- Release Notes
- Getting Started
- Installation and Upgrade
- Hardware and Software Requirements
- Upgrading
- Troubleshooting
- Migrating to Automation Suite
- Support
- User Migration Tool
- Architecture
- Access and Permissions
- Interacting with Insights
- Logs
Please note that this is a change from our HW/SW specs from Insights 2021.10. Insights 2021.10 requires a single Windows machine, while Insights 2022.4 requires a Windows machine and a Linux machine with RHEL.
In 2021.10, the Insights Windows machine ran Docker which hosted the Looker Linux container. Starting with 2022, the driver used to nest the Linux containers in Windows OS (called lcow) is not supported anymore by Microsoft for enterprise applications. As a result, we had to change our deployment architecture to require 2 machines - one Windows machine to run the UiPath Insights components, and a Linux machine to run the Looker container. With this change, enterprise support is available from OS vendors for the components needed to run UiPath products. The supported versions of Linux OS are the same that Automation Suite supports.
Insights isn't supported on FIPS 140-2 enabled host machines.
Hardware Requirements
These requirements are only applicable to the machine where Insights is installed.
Insights Windows Machine
Insights must be installed on its own machine; it cannot be co-hosted with Orchestrator.
| CPU (cores) | System Memory (GB) | Available Storage (GB) | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum Hardware | 2 | 8 | 32 | AWS t2.large or Azure D2s_v3 |
| Recommended Hardware | 4 | 16 | 32 | AWS t2.xlarge or Azure D4s_v3 |
Insights Linux Machine
The following table lists the hardware requirements for hosting the Insights Linux Machine.
| CPU (cores) | System Memory (GB) | Storage (GB) | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum Hardware | 4 | 16 | 32 | AWS t2.xlarge or Azure D4s_v3 |
Ports
Make sure the following ports are externally accessible and no other service uses these ports:
| Inbound Ports | Machine |
|---|---|
443 This is the default port, and you can change it to any available port | Insights Windows Machine |
9999 This is the Looker port. | Insights Linux Machine |
19999 This is the Looker API port. | Insights Linux Machine |
29999 This is the LookML update port. | Insights Linux Machine |
Make sure that the hostnames for both the Insights Windows Machine and the Insights Linux Machine are resolvable within your DNS.
SQL Requirements
For best performance, consider hosting the Insights database on a dedicated machine. If you currently have a Small-Scale deployment or are evaluating Insights, you might have both Orchestrator and Insights databases on the same machine. If you start noticing performance issues, you can move the Insights database to a dedicated machine.
The following compute resources were used during our tests:
- Intel® E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell) 2.3 GHz
- Intel® SP-8160 (Skylake)
- Intel® 8272CL (Cascade Lake) 2.5 GHz
- Intel® Xeon Platinum 8307C (Ice Lake)
- AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
| Small Scale Up to 1M Rows | Medium Scale Up to 20M Rows | Large Scale Up to 200M Rows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 4 Cores | 8 Cores | 16 Cores |
| System Memory | 16 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Data Disk | 40 GB | 100 GB | 1 TB |
Software Requirements
Your Orchestrator and Insights products must be of the same version (e.g., v2022.4.0).
Operating System
| Insights version | RHEL supported version | Windows supported version |
|---|---|---|
| 2022.4.16 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.9, 8.10, 9.4 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.15 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.9, 8.10, 9.4 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.14 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.9, 8.10, 9.4 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.13 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.9 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.12 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.9 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.11 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.9 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.10 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.9 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.8 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.7 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.6 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.5 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.4 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.3 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.2 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.1 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
| 2022.4.0 | 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 | 2019 |
Database
| Software | Compatible Version |
|---|---|
| SQL Machine | 2019 |
- SQL Server Enterprise is recommended due to more efficient threading and scalability.
- Insights requires the SQL Server to have support for columnstore index and .json functions.
- For Azure SQL, ensure the database is S3 tier or above.
- Make sure the compatibility level for Insights database is set to 150 or higher (
"SELECT compatibility_level from sys.databases WHERE name = '{dbName}'). In most cases, the default settings meet this requirement. For more information, refer to View or Change the Compatibility level of a Database - SQL Server. - You have to use SSH into the Insights Linux server, to run specific commands. Make sure you have the proper rights and authorizations beforehand.
Web Servers
| Software | Compatible Version |
|---|---|
| IIS | 10+ |
Frameworks
Make sure to install the Hosting Bundle after installing IIS.
| Software | Compatible Version |
|---|---|
| .NET Hosting Bundle 8.0 Supported starting with Insights versions 2024.10,0 2023.10.6, 2023.4.9, 2022.10, 12, and 2022.4.15 respectively. | 8.0.8+ Available here as part of the Hosting Bundle. To download it, make sure you click Hosting Bundle. |
| 2022.4.2 and up versions require .NET Hosting Bundle 6.0.7 | 6.0.6+ To download it, make sure you click Hosting Bundle. |
| 2022.4.0 and 2022.4.1 versions require .NET Hosting Bundle 3.1 | 3.1 To download it, make sure you click Hosting Bundle. |
Security Protocols
| Software | Compatible Version |
|---|---|
| TLS | 1.1 or 1.2 |
Web Browsers
For users viewing Insights, the supported web browsers are captured below:
| Software | Compatible Version |
|---|---|
| Chrome | 50.0+ |
| Firefox | 69.0.1+ Not supported in Private Browsing mode. |
| Edge (Chromium) | 50.0+ |