Prerequisites

Prerequisites

The following table lists all required prerequisites for the available Verba server roles:

Verba Server Role

Prerequisite

Mandatory / Optional

Download / Notes

Included in the installer package

Verba Server Role

Prerequisite

Mandatory / Optional

Download / Notes

Included in the installer package

Application Server / Media Repository
and Recording Server

Java SE 11 Runtime Environment (Windows x64)

Mandatory

Both Oracle and OpenJDK Java 11 runtimes are supported.

OpenJDK JRE 11 download: https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html?variant=openjdk11&jvmVariant=hotspot#x64_win

Yes (OpenJDK)

Visual Studio C++ Runtime 2015, 2017 and 2019 (x64)

Mandatory

https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x64.exe

If the installer fails you need to download and install the following Windows Update packages:

Yes

Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8

Mandatory

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48

Yes

Media Foundation

Optional

Required for screen capture multiplexing and media transcoding for the following services:

  • Verba Storage Management Service

  • Verba Screen Capture Multiplexer Service

  • Verba Import Service

  • Verba Speech Analytics Service

  • Verba Media Streamer and Content Server Service

  • Verba Media Utility Service

No

WinPcap Service

Optional

Required for Skype for Business / Lync recording and network port mirroring based recording

http://www.winpcap.org/install/bin/WinPcap_4_1_3.exe

Yes

Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 (x64)

Mandatory

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56567

Yes

Skype for Business/Lync Management Shell

Optional

Required for Skype for Business / Lync Archive import

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn933921.aspx

No

Application Server / Media Repository

Java SE 11 Runtime Environment (Windows x64)

Mandatory

Both Oracle and OpenJDK Java 11 runtimes are supported.

OpenJDK JRE 11 download: https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html?variant=openjdk11&jvmVariant=hotspot#x64_wi

Yes (OpenJDK)

Visual Studio C++ Runtime 2015, 2017 and 2019 (x64)

Mandatory

https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x64.exe

If the installer fails you need to download and install the following Windows Update packages:

Yes

Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8

Mandatory

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48

Yes

Media Foundation

Optional

Required for screen capture multiplexing and media transcoding for the following services:

  • Verba Storage Management Service

  • Verba Screen Capture Multiplexer Service

  • Verba Import Service

  • Verba Speech Analytics Service

  • Verba Media Streamer and Content Server Service

  • Verba Media Utility Service

No

Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 (x64)

Mandatory

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56567

Yes 

Skype for Business/Lync Management Shell

Optional

Required for Skype for Business / Lync Archive import

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn933921.aspx

No

Recording Server

Java SE 11 Runtime Environment (Windows x64)

Mandatory

Both Oracle and OpenJDK Java 11 runtimes are supported.

OpenJDK JRE 11 download: https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html?variant=openjdk11&jvmVariant=hotspot#x64_wi

Yes (OpenJDK)

Visual Studio C++ Runtime 2015, 2017 and 2019 (x64)

Mandatory

https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x64.exe

If the installer fails you need to download and install the following Windows Update packages:

Yes

Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8

Mandatory

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48

Yes

WinPcap Service

Optional

Required for Skype for Business / Lync recording and network port mirroring based recording

http://www.winpcap.org/install/bin/WinPcap_4_1_3.exe

Yes

Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 (x64)

Mandatory

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56567

Yes

Media Foundation

Optional

Required for screen capture multiplexing and media transcoding for the following services:

  • Verba Import Service

No

Lync Filter

Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8

Mandatory

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48

Yes (in the main package) 

Verba Media Collector and Lync Filter

Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8

Mandatory

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48

Yes (in the main package) 

WinPcap Service

Mandatory

Required for Lync recording and network port mirroring based recording

http://www.winpcap.org/install/bin/WinPcap_4_1_3.exe

Yes (in the main package)

Verba Media Collector and Proxy Server

Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8

Mandatory

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48

Yes (in the main package) 

WinPcap Service

Mandatory

Required for Skype for Business / Lync recording and network port mirroring based recording

http://www.winpcap.org/install/bin/WinPcap_4_1_3.exe

Yes (in the main package)

Verba Announcement Server



Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8

Mandatory

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48

Yes (in the main package)  

Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Runtime

Mandatory

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34992

No 

Verba Speech Analytics Server

   

Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8

Mandatory

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48

Yes (in the main package)  

Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 (x64)

Mandatory

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56567

Yes (in the main package) 

Media Foundation

Optional

Required for media transcoding for the following services:

  • Verba Speech Analytics Service

No

Visual Studio C++ Runtime 2015, 2017 and 2019 (x64)

Mandatory

https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x64.exe

If the installer fails you need to download and install the following Windows Update packages:

Yes (in the main package)

Verba Desktop Recorder

Visual Studio C++ Runtime 2015, 2017 and 2019 (x64)

Mandatory

https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x64.exe

If the installer fails you need to download and install the following Windows Update packages:

Yes (in the main package)

Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 (x64)

Mandatory

Required for advanced SQL Server features: always-on, failover partner

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56567

Yes (in the main package)