Before You Start
  
SteelCentral Packet Analyzer Plus Installation
Before You Start
Before you begin installing Riverbed® SteelCentral Packet Analyzer Plus, you should check that the hardware and software you have available meets the minimum requirements for running Packet Analyzer Plus. In addition, you should check your existing user accounts to ensure you know how many users will run Packet Analyzer Plus, and that they have appropriate privileges for doing so.
Packet Analyzer Plus requires a system with the following hardware and software configuration:
Operating System
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
System Software
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 or later; if not found:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48130
 
Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145
 
Update for Universal C Runtime (CRT), only for Windows versions up to 8.1:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/2999226/update-for-universal-c-runtime-in-windows
Packet Capture Software
WinPcap or Npcap (or both) must be installed on the Windows host in order for Packet Analyzer Plus to analyze traffic running over local interfaces, and Packet Analyzer Plus will warn you if neither of these is installed. If you have Wireshark installed, WinPcap is included as part of the Wireshark installation. Alternatively, you can download and install WinPcap explicitly from https://www.winpcap.org/ , and Npcap from https://nmap.org/npcap/ . You will need to restart Packet Analyzer Plus if you install either of these after starting Packet Analyzer Plus. Note that Packet Analyzer Plus has been certified against Npcap 1.55, 1.31, 1.10, and 0.94. If you experience any unusual behavior with the local system interfaces, please install one of these versions of Npcap and restart Packet Analyzer Plus.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
This is not necessary to be able to install Packet Analyzer Plus, but Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on the Windows host in order for Acrobat PDF files to be opened and readable.
Host Hardware
A dual-core 2.0 GHz CPU or better
Available Disk Space
Base installation: approximately 300MB
Plus: additional space for generated reports or trace files
Memory
2 GB or more of system memory
Video Hardware and Settings
A graphics card with a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768
Display Settings
Text size: 100% (default) - displayed text may be truncated when a larger text size is used – see Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Display
Packet Analyzer Plus can be installed on the same system with Packet Analyzer version 10.x. Packet Analyzer is used to interface with NetShark appliances; Packet Analyzer Plus is used to interface only with AppResponse 11 appliances.