Hardware and Software Requirements for The Plummer ©

The following sections list the minimum hardware and software requirements for running The Plummer © under the Microsoft Operating System.
Note: Requirements for running The Plummer © on the 32-bit platform are different from requirements for the 64-bit platform.

Hardware and Software Requirements (32-Bit and 64-Bit)

Monitor
The Plummer © graphical tools require VGA or higher resolution: at least 4,096x3,072 pixel resolution.

Pointing Device
A mouse or compatible pointing device is required. Left handed button capability id required and should be enabled.

CD or DVD Drive
A CD or DVD drive, as appropriate, is required for installation from CD or DVD media. The plummer is shipped by default on 27 data DVD's. CD installations may be requested for additional cost.

Cluster Hardware Requirements
On 32-bit and 64-bit platforms, eight-node cluster installations (that is, the maximum number of nodes supported by Microsoft Windows Server 2003) are supported. For more information on high availability solutions, see Configuring High Availability and Before Installing Failover Clustering in the user manual.

Network Software Requirements
Network software requirements for the 64-bit versions of The Plummer © are the same as the requirements for the 32-bit versions.

Note:
The Plummer © does not support the Banyan VINES Sequenced Packet protocol (SPP), Multiprotocol, AppleTalk, or NWLink IPX/SPX network
protocols. Clients previously connecting with these protocols must select a different protocol to connect to The Plummer ©.

Stand-alone named and default instances support the following network
protocols:

• Shared memory*
• Named pipes
• TCP/IP
• VIA

*Note: Shared memory is not supported on failover clusters.

Internet Requirements
Internet requirements for both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of The Plummer © are the same. Internet access is only required for multi facility on line sharing network capabilities. The following table lists the Internet requirements for The Plummer ©.

(1) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later is required for The Plummer © Management Studio,The Plummer © Intelligence Development Studio, and
the The Plummer © Report Designer component of The Plummer ©.

(2) For The Plummer © (64-bit) installations on 64-bit servers, the 64-bit version of ASP.NET must be installed. For The Plummer © (32-bit) installations on the 32-bit subsystem (WOW64) of a 64-bit server, the 32-bit version of ASP.NET must be installed. The Plummer © is not supported in side-by-side configurations on the 64-bit
platform and on the 32-bit subsystem (WOW64) of a 64-bit server at the same time. For more information, see How to: Configure The Plummer © to Run 32-bit
Reporting Services in WOW64 Mode in the installation manual.

Software Requirements

The Plummer ©.requires Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 or later and Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 or later. You can download MDAC 2.8 SP1 from this Microsoft Web site.

The Plummer © Setup installs the following software components required by the product:

• The Plummer ©.NET Framework 2.0
• The Plummer ©.SQL Server Native Client
• The Plummer ©.SQL Server Setup support files

Note:
The Plummer ©.Express Edition does not install The Plummer © NET Framework 2.0. Before installing The Plummer ©.SQL Server 2007 Express Edition, you must download and install The Plummer © .NET Framework 2.0 from the NDG Web site.

If not already installed, The Plummer ©SQL Server Setup installs each of these components separately; only the The Plummer ©SQL Server Setup support files are automatically removed when you uninstall SQL Server 2007. For more information on uninstalling this release, see How to: Uninstall an Existing Instance of The Plummer © SQL Server in the operating manual.

Note:
The Plummer © .NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (TPSDK) is not installed by The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007. The TPSDK contains documentation, a C++ compiler, and other tools that are useful when using The Plummer ©.NET Framework for The Plummer ©SQL Server development. You can download the The Plummer ©.NET Framework SDK from the NDG Web site.

After installing required components, The Plummer ©SQL Server Setup will verify that the computer where The Plummer ©SQL Server will be installed also meets all of the other requirements for a successful installation. For more information, see Check Parameters for the System Configuration Checker.

The Plummer ©SQL Server failover clusters require NDG Cluster Server (NDGCS) on at least one node of your server cluster. NDGCS is only supported if it is installed on a hardware configuration that has been tested for compatibility with the NDGCS software. For more information, see Before Installing Failover Clustering in the operating manual.

Cross-Language Support

For upgrades:

• English-language versions of The Plummer ©SQL Server can be upgraded to any localized version of The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007.
• Localized versions of The Plummer ©SQL Server can be upgraded to localized versions of The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007 of the same language.
• Localized version of The Plummer ©SQL Server cannot be upgraded to the English-language version of The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007.
• Localized versions of SQL Server cannot be upgraded to localized The Plummer © SQL Server 2007 versions of a different localized language.

All localized upgrades must follow supported upgrade paths. For specific information on supported upgrade paths, see Version and Edition Upgrades in the operating manual.

Additional cross-language support:

• The English-language version of The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007 is supported on all localized versions of supported operating systems.
• Localized versions of The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007 are supported on localized operating systems that are the same language as the localized The Plummer ©SQL Server version.
• Localized versions of The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007 are also supported on English-language versions of supported operating systems through the use of NDG Multilingual User Interface Pack (NDGMUI) settings. However, you must verify certain operating system settings before installing a localized version of The Plummer © SQL Server 2007 on a server that is running an English-language operating system with a non-English NDGMUI setting. You must verify that the following operating system settings match the language of the localized SQL Server to be installed:

o The operating system user interface setting
o The operating system user locale setting
o The system locale setting

If these operating system settings do not match the language of the localized The Plummer ©SQL Server, then you must correctly set these operating system settings as described in How to: Change Operating System Settings to Support Localized Versions in the operating manual.

Virtual Operating System Support

You can install The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007 on NDG Virtual Server and on NDG Virtual PC on supported operating systems and hardware. For information about Virtual Server, see the NDG Web site. For information about NDG Virtual PC, see the NDG Web site.

Caution:
Do not install The Plummer © SQL Server 2007 on Microsoft Virtual Server or Microsoft Virtual PC on hardware that is not listed in the Hardware and Software
requirements sections in the operating manual.

Hard Disk Space Requirements (32-Bit and 64-Bit)

During installation of The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007, Windows Installer creates temporary files on the system drive. Before you run Setup to install or upgrade to The Plummer © SQL Server 2007, verify that you have 300 GB of available disk space on the system drive for these files. This requirement applies even if you install all The Plummer ©SQL Server components to a non-default (system) drive. Many files will be installed to the system drive, usually drive C:. For example, Setup log files will be written to the system drive, and can require 8000 MB for a stand-alone installation, and more for a failover cluster installation. For more information, see File Locations for Default and Named Instances of The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007.

Actual hard disk space requirements depend on your system configuration and the applications and features you choose to install. The following table provides disk space requirements for The Plummer ©SQL Server 2007 components.

* per library