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Agent Prerequisites

The Files.com Agent is supported on Windows (64-bit and 32-bit), Linux (64-bit), and MacOS (64-bit).

For 64-bit Windows based systems, only the following operating systems are supported:

For 32-bit Windows based systems, only the following operating systems are supported:

The Agent is a very lightweight application, requiring minimal system resources.

The Agent is self-contained, does not have any external dependencies, and does not require any external system libraries or helper applications.

There are no minimum specifications for system CPU or Memory and the Agent will run on systems ranging from high-end enterprise servers to low-cost single-board computers, such as a Raspberry Pi.

Agent Resource Usage Metrics

IdleUnder Heavy Load
CPU Use0%Varies, depending on load and CPU size. Tests using an Intel Xeon CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz showed occasional peaks between 20% and 50%.
MEM UseApprox. 13 MBApprox. 50 MB
Disk UseApprox. 40 MB (Agent binary) plus 100 MB (logs)Approx. 40 MB (Agent binary) plus up to 1 GB (logs)

Enterprise Support For Mainframes and Other Operating Systems

The following additional OS and CPU combinations can also be made available for the Files Agent, but require manual configuration of our build process.

If you are interested in running the Files Agent on any of the following system architectures, please let us know. We'd be happy to make the required version available for you.

  • aix/ppc64 - AIX on PowerPC 64-bit (big-endian)
  • dragonfly/amd64 - DragonFly BSD on 64-bit x86-64
  • freebsd/386 - FreeBSD on 32-bit x86
  • freebsd/amd64 - FreeBSD on 64-bit x86-64
  • freebsd/arm - FreeBSD on 32-bit ARM
  • freebsd/arm64 - FreeBSD on 64-bit ARM (AArch64)
  • freebsd/riscv64 - FreeBSD on RISC-V 64-bit
  • illumos/amd64 - Illumos on 64-bit x86-64
  • linux/386 - Linux on 32-bit x86
  • linux/amd64 - Linux on 64-bit x86-64
  • linux/arm - Linux on 32-bit ARM
  • linux/arm64 - Linux on 64-bit ARM (AArch64)
  • linux/loong64 - Linux on LoongArch 64-bit
  • linux/mips - Linux on MIPS 32-bit (big-endian)
  • linux/mips64 - Linux on MIPS 64-bit (big-endian)
  • linux/mips64le - Linux on MIPS 64-bit (little-endian)
  • linux/mipsle - Linux on MIPS 32-bit (little-endian)
  • linux/ppc64 - Linux on PowerPC 64-bit (big-endian)
  • linux/ppc64le - Linux on PowerPC 64-bit (little-endian)
  • linux/riscv64 - Linux on RISC-V 64-bit
  • linux/s390x - Linux on IBM Z (s390x) 64-bit
  • netbsd/386 - NetBSD on 32-bit x86
  • netbsd/amd64 - NetBSD on 64-bit x86-64
  • netbsd/arm - NetBSD on 32-bit ARM
  • netbsd/arm64 - NetBSD on 64-bit ARM (AArch64)
  • openbsd/386 - OpenBSD on 32-bit x86
  • openbsd/amd64 - OpenBSD on 64-bit x86-64
  • openbsd/arm - OpenBSD on 32-bit ARM
  • openbsd/arm64 - OpenBSD on 64-bit ARM (AArch64)
  • openbsd/ppc64 - OpenBSD on PowerPC 64-bit (big-endian)
  • openbsd/riscv64 - OpenBSD on RISC-V 64-bit
  • plan9/386 - Plan 9 on 32-bit x86
  • plan9/amd64 - Plan 9 on 64-bit x86-64
  • plan9/arm - Plan 9 on 32-bit ARM
  • solaris/amd64 - Solaris on 64-bit x86-64

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