Prerequisites

Here, we sum up all the Prerequisites you need to solve before starting with the au2mator Setup.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Server Environment
• Automation
• SQL Prerequisites
• Service Account
• Service Groups
• EntraID Prerequisites

Server Environment

• Authentication
  • Active Directory or Azure EntraID

For EntraID integration you have to create an App Reg, details here: How to create App Reg for Entra ID Integration

• Windows Server 2019 or higher
  • You can run au2mator on Server 2016, but some modules (ActiveDirectory) are incompatible with PowerShell Core when you use it with PowerShell.
  • Entire Server 2022 Support with 4.6
    
    
• at least two core CPU, 8 GB RAM, and 64GB SSD Disk
  
  
• We recommend using Microsoft Edge (Chromium), Firefox, and Chrome as browsers. Internet Explorer is not supported.
  
  
• .Net Hosting Bundle
  • au2mator is using the .Net Hosting Bundle to run the IIS App.
  • Our Setup takes care that other .Net Hosting Bundles are uninstalled
  • Sometimes, a problem can occur with older .Net Hosting Bundles installed
  • To be sure, please uninstall all .Net Hosting Bundles before starting au2mator Setup.

See our .Net and au2mator Version Matrix for more Details

Automation

• We support all versions of System Center Orchestrator, including the latest 2025. Please note that we do not actually support the NEW API, so you have to install the older API Components.

SQL Prerequisites

au2mator Self-Service Portal requires an SQL Server to store all the needed Information. You can use an SQL Express, a dedicated SQL Server. or a shared Instance in your Environment.

• SQL Server 2014 or higher
• SQL Server Collation
  • SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
  • Latin1_General_CI_AS
• Make sure "TCP/IP" protocol is enabled for your SQL
  • Start “SQL Server 20xx Configuration Manager”
  • Navigate to “SQL Server Network Configuration” and “Protocols for MSSQLSERVER”
  • Make sure “TCP/IP” is enabled.

See our Install SQL express for au2mator for more Details

Service Account

To run the IIS Application Pool, we need a User. Make sure the User has the following Permissions.

• Local Admin on the au2mator Server
  • Ensure the "Service Account" has "Logon as Service" and "Logon locally" rights.
• DB_CREATOR (or Sysadmin) on the SQL Server
  • DB_CREATOR is only needed during the Setup
  • Alternatively, you can create an empty DB on the SQL
    • Then, please add the "Service Account" DB_OWNER to the database.
• System Center Orchestrator Admin
  • When using au2mator with SCO, ensure the "Service Account" is an Orchestrator Admin.

Service Groups

We need one Group to define au2mator Admins. Please create a Group and add the "Service Account" and your Admin User to it.
The Group is needed during the Setup.

EntraID Prerequisites

Please make sure you have an up-and-running Azure Subscription with EntraID configured.

On Top, the au2mator Self-Service Portal Server dooes need access to connect to to Microsoft Azure Resources, Graph API