System requirements

Note:

The following information refers to Scout Enterprise Management Suite 15.x.

Requirements for Scout Server and Scout Console

  • Hard disk space 600 MB (only Scout Enterprise Management Suite®, the software container requires additional space)

  • Scout Server and Scout Console: Microsoft Windows Server 2019, 2022 or 2025

  • Scout Console only: Microsoft Windows 10 or 11

each including the relevant software updates provided by Microsoft at the time of installation

Note:

We recommend operating the Scout Enterprise Management Suite on a Windows Server system. To run the Scout Console, a Windows workstation is sufficient.

  • Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 and Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5.1 or later

  • Suitable ODBC driver

Note:

Scout looks for the ODBC driver in this sequence:

  • ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server (since 15.2309, 2023)
  • ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server (since 15.9.1000, 2020)
  • ODBC Driver 13 for SQL Server (since 15.9.1000, 2020)
  • ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server (since 2015)
  • SQL Server Native

One of the drivers must be installed.

Requirements for the database system

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019, 2022

  • or for small installations: MS SQL Server Express

Requirements for the eLux® container

– applies only if you use the legacy ELIAS, user-defined installation –

  • FTP or HTTP server, locally installed or via network

  • The required space depends on the number of provided operating system versions. For the current eLuxContainer installation, for example, we recommend an available disk space of 5 GB minimum.

Generally, the minimum requirement can be obtained from the size specified for the AllPackages archive on our myelux.com portal.

Requirements for ELIAS 18 and MongoDB

– applies only if you use ELIAS 18, to be installed separately –

  • Hard disk space 30 GB (depending on container installations)

  • For each eLux release or container, 5 GB disk space should be precalculated

  • RAM 8 GB minimum

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 or later, 64-bit version

Microsoft Internet Information Service (IIS) 8.0 or later versions including WebSocket Protocol for automatic page refresh

Note:

If you use your own MongoDB installation for ELIAS 18, make sure that you use a current and supported MongoDB version.

Requirements for the web applications Scout Board, ELIAS 18 and Scout Cloud Gateway

See also system requirements for Scout Cloud Gateway in the SCG guide

  • Web browser / minimum version

    • Mozilla Firefox ⇒ 136
    • Google Chrome ⇒ 137
    • Microsoft Edge ⇒ 127

Note:

Some functions use pop-up windows. Make sure that pop-up windows are not blocked by your browser. This function can usually be found in the browser settings under Privacy or Security.

  • Screen resolution Full HD

For support periods and the compatibility matrix, see the whitepaper Releases, Lifecycles and Compatibility.

System requirements