{"id":121,"date":"2020-02-17T16:20:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T15:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/metashare-help-admin-manual-prerequisites-and-installation-instructions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:14:10","slug":"prerequisites-and-installation-instructions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/en\/metashare\/get-started\/document-migration\/prerequisites-and-installation-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Prerequisites and installation instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On this page you find information about the prerequisites for Migration Manager agents and instructions on how to install them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites for Migration Manager agents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The computers where you install the migration agents need to comply to the following requirements, else there is a big risk that the migration jobs will go very slowly or even stop, due to lack of memory\/space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommended requirements for best performance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CPU: 64-bit quad core processor or better<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.NET version: V4.6.2 or higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RAM: 16 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local Storage: Solid state disk: 150 GB free space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Network card: 1 Gbps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating system: Windows Server 2012 R2 or higher or Windows 10 agent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Minimum requirements (expect slow performance):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CPU: 64-bit 1.4 GHz 2-core processor or better<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.NET version: V4.6.2 or higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RAM: 8 GB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local Storage: Hard disk: 150 GB free space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Network card: High-speed Internet connection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating system: Windows Server 2008 R2 or higher or Windows 10 agent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-virus software on the computer where you run the agent can slow down the migration speed. Consider turning off the antivirus software during the migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to install the agents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The agents are easily installed by following these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open SharePoint admin center, click on Migration and under the Migration Manager option, click on the &#8220;Get started&#8221; button:<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"555\" class=\"wp-image-8940\" style=\"width: px;\" src=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Migration-Manager-1.jpg\" alt=\"Open Migration Manager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Migration-Manager-1.jpg 764w, https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Migration-Manager-1-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Donwload agent&#8221; button:<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-image-8942\" style=\"width: px;\" src=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donload-the-agent.jpg\" alt=\"Donload the agent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donload-the-agent.jpg 877w, https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donload-the-agent-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donload-the-agent-768x377.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run the downloaded file (clientsetup.exe). Clicking on the &#8220;Next&#8221; button will prompt you to sign in with a SharePoint admin account:<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"634\" class=\"wp-image-8944\" style=\"width: px;\" src=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-1.jpg\" alt=\"Migration agent - step 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-1.jpg 902w, https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-1-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You now need to sign in with a Windows account that at least has read access to the information that you want to migrate:<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"634\" class=\"wp-image-8948\" style=\"width: px;\" src=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-2.jpg\" alt=\"Migration agent - step 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-2.jpg 902w, https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-2-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the last step you can optionally test that your Windows account has read permissions to the file share that you want to migrate. Fill in the UNC-path and click on the &#8220;Test&#8221; button and hopefully you will get a message saying &#8220;You have access to this file share&#8221;. You can now click on the &#8220;Close&#8221; button, your agent installation is done:<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"634\" class=\"wp-image-8952\" style=\"width: px;\" src=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Migration agent - step 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-3-1.jpg 902w, https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-3-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.metashare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Migration-agent-step-3-1-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If needed, you can now install agents on other computers, to improve the performance when running multiple migration jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links to external references<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sharepointmigration\/mm-setup-clients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setup Migration Manager agents<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sharepointmigration\/mm-prerequisites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prerequisites &amp; Endpoints for Migration Manager<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sharepointmigration\/sharepoint-online-and-onedrive-migration-speed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General migration performance guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting started with MetaShare: prerequisites and installation instructions. 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