By adhering to these system requirements, your organization can ensure a stable, secure, and high-performance deployment of Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.3 RU6—whether protecting 50 workstations or 50,000 endpoints across hybrid cloud environments.
Disclaimer: Requirements are based on Broadcom documentation as of the RU6 general availability release. Always consult the latest release notes before production deployment.
Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.3 RU6 System Requirements Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 14.3 RU6, released in late 2022, introduced critical changes to platform support—most notably the removal of support for 32-bit Windows operating systems. If your environment still relies on 32-bit architecture, you must remain on version 14.3 RU5.
Below are the detailed system requirements for the Management Server and Clients for the 14.3 RU6 release. 1. Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) Requirements
The management server requires a 64-bit environment, with 8-core processors and 8 GB+ RAM recommended for production.
Database Space: 40 GB min (200 GB recommended for local SQL).
Operating Systems: Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022. 2. Windows Client Requirements Version 14.3 RU6 is exclusively for 64-bit Windows. symantec endpoint protection 14.3 ru6 system requirements
Specs: 2-GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), ~400 MB disk space. OS Support: Windows 11, 10 (22H2), 8.1, and 7 SP1. 3. Mac and Linux Client Requirements
Mac: Supports macOS 10.14 (Mojave) through 13 (Ventura) on Intel or Apple Silicon (M1/M2).
Linux: Requires 2-core CPU (4 recommended) and 512 MB+ RAM, supporting major distributions like RHEL, Ubuntu, and CentOS. Key Compatibility Notes
No 32-bit Support: Upgrades to 14.3 RU6 on 32-bit machines will fail.
EDR Features: Enabling advanced EDR features requires additional RAM.
Complete documentation is available at the Broadcom Support Knowledge Base. To help you plan your deployment, By adhering to these system requirements, your organization
Detailed network port requirements for firewall configuration?
Which Linux distributions have kernel-level support for this version? Symantec™ Endpoint Protection 14.3 RU6 Release Notes
✅ Official Broadcom documentation link (search after login):
Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.3 RU6 Installation and Upgrade Guide – Chapter: System requirements
Would you like a side-by-side comparison with SEP 14.3 RU7 or with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint requirements?
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 14.3 RU6 requires a 64-bit architecture for Windows clients
, as it officially dropped support for 32-bit Windows operating systems. Users with 32-bit systems must remain on version 14.3 RU5. Broadcom TechDocs Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) Mozilla Firefox (5.x through 107)
The management server requires a Windows Server environment; desktop OS versions are not supported. Broadcom TechDocs Processor:
Intel Pentium Dual-Core or equivalent minimum (8-core or higher recommended).
2 GB minimum; 8 GB or more is recommended for standard performance. Hard Drive: 40 GB minimum (200 GB recommended). Remote DB: 40 GB minimum (100 GB recommended).
Includes Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014 or 2017 by default; also supports external versions of Microsoft SQL Server.
Supports Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Mozilla Firefox (5.x through 107), and Google Chrome (113–115) for web console access. Broadcom TechDocs Endpoint Protection Clients Windows Client (64-bit only) macOS Client Linux Client 2 GHz Pentium 4 with x86-64 support 64-Bit Intel Core 2 Duo or later; Apple M1/M2 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or later (2 cores min) 1 GB (2 GB recommended) 1 GB (4 GB recommended for some features) Hard Drive ~400 MB on system drive (+135 MB for install) OS Support Windows 7–11; Server 2008 R2–2022 macOS 10.15 (Catalina) through macOS 13 (Ventura) RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, Amazon Linux Key Technical Notes Symantec™ Endpoint Protection 14.3 RU6 Release Notes
Before installing, validate compatibility: