  • Mozilla Firefox; Google Chrome (latest versions)

Mac

  • Safari

  • Mozilla Firefox

  • Google Chrome

Table 3-6 Java for Web Application Functionality

Version

Functionality

Java v11

  • Editing files with Edit-in-Place

  • Uploading folders to Filr

    If the browser does not support HTML 5, uploading both files and folders requires this version of Java to be installed.

Table 3-7 Office Application for Edit-in-Place Functionality

NOTE:OpenOffice and LibreOffice are used synonymously throughout the Micro Focus Filr documentation.

Linux

  • OpenOffice.org (latest version)

  • LibreOffice (latest version)

Windows

  • LibreOffice (latest version)

  • OpenOffice (latest version)

  • MS Office 2016 and 2019

  • MS Office 365

Mac

  • LibreOffice (latest version)

  • OpenOffice (latest version)

  • MS Office 2011 for MAC

  • MS Office 2013 for MAC

  • MS Office 365 for MAC

File Servers (Backend Storage)

NOTE:Your organization’s file servers provide the backend storage for Net Folders.

If you use Filr only for user personal storage (My Files), then file servers aren’t required.

Table 3-8 File Servers

Platform

Supported Versions

Windows

(Standalone and Clustered environment)

  • Windows Server 2019 (CIFS)

  • Windows Server 2016 (CIFS)

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (CIFS)

Windows native DFS-N and DFS-R with replication are supported

OES

(Standalone and Clustered environment)

IMPORTANT:You must apply the latest Scheduled Maintenance Update, otherwise the NCP server can fail.

  • OES 2018 SP3(NCP and CIFS)

  • OES 2018 SP3 NSS AD (CIFS)

SharePoint

  • 2013

Other

In addition to storage that is directly attached to the file servers listed in Net Folders can provide access to files that are being stored on any of the following storage platforms:

  • NetApp NAS device

  • EMC

  • Other Microsoft Active Directory joined NAS devices that support the CIFS protocol.

  • Storage Area Network (SAN)

Filr Software

To download and prepare the Filr software, See Section 5.0, Downloading and Preparing the Filr Software.

IP Addresses

Each appliance requires the following.

Table 3-9 IP Addresses

Component

Requirement

IP Address

  • A static address that is associated with a DNS host name.

    Example: 192.168.1.61

Network Mask

  • The appropriate network mask for the IP address.

    Example: 255.255.255.0

Gateway IP Address

  • The gateway for the IP address subnet.

    Example: 192.168.1.254

DNS Host Name

  • The DNS name associated with the IP address.

    Example: filr-1.myorg.local

DNS IP Address

  • Up to three IP addresses of DNS servers for the IP address subnet.

    Example: 192.168.1.1

NTP IP Address or DNS Name

  • Up to three IP addresses or DNS names of reliable NTP servers used to coordinate time on your organization’s network—especially your LDAP directory servers.

    Example: time.myorg.local

When using VMware, it is recommended that you set up NTP in accordance with the VMware best practices guidelines.

LDAP Directory Services (Users and Groups)

Table 3-10 LDAP Directory Services

Directory Service

Platform Version

eDirectory

  • NetIQ eDirectory 9.0.x.x

  • NettIQ eDirectory 8.8.x.x

    For more information, see the NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 Documentation website.

  • NetIQ eDirectory version 8.8.x.x on standalone Windows.

    IMPORTANT:eDirectory running on Windows servers with file shares is not supported.

Active Directory

  • Windows Server 2019 Active Directory with the latest Service Pack

  • Windows Server 2016 Active Directory with the latest Service Pack

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Active Directory with the latest Service Pack

Mobile Device Platforms

IMPORTANT:Accessing Filr through a web browser on a mobile device is not supported. Instead, download the Filr mobile app that is compatible with your mobile device.

For more information about the Filr mobile app, see the Micro Focus Filr Mobile App Quick Start Help.

Table 3-11 Mobile Devices

Platform

Supported Versions

iOS Phones and Tablets

  • iOS 16.x and iOS 15.x,

    The native app is available as a free download in the Apple App Store.

Android Phones and Tablets

  • Android phones and tablets for Android 9 to 12

    The native app is available as a free download in the Google Play App Store.

SQL Database Server

Table 3-12 SQL Database Server

Database Type

Supported Versions

PostgreSQL

(Standalone and Clustered environment)

  • 14.3

  • 13.7

MySQL

  • 8.0.29

  • 5.7

Microsoft SQL

  • SQL Server 2019

  • SQL Server 2017

  • SQL Server 2016 SP1

MariaDB

  • 10.3.35

Secure Access

Table 3-13 Secure Access

Component

Supported Versions

NetIQ Access Manager

5.0 and 4.5

NetIQ Advance Authentication

6.3.7 and 6.3. Only the Enterprise Editions are supported.

Virtualization Hypervisor Platform

Table 3-14 Virtualization Hypervisor Platform

Hypervisor Type

Supported Versions

VMware

  • One of the following VMware host servers for hosting the appliance VMs.

    • ESXi 7.0

    • ESXi 6.7

    For the most up-to-date compatibility matrix of supported VMware host servers, see the VMware Compatibility Guide provided by VMware.

  • VMware vMotion is supported when running Filr on VMware ESXi

Hyper-V

  • The following platforms

    • Windows Server 2019

    • Windows Server 2016

    • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Hyper-V Manager to deploy, set up, and configure the appliances.

Xen

IMPORTANT:Apply all Xen and kernel patches before installing.

  • The server with the Xen packages installed and the Xen bootloader running by default.

    • SLES 15 SP4

  • Virtual Machine Manager to deploy, set up, and configure the appliances.

Citrix Xen

  • Citrix XenServer 8.2

  • Citrix XenServer 7.6

  • Citrix XenCenter to deploy, set up, and configure the appliances.