Skybox 5500 Appliance version 16
Chapter 5
You can install the Manager from the DVD included with Skybox 5500 or you can download it from
the Skybox 5500 machine over HTTP using the machine’s IP address
(
https://<ip_address>:444/manager). For additional information, see Installing the Manager
(on page 16).
The Manager runs on Windows.
In this chapter
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Manager system requirements
The Skybox View Manager is a Java client application that connects to the Skybox View Server.
If necessary, you can install multiple Managers on a single computer. This is useful when connecting
to Servers of different versions.
It is recommended that you allow communication through ports 8443 and 9443 only.
The operating systems supported for the Manager are listed in the following table.
Operating system
Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher)
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 2003 Server
Windows 2008 Server (64bit only)
The hardware requirements for the Manager are listed in the following table.
Item Minimum Recommended
CPU Pentium 4 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
RAM 512 MB 2 GB
Available disk space 512 MB 2 GB
Installing the Manager
Installing the Skybox View Manager on Windows requires administrator privileges.
Installing the Skybox View Manager