System Requirements
Understand the system requirements before you begin installation
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Before you begin using Nuix RESTful Service, it is important to fulfill several requirements. In this topic and others, you will find detailed instructions for completing the prerequisites for installing and configuring Nuix RESTful Service.
Hardware Requirements
The following table includes recommended hardware configurations for the Nuix RESTful Service.
| Size | System Requirements | Tomcat & JVM memory | Workers | OS Memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Laptop with 16 GB RAM, Dual Core processor SSD | 6 GB | 2, each with 3 GB memory | 4 GB |
| Medium | Workstation with 32 GB RAM, Quad Core processor, 15 K RPM or SSD drives | 8 GB | 4, each with 5 GB memory | 4 GB |
| Large | Server with 96-256 GB RAM, Quad core processor, 15 K RPM or SSD drives | 20-60 GB | 8, each with 8-16 GB memory | 4 GB |
Software Requirements
This section includes information on both required and optional software.
- You have two options for license management:
- Nuix Management Server (NMS) 9.10.22 or above for server-based licensing.
- Download here: https://download.nuix.com/releases/server
- See the Installing Management Server section of the Nuix Management Server User Guide for instructions.
- Nuix Cloud License Server (CLS) https://my.nuix.com
- Nuix Management Server (NMS) 9.10.22 or above for server-based licensing.
- (Optional) Nuix OCR Add-on using ABBYY to enable Optical Character Recognition.
- Note: If you are installing the Nuix RESTful Service on Windows, you must install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64) before you install the Nuix OCR Add-on.
- The Nuix OCR Add-on is available for download at https://download.nuix.com/releases/addons
- (Optional) Microsoft Office 2007/2010 to enable image rendering if you prefer not to use the Nuix internal rendering engine.
Operating System Support
Nuix RESTful Service supports the latest versions of each of the following operating systems.
| Operating System | Supported Version(s) |
|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) |
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| Debian | 9 |
| Ubuntu |
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| Microsoft Windows 64-bit |
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Authentication Prerequisites
You must configure your license management option before installing the RESTful Service.
Note
The Nuix RESTful Service only supports Basic Authentication. NTLM authentication is not supported.To configure the Nuix Management Server (NMS)
- Install Nuix Management Server (NMS) version 9.10.22 or later.
- Ensure that the Authentication mode is set to Basic built-in form authentication.
- Ensure that the NMS instance is broadcasting on the same address from which clients, including Nuix RESTful Service, will access it.
- Create an admin user in NMS for basic authentication.
- Ensure that licenses are enabled for users and groups that request licenses through Nuix RESTful services.
Note
To purchase a license, contact sales@nuix.com.Feedback
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