Prerequisites

Here, we sum up all the Prerequisites you need to solve before starting with the au2mator Setup.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Server Environment
• SQL Prerequisites
• Service Account
• Service Groups

Server Environment

• Windows Server 2019 or higher
  • you can run au2mator on Server 2016, but some modules (ActiveDirectory) are incompatible with PowerShell Core when you use it with PowerShell.
  • Entire Server 2022 Support with 4.6
    
    
• at least two core CPU, 8 GB RAM, and 64GB SSD Disk
  
  
• As Browser, we recommend using Microsoft Edge (Chromium), Firefox, and Chrome. Internet Explorer is not supported.
  
  
• .Net Hosting Bundle
  • au2mator is using the .Net Hosting Bundle to run the IIS App.
  • Our Setup takes care that other .Net Hosting Bundles are uninstalled
  • Sometimes, a problem can occur with older .Net Hosting Bundles installed
  • To be sure, please uninstall all .Net Hosting Bundles before starting au2mator Setup.

SQL Prerequisites

au2mator Self-Service Portal requires an SQL Server to store all needed Information. You can use an SQL Express, a dedicated SQL Server. or a shared Instance in your Environment.

• SQL Server 2014 or higher
• SQL Server Collation
  • SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
  • Latin1_General_CI_AS
• Make sure "TCP/IP" Protokol is enabled for your SQL
  • Start “SQL Server 20xx Configuration Manager”
  • Navigate to “SQL Server Network Configuration” and “Protocols for MSSSQLSERVER”
  • Make sure “TCP/IP” is enabled.

See our Install SQL express for au2mator for more Details

Service Account

To run the IIS Application Pool, we need a User. Make sure the User has the following Permissions.

• Local Admin on the au2mator Server
  • Ensure the "Service Account" has "Logon as Service" and "Logon locally" rights.
• DB_CREATOR (or Sysadmin) on the SQL Server
  • DB_CREATOR is only needed during the Setup
  • Alternatively, you can create an empty DB on the SQL
    • Then, please add the "Service Account" DB_OWNER to the database.
• System Center Orchestrator Admin
  • When using au2mator with SCO, ensure the "Service Account" is an Orchestrator Admin.

Service Groups

We need one Group to define au2mator Admins. So please create a Group and put the "Service Account" and your Admin User in that Group.
The Group is needed during the Setup.