Internet access and always-on availability
Consider installing the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server application on a host server with an always-on internet connection. Spotlight Cloud cannot monitor your connections while the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server host server is switched off or otherwise unable to access the internet.
If Windows Firewall is set up to block traffic by default then in Windows Firewall | Advanced Settings add new outbound rules to enable the following URLs on TCP port 443:
- https://app.spotlightcloud.io
- https://audit.spotlightessentials.com
- https://authzp.spotlightessentials.com
- https://dsmetadata.spotlightessentials.com
- https://pi-ingest-dim.spotlightessentials.com
- https://pi-ingest-sample.spotlightessentials.com
- https://um-v2.spotlightessentials.com
- https://mds-alarmingest-v4-spot-prod.spotlightcloud.io
- https://mds-egress-v4-spot-prod.spotlightcloud.io
- https://mds-ingest-v4-spot-prod.spotlightcloud.io
- https://spn.spotlightcloud.io
- https://id.quest.com/
- https://login.microsoftonline.com
- https://spotlight.blob.core.windows.net
- https://spotlightessentials.azureedge.net
- https://pro.fontawesome.com/
- https://js.hs-scripts.com/
- https://doc.spotlightcloud.io/
Operating system
The Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server application installs on a Microsoft Windows hosted operating system:
- Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
Ensure the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server host is in a Windows domain.
Ensure .NET 4.6 or later is installed on the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server host.
During installation Windows administrator privileges are required to register the Spotlight Diagnostic Server as a Windows service.
The Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server is not supported on a cluster or High Availability Always On.
CPU and RAM
CPU / RAM requirements tie in to the number of connections Spotlight Cloud will monitor.
For an average load on the monitored instances
| Host CPUs (2.4GHz) | Host RAM | DS JVM Settings | #DB Connections | #OS Connections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cores | 7GB | 2GB | 50 | 50 |
| 4 cores | 14GB | 4GB | 100 | 100 |
For a high load on the monitored instances
| Host CPUs (2.4GHz) | Host RAM | Hard Drive Space | DS JVM Settings | #DB Connections | #OS Connections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 cores | 7GB | 565MB | 2GB | 40 | 40 |
| 4 cores | 14GB | 580MB | 4GB | 80 | 80 |
Network ports
Ensure the following Network ports are open on the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server host
TCP 3166 - This port is used by the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server to communicate with the Spotlight Native Collector process on the same host. No external connections are required on this port.
TCP 443 - This port is used by the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server to communicate with Spotlight Cloud. This port must be open for outgoing connections on the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server host when uploading to Spotlight Cloud is enabled on the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server.
TCP ports 8930 and 7985 are used on the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server host for internal communications between the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server service and the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server application.
Additional requirements
Do not install multiple Spotlight Diagnostic Server on the same host. For example, customers of Spotlight Enterprise should not install the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server and Spotlight Enterprise Diagnostic Sever on the same host.
SQL Server Client Tools are required to use the Discovery Wizard to locate SQL Servers on your network. SQL Server Client Tools can be found on the Microsoft SQL Server installation media.