Application Support Note

ASN-2000-111

AXIS Diplomat 2000 - Minimum hardware & system requirements

Last Reviewed: 12th April 2002

Products affected: AXIS Diplomat 2000

Description: Requirements for running AXIS Diplomat 2000.

1. Workstation(s)

AXIS Diplomat 2000 is designed for use with the following minimum specification of workstation:

1.1 Workstation Operating System(s)

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation with service pack 6 (or later) and IE 5.0 (or later) installed
Microsoft Windows 98 with IE 5.0 (or later) installed
Microsoft Windows 95 ONLY with service pack 1 (or later) installed, IE 5.0 (or later) installed, MDAC update installed, and WinSock 2 update installed.

Please note that Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and Microsoft Windows ME are specifically NOT supported. These are targeted by Microsoft at the home user. We do not support the use of AXIS Diplomat on these operating system. Systems AXIS recommends Microsoft Windows XP Professional for business use.

1.2 Workstation Hardware

As per the recommendations for the operating system used plus:

Processor	Intel Pentium (or higher).
Memory	1MB RAM per AXIS Diplomat 2000 application task running (this is in addition to memory required for operating system and any other applications in use). An AXIS Diplomat 2000 application task is any AXIS Diplomat 2000 function currently running on the workstation (the AXIS Diplomat scheduler also counts as one task).
Video	800 x 600 SVGA 15" colour display (with small fonts) minimum. 1024 x 768 SVGA 17" display recommended. Please note that 640 x 480 VGA resolution is NOT supported.
Printers	Printer(s) supplied with Windows 9x or NT printer driver (please note that printers without a specific Windows driver are not fully supported, this is only likely to affect printers manufactured prior to 1995).

2. Server(s)

AXIS Diplomat 2000 is designed for use with the following minimum specification of server:

2.1 Server Operating System(s)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services
Microsoft Windows 2000 Small Business Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server with service pack 6 (or later) and IE 5.0 (or later) installed
Microsoft Small Business Server 4.0a or 4.5 with service pack 6 (or later) and IE 5.0 (or later) installed
Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.x with service pack 6 (or later) and IE 5.0 (or later) installed

In addition, small 'peer to peer' networks (typically of between two and five workstations) may use the following operating system on the workstation acting as the AXIS Diplomat database 'server':

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with service pack 3 (or later)
Microsoft Windows NT 4 Workstation with service pack 6 (or later) and IE 5.0 (or later) installed
Microsoft Windows 98 with IE 5.0 (or later) installed
Microsoft Windows 95 ONLY with service pack 1 (or later) installed, IE 5.0 (or later) installed, MDAC update installed, and WinSock 2 update installed.

Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.1x or 5.x.

Please note that Microsoft Windows ME is specifically NOT supported. Windows ME is targeted by Microsoft at the home user. We do not support the use of AXIS Diplomat on this operating system. Systems AXIS recommends Microsoft Windows 2000 for business use.

2.2 Server Hardware

As per the recommendations for the operating system used plus:

Processor	Intel Pentium (or higher).
Memory	1MB RAM per AXIS Diplomat 2000 application task running plus 3MB for AXIS Diplomat services (i.e. AXISFM32, AXISQM32 and BRUN32). This is in addition to memory required for operating system and any other applications in use. An AXIS Diplomat 2000 application task is any AXIS Diplomat 2000 function currently running on the server.
Video	800 x 600 SVGA 15" colour display (with small fonts) minimum. 1024 x 768 SVGA 17" display recommended. Please note that 640 x 480 VGA resolution is NOT supported.
Disk Space	Between 200MB and 500MB disk space for programs (dependant on number of AXIS Diplomat packages installed) plus recommended minimum of 500MB for data (1GB if using ODBC interface option).
Backup	Minimum of 3.5" 1.44MB or 120MB (LS120) floppy disk for low volume (e.g. single user systems). Systems AXIS approved tape drive (e.g. Travan or DDS DAT) with approved tape backup software (e.g. Veritas Backup Exec, Stac Replica, or C. A. ArcserveIT) recommended.

3. Network Protocols

Microsoft TCP/IP protocol (or alternatively Novell IPX / SPX or Microsoft NWLink IPX / SPX compatible protocol).

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Revision History:

1.6	05.05.2004	Windows XP Home and Windows Server 2003 added.
1.5	16.08.2002	W2K SBS added, W2K Prof as a peer server added.
1.4	12.04.2002	Windows XP added.
1.3	27.02.2001	Windows ME not supported note.
1.2	06.09.2000	MS IE minimum version amended from 4.01 to 5.0 or later (required for HTML help system)
1.1	23.02.2000	Cosmetic amendments
1.0	11.10.1999	First Draft