Dell KACE K1000 Systems Management

Appliance Express
Technical Specifications
May 1, 2015
This document lists the technical specifications of Dell KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance Express.
K1000 Express is a free, introductory version of Dell KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance. To download
the software, which is 2.5 GB in size, go to https://software.dell.com/register/76051. K1000 Express can be
used to manage up to 1,000 devices, or nodes, for up to 1 year.
For additional K1000 Express product documentation, go to
http://software.dell.com/products/k1000express and click the Resources tab.
Topics:

Host system requirements

Operating system requirements for managed devices

Browser requirements for the web-based user interfaces

Host system requirements

K1000 Express can be installed on host systems that meet the following requirements.
Table 1. Host system requirements
Requirement

Details

Processor

Four or more vCPUs

Memory

4 GB

Network Interface

One Ethernet Port

Available Disk Space

500 GB

Server and Operating System

64-bit

Virtualization Infrastructure Requirements

For VMware installations:

VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 or later
Open Virtualization Format (OVF) 1.0
For Microsoft Hyper-V installations:
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 with Hyper-V
Hyper-V Server 2012/2012 R2

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Operating system requirements for

managed devices
K1000 Express can be used to manage Dell devices that meet the following operating system requirements. For
additional specifications, see the operating system vendors documentation. The appliance imposes no
additional requirements, and supports 32-bit and 64-bit architectures where applicable.
Table 2. Operating system requirements for managed devices
Operating system

Details

Windows
Windows 8.1

Professional, Enterprise

Windows 8

Professional, Enterprise

Windows 7

Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate

Windows Vista

Business, Enterprise, Ultimate

Windows XP SP3

Professional, Tablet PC Edition, Media Center Edition

Windows Server 2012

Foundation, Essentials, Standard*, Datacenter*

(*Cannot be running in Server Core mode)

Windows Server 2012 R2

Foundation, Essentials, Standard*, Datacenter*

(*Cannot be running in Server Core mode)

Windows Server 2008

Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition,

Datacenter Edition, HPC Edition

Windows Server 2008 R2

Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition,

Datacenter Edition, HPC Edition

Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later

Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition,

Datacenter Edition

Browser requirements for the webbased user interfaces

To access the K1000 Express Administrator Console and User Console web-based user interfaces, use a monitor
with a screen resolution of at least 1280 pixels by 800 pixels and one of the following web browser
applications.
Table 3. Browser requirements for the web-based user interfaces
Browser

Details

Internet Explorer

8.x or later

Firefox

20.x or later

Safari

5.x or later
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Table 3. Browser requirements for the web-based user interfaces

Browser

Details

Chrome

38.x or later

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