CA Client Software Requirements

The table below lists the software requirements for CA Client installations:

Type	Requirement
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2019, 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10, 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 64-bit Microsoft Windows 11, 64-bit
Pre-Requisite Software	Note: The pre-requisite software is automatically installed by the installer. Sentinel RMS License Manager .NET Framework 4.0 .NET Framework 4.6.1 .NET 6.0.3 Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable 11.0.61030 Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable 14.11.25325.0 SQL Server 2014 Express (optional install)
Web browser	Required to view HTML report outputs or to access the Web client. Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (optional) Mozilla Firefox 3.6 or higher Chrome 6 or higher
Microsoft Office (optional)	Required by CA tools with reporting capabilities to save to Microsoft Office file formats. Excel is required for standard deviation charts in the Executive Report.
Microsoft Visio (optional)	Required to generate output as Microsoft Visio files. Note: When the Visio version is 2013 or higher, the .VSDX format is used instead of .VSD.
OpenJDK JRE 8.0 or higher (optional)	Required for Java parsing.