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Supported Operating Systems for the Carbon Black Cloud Sensor

For a complete list of supported operating systems, see the following sensor OERs:

• Carbon Black Cloud Windows Sensor on Windows Desktop OER
• Carbon Black Cloud Windows Sensor on Windows Server OER
• Carbon Black Cloud Linux Sensor OER
• Carbon Black Cloud macOS Sensor OER

Supported Browsers for the Carbon Black Cloud Console

• Windows: Firefox, Chrome, and Edge
• macOS: Safari, Firefox, and Chrome

Ports and URLs

For a complete list of ports and URLs that must be opened on the firewall and proxy servers, see Carbon Black Cloud: What ports must be opened on the Firewall and Proxy Servers?

Local Scanning Feature for Windows

The Windows sensor includes an optional local scanning feature that enables static file analysis of applications before they are executed.

This feature requires an additional 600MB of disk storage to store signature information and allow for signature updates.

Scanner Definition Host and Ports

Requirement	Details	Notes
Carbon Black Definition Server http://updates.cdc.carbonblack.io/update Uses HTTP Port 80	This connection is used to update local scanner definition files. This is only required if local scanning is enabled for the sensor.	This can be configured to update from a locally hosted server. If you mirror the definition server to an internal server, you can use port 80 or other HTTP port.

Local Scan Settings are not supported by macOS or Linux sensors.

For large enterprises, we recommend the following best practices:

• Perform an initial installation of AV Signature Pack together with the sensor.
• Roll out the initial AV Signature Pack download in small batches to avoid network saturation.
• Mirror signature updates on a local server.

  See the Signiature Mirror Instructions in the Sensor Installation Guide.

Sensor Hardware Requirements

Endpoints must be in compliance with all hardware requirements for the host operating system.

Consider all processes that run on the endpoints when determining your hardware configuration. We recommend a multi-core CPU for all installations.

The following metrics represent system requirements against a minimum environment, which is defined in the context as a user level system (such as an inactive laptop).

Windows Sensor Hardware Requirements

Table 1. Product: Prevention on Windows

Metric	Prevention
CPU	Minimum: 1.5 GHz Recommended: 2 GHz
Memory	1 GB 2 GB for Windows 10/2016+
Cores	2
Network required	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit
Minimum network during light usage	1k bytes/sec read/writes each
*Free disk space	Minimum: 200 MB Recommended: 1 GB

Note: The Windows sensor includes an optional local scanning feature that enables static file analysis of applications before they are executed. This feature requires an additional 600MB of disk storage to store signature information and allow for signature updates.

macOS Sensor Hardware Requirements

Table 2. 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

Linux Sensor Hardware Requirements

Table 3. Product: Prevention on Linux

Metric	Prevention
CPU	Any 64-bit x86-64 chipset No speed required
Memory	100 MB
Cores	2
Network Required	Minimum: 100 Mbit Recommended: 1 Gbit
Minimum network during light usage	1k bytes/sec read/writes each
Free disk space	/opt: 100 MB /var: 1600 MB