The prerequisites are divided in the following two categories:

Hardware and software prerequisites

Ensure that the following prerequisites are completed before installing PingIntelligence Dashboard:
  • Server: 8 core CPU, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD
  • Operating system: RHEL 7.6 or Ubuntu 16.0.4 LTS
  • OpenJDK: 11.0.2 to 11.0.6
  • SSL certificate: One private key and certificate. By default, PingIntelligence Dashboard uses the private key and certificate shipped with the binary.
  • Password: To change the default password, set a minimum 8 character password
  • ABS: ABS AI engine URL, access, and secret key. Make sure that ABS is reachable from PingIntelligence Dashboard.
  • ASE: ASE management URL, access, and secret key. Make sure that ASE is reachable from the PingIntelligence Dashboard.
    Note: Connecting Dashboard to ASE is optional. Functionality like adding discovered APIs to ASE and attack management will be limited.
Port numbers: The following is a list of default port numbers. Make sure that these are available for installing PingIntelligence Dashboard.
  • PingIntelligence Dashboard server: 8030. Port number 8030 should be exposed to public internet. Make sure that your organization's firewall allow access to this port.
  • Elasticsearch: 9200
  • Kibana: 5601
  • H2 database: 9092. H2 database is installed and runs as a part of PingIntelligence Dashboard.
Operating system configurations: Modify the following settings for the operating system:
  • Increase the ulimit to 65536
    # sudo sysctl -w fs.file-max=65536
# sudo sysctl -p
  • Increase the vm.max_map_count limit to 262144
    # sudo echo "vm.max_map_count=262144" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
# sudo sysctl -p
  • JDK installation: Set environment variable JAVA_HOME to <jdk_install_dir> directory and add <jdk_install_dir>/bin to system PATH variable. <jdk_install_dir> is the directory where JDK is installed.
  • Choose the <pi_install_dir> directory. The <pi_install_dir> directory is the directory where PingIntelligence Dashboard is installed. This directory should be readable and writable by the logged in user.

Browser support

The following table shows the compatibility of PingIntelligence for APIs Dashboard with different browsers and their versions.

Operating System Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Apple Safari Microsoft Edge
Mac OS Mojave -10.14 Version 56.0 and later Version 69.0 and later Version 12.0 and later
Mac OS Sierra -10.12 Version 56.0 and later Version 69.0 and later Version 10.1 and later
Mac OS High Sierra - 10.13 Version 56.0 and later Version 69.0 and later Version 11.1 and later
Mac OS Catalina -10.15 Version 56.0 and later Version 69.0 and later Version 13.0 and later
Windows 8.1 Version56.0 and later Version 69.0 and later
Windows 10 Version 56.0 and later Version 69.0 and later Version 79.0 and later