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Sophos Endpoint Agent for macOS is labeled Early Access, but itโ€™s available to all Taegis users. No invitation or enrollment is required.

Sophos Endpoint Agent System Requirements๐Ÿ”—

This document provides the recommended system requirements for Sophos Agent for Windows Server, Windows Endpoint, for Linux, and macOS. Due to the highly diverse range of potential deployments and device configurations, these system requirements offer general guidance.

For best results, customers should test deployments to ensure acceptable performance for their specific scenarios.

Windows Server๐Ÿ”—

Supported Platforms๐Ÿ”—

  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2025

System Requirements๐Ÿ”—

Sophos Endpoint Agent for Server
Requirement Minimum Recommended
Free disk space 10 GB 10 GB
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
CPU cores 2 4
Boot drive HDD supported SSD strongly recommended

Note

For best performance, use an SSD as the boot drive.

Windows Endpoint๐Ÿ”—

Supported Platforms๐Ÿ”—

  • Windows 10 32-bit
  • Windows 10 64-bit
  • Windows 11

System Requirements๐Ÿ”—

Sophos Endpoint Agent for Endpoint
Requirement Minimum Recommended
Free disk space 8 GB 8 GB
RAM 4 GB 16 GB
CPU cores 2 4
Boot drive HDD supported SSD strongly recommended

Supported Platforms๐Ÿ”—

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Amazon Linux 2023
  • CentOS Stream
  • Debian 11
  • Debian 12
  • Miracle Linux 8
  • Oracle 8
  • Oracle 9
  • RHEL 8
  • RHEL 9
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • Ubuntu 20.04 (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 22.04 (LTS)
  • Ubuntu 24.04 (LTS)

System Requirements๐Ÿ”—

Requirement Minimum
Free disk space 2.5 GB
Memory (RAM) 2 GB
System type x86_64 and ARM64
Systemd Supported and running
Bash Installed
glibc (x86_64) 2.17 or later
glibc (ARM64) 2.18 or later
Minimum kernel (ARM64) 5.3

Legacy Platforms๐Ÿ”—

The following legacy platforms include versions that have recently reached their end of mainstream support as published by the distribution vendor. For additional details on support for legacy versions, see Legacy versions.

  • CentOS 7 (minimum kernel 3.10.0-1062 or later)
  • Debian 10
  • Oracle 7 (minimum kernel: UEK 4.14 or later, RHCK 3.10.0-1062 or later)
  • RHEL 7 (minimum kernel 3.10.0-1062 or later)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • Ubuntu 18.04 (LTS) (minimum kernel 4.15 or later)

Additional Notes๐Ÿ”—

  • Minimum kernel versions for x86_64 systems are noted where applicable.
  • For unlisted platforms, Sophos will attempt to investigate issues by replicating them on a corresponding distribution.
  • For more information on distributions and kernel support, see Sophos Protection for Linux distribution and kernel support.

Supported Platforms๐Ÿ”—

  • macOS 13, 14, 15, 26
  • Intel-based Macs (64-bit)
  • Apple Silicon M Series (ARM)
Requirement Minimum
Free disk space 2 GB
Memory (RAM) 2 GB

For more information on support for virtualization platforms, see Sophos Endpoint Agent Endpoint and Server: Support for Virtualization Platforms.