6.3 Installing the Engine

File Dynamics uses only one Engine per forest. The Engine can be installed on host server that meets the following minimum requirements:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Member Server)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Member Server)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Member Server)

  • At least 4 GB RAM

  • For quota management, Microsoft File System Resource Manager (FSRM) must be installed; see Section 1.2, File Server Resource Manager.

  • Forest functional level of Windows Server 2003 or later

Other notable information about the Engine:

  • The Engine runs as a native NT service that is configured to start by using the Local System account

  • The default Engine port is 3009

  • The firewall inbound rule is added during the Engine installation

  1. At the root of the FileDynamics_6.5.0.iso image, double-click FileDynamics-Engine-6.5-xx.exe.

  2. When you are asked if you want to run this file, click Run.

  3. Agree to the licensing terms and conditions.

  4. (Conditional) If you want to install the Engine to a location other than the default path, click Options.

  5. In the Install location field, specify the new path and click OK.

  6. Click Install.

    The File Dynamics File Viewer Setup Wizard is launched.

  7. Read the overview on the initial page of the wizard and click Next.

  8. For the Web Application and the Config Utilities, accept the installation paths or indicate a new path by using the Browse button.

  9. Click Install.

  10. Click Finish to close the wizard.

    The Install Successful message indicates that the Web Application and Config Utilities were installed successfully.

  11. Click Run Configuration Utility.

    The Configuration Utility is launched.