Agent Requirements
Supported operating systems
Section titled “Supported operating systems”The PerformanceGuard agent can be installed on physical or virtual computers running the following operating systems:
Desktop operating systems
Section titled “Desktop operating systems”- Windows XP (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 4.1.27 or newer)
- Windows Vista (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 5.2.38 or newer)
- Windows 7 (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 5.5.3 or newer)
- Windows 8 (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 6.1.16 or newer) Startup and Login Data Is Old or Missing
- Windows 10 (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 6.6.28301 or newer) Startup and Login Data Is Old or Missing
- Windows 11 (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 8.3 or newer)
Server operating systems
Section titled “Server operating systems”- Windows 2003 Server (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 4.1.27 or newer)
- Windows 2008 Server (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 5.2.38 or newer)
- Windows 2008 Server R2
- Windows Server 2012 (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 6.1.16 or newer)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 6.1.16 or newer)
- Windows Server 2016 (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 7.4)
- Windows Server 2019 (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 7.4)
- Windows Server 2022 (if using PerformanceGuard agent version 8.3)
Network requirements
Section titled “Network requirements”PerformanceGuard agents communicate with the PerformanceGuard frontend server through TCP. The PerformanceGuard agent will regularly establish a TCP connection with the PerformanceGuard frontend server on a port number specified during the installation of PerformanceGuard on the server. The default port is TCP port 4001.
See also Installation.
Requirements for optional features
Section titled “Requirements for optional features”Some agent features need more software or network access on the computer:
| Feature | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Agent self-update (Update Agents Automatically) | Agent version 8.2 or newer. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 or newer. Outbound HTTPS (TCP port 443) to api.capaone.com. |
| Web application measurement in Chrome and Edge (PerformanceGuard Web Timer Extension) | Google Chrome or Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or newer. The agent’s built-in web server must be available on the local computer, on the Web Server TCP port from the agent configuration group (4007 by default). |