Technical Requirements
Software Environment:
You are responsible for installing and maintaining the third-party software
products listed below, as well as any future patches, fixes and upgrades
as may be required by the third party(ies) to ensure it (their) continued
support. The minimum requirements needed for the successful installation
of Tracer will be modified as third-party products become obsolete or non-supported.
You may be requested to upgrade to then-current minimum requirements to obtain technical support for Tracer from Dakota Software.
The following websites offer information on Microsoft product lifecycles.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;lifecycle
Database Server Requirements
Hardware:
- Capable of running MS SQL-Server 2000 or 2005
- Accessible via network by both the Tracer web server and the client workstations
Software:
- Microsoft SQL-Server 2000 or 2005 (using the default SQL Server collation)
Disk:
- 800 MB initially; plus additional space for user data
Web Server Requirements
Hardware:
- Capable of running Microsoft IIS 5.0 or 6.0
- Accessible via network by both the Tracer database server and the client workstations
Software:
- Microsoft IIS 5.0 or 6.0
- Active Server Pages must be enabled
- .NET Framework 1.1 or 2.0
Disk
- 50 MB initially; plus additional space for user data
SMTP Service Access (Optional):
- The Tracer Alert feature requires accessibility from the Tracer Web Server to a mail server running the SMTP service.
Client Requirements
Hardware:
- Capable of running Microsoft IE 6 or 7
- Accessible via network to the web server
Software:
- Microsoft IE 6 or 7
- Active Scripting must be enabled
Disk:
- No significant disk requirement