macOS Hardware Recommendations

Endpoints should comply with all hardware requirements for the OS you are running. Consider all processes that run on the endpoints when determining hardware configuration. Only industry standard desktop, laptop, or notebook computers and server hardware platforms are supported. Mobile and tablet require additional qualifications. Please contact VMware Carbon Black Support for additional information.

Table 1. Product: Endpoint Standard on macOS

Metric	Endpoint Standard	Endpoint Standard + Audit & Remediation	Endpoint Standard + Enterprise EDR	Endpoint Standard + Enterprise EDR + Audit & Remediation
CPU	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*
Memory	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Cores	2	2	2	2
Network required	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit
Minimum network during light usage	1k bytes/sec read/writes each	1k bytes/sec read/writes each	1k bytes/sec read/writes each	1k bytes/sec read/writes each
Free disk space	Minimum: 100 MB Recommended: 500 MB	Minimum: 100 MB Recommended: 500 MB	Minimum: 200 MB Recommended: 1 GB	Minimum: 200 MB Recommended: 1 GB

*arm64 CPU requires macOS sensor 3.6 or higher.

Table 2. Product: Audit & Remediation on macOS

Metric	Audit & Remediation	Endpoint Standard + Audit & Remediation	Enterprise EDR + Audit & Remediation	Endpoint Standard + Enterprise EDR + Audit & Remediation
CPU	Any supported x86-64 or arm64* 32-bit is not supported	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*
Memory	1 GB	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Cores	1	2	2	2
Network required	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit
Minimum network during light usage	1k bytes/sec read/writes each	1k bytes/sec read/writes each	1k bytes/sec read/writes each	1k bytes/sec read/writes each
Free disk space	Minimum: 100 MB Recommended: 500 MB	Minimum: 100 MB Recommended: 500 MB	Minimum: 100 MB Recommended: 500 MB	Minimum: 200 MB Recommended: 1 GB

*arm64 CPU requires macOS sensor 3.6 or higher.

Table 3. Product: Enterprise EDR on macOS

Metric	Enterprise EDR	Enterprise EDR + Audit & Remediation	Endpoint Standard + Enterprise EDR	Endpoint Standard + Enterprise EDR + Audit & Remediation
CPU	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*	Any supported x86-64 or arm64*
Memory	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Cores	2	2	2	2
Network required	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit
Minimum network during light usage	1k bytes/sec read/writes each	1k bytes/sec read/writes each	1k bytes/sec read/writes each	1k bytes/sec read/writes each
Free disk space	Minimum: 100 MB Recommended: 500 MB	Minimum: 100 MB Recommended: 500 MB	Minimum: 200 MB Recommended: 1 GB	Minimum: 200 MB Recommended: 1 GB

*arm64 CPU requires macOS sensor 3.6 or higher.

Table 4. Product: Prevention on macOS

Metric	Prevention
CPU	Any supported x86-64
Memory	1 GB
Cores	1
Network required	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit
Minimum network during light usage	1k bytes/sec read/writes each
Free disk space	Minimum: 100 MB Recommended: 500 MB