This document describes the minimum platform requirements for the FileNet P8 2.0.0 product release. The information in this document takes precedence over any requirements stated elsewhere. Except as noted, the minimum hardware requirements for FileNet P8 components are met by the minimum hardware requirements for the operating systems and browsers.
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Date
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Revision |
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4/4/03
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Added a Rendition Engine requirements. |
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4/1/03
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Added a list of supported application plug-ins for the Rendition Engine. |
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3/19/03
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3/5/03
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Added Netscape 6.2.1 to the supported WCM Browser and Other Software list. |
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2/5/03
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Certified 2.0.0 release information. |
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1/30/03
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Pre-release information. |
| Clients | Operating Systems | Browsers and Other Software |
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Any operating system (including Windows, Macintosh OS 10.2.2, and UNIX) on which you can run a supported browser as described in the next column. |
If the Sun Java 2 plug-in 1.4.0 or later is not present on the user's machine when the user launches a Workplace applet, it is automatically downloaded. |
| Microsoft Office and Outlook Integration
NOTE Requires 6 MB of disk space. |
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FileNet Enterprise Manager |
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WebDAV Clients NOTE WebDAV Provider must be installed with the Content Engine software. In addition, Microsoft IIS must be installed and configured. |
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The following browsers are supported for use with WebDAV:
The following applications are supported for use with WebDAV:
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| Clients for Optional Components | Operating systems | Browsers and Other Software |
| WCM application |
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The following browsers are supported for use with WCM:
If the Sun Java 2 plug-in 1.4.0 or later is not present on the user's machine when the user launches the embedded ePhox Editor, it is automatically downloaded. |
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Capture Client |
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Scanning with Kofax, Pixel, and TWAIN. See the Capture Installation Guide for details. |
| Process Analyzer Client | Any Windows operating system supported by the applications listed in the next column. |
Microsoft Excel 2000 SP2 or Microsoft Excel XP SP2 with query analyzer and pivot table support. |
| Core Component Servers | Operating Systems | Other Software | Hardware for P8 Platform |
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| Application
Engine
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Application servers listed below are not bundled with FileNet software. |
Recommended minimums: 1 GHz Pentium-compatible processor with 1 GB RAM and 2GB of disk space. Application Engine installation consumes 150 MB of disk space. |
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| IBM WebSphere 4.0.4 | |||
| BEA WebLogic 7.0 SP1 or SP2; BEA WebLogic Portal server
7.0 (only if leveraging WebLogic portlets) |
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| Tomcat 4.1.17 and higher (supported for development and demo only) | |||
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BEA WebLogic 7.0 SP1 or SP2; BEA WebLogic Portal server 7.0 (only if leveraging WebLogic portlets) |
Recommended minimums: 650 MHz or higher UltraSPARC II or III processor with 1 GB RAM and 2 GB of disk space. Application Engine installation consumes 250 MB of disk space. |
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IBM WebSphere 4.0.4 |
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| Content Engine |
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MDAC 2.7 |
Recommended minimums: 1 GHz Pentium-compatible processor with 1 GB RAM and 2 GB of disk space. For Windows 2000 Datacenter, Pentium III Xeon processor (up to 32 CPUs) with 2 GB RAM and 2 GB of disk space. Content Engine installation consumes 300 MB of disk space. |
| Process Engine |
NOTE Must be configured with static IP address. |
Optional: Email notification requires an SMTP server. |
Recommended minimums: 1 GHz Pentium-compatible processor with 1 GB RAM and 2 GB of disk space. Process Engine installation consumes 222 MB of disk space. |
| Sun Solaris 8 |
JRE 1.4 Optional: Email notification requires an SMTP server. Veritas Volume Manager 3.5 ( used for disk partitioning, not bundled) |
Recommended minimums: 650 MHz or higher UltraSPARC II or III with 1 GB RAM and 2 GB of disk space. Process Engine installation requires 1 GB of disk space. |
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| Rendition Engine
NOTE Refer to Rendition Engine Supported Application Plug-ins for a list of supported plug-ins. |
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JRE 1.3.1 or higher MDAC 2.7 MS XML 3.0 or higher (or Internet Explorer 6.0) |
Recommended minimums: 600 MHz PentiumŪ III Processor with
512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM for enhanced performance).
TCP/IP network access to all Xtent servers and your document management system. Rendition Engine installation consumes 55 MB of disk space. |
| Server for custom applications developed using the
Content and Process Java APIs |
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JRE 1.3.1 |
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| Optional Component Servers | Operating Systems | Other Software | Disk Space for P8 Platform |
| Process Analyzer |
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Microsoft XML 4.0 (not bundled) Microsoft Scripting Engine 5.5 |
Recommended minimums: 1 GHz Pentium-compatible processor with 1 GB RAM and 2 GB of disk space. Process Analyzer installation consumes 12 MB of disk space. |
| Process Simulator |
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Microsoft JDBC driver |
Recommended minimums: 1 GHz Pentium-compatible processor with 1 GB RAM and 2 GB of disk space. Process Simulator installation consumes 70 MB of disk space. |
| WCM Server |
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WebLogic 7.0 SP1 or SP2 with WebLogic JDBC |
Recommended minimums: 1 GHz Pentium-compatible processor with 1 GB RAM and 2 GB of disk space. WCM installation consumes 150 MB of disk space. |
| Sun Solaris 8 |
WebLogic 7.0 SP1 or SP2 with WebLogic JDBC |
Recommended minimums: 650 MHz or higher UltraSPARC II or III with 1 GB RAM and 2 GB of disk space. WCM installation consumes 150 MB of disk space. |
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One of the following transports:
Refer to IBM documents for details. |
Installation of the CrossWorlds server software, VisiBroker, and IBM MQ Series consumes 170 MB of disk space. Installation of the Process Engine and Content Engine connectors consumes 2 MB and 3 MB of disk space, respectively. |
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| Fax Server |
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See the Fax Installation Guide for disk and memory requirements. |
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Server
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SQL Server 2000
Standard Edition SP2 or SP3 on Windows 2000 server |
SQL Server 2000
Enterprise Edition SP2 or SP3 on Windows 2000 server |
Oracle 8.1.7.4 (Standard and Enterprise Editions) |
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| Content Engine with collocated database |
Y | Y | N |
| Content Engine with remote database |
Y MDAC 2.7 provides connectivity for a remote SQL Server database, which must be in the same domain. |
Y MDAC 2.7 provides connectivity for a remote SQL Server database, which must be in the same domain. |
Y Requires Oracle OLE DB 8.1.7.4 on the Content Engine. |
| Process Engine with collocated database |
Y | Y | Y |
| Process Engine with remote database |
Y Requires Microsoft SQL Client Tools on the Process Engine. |
Y Requires Microsoft SQL Client Tools on the Process Engine. |
Y Requires Oracle 8i Client 8.1.7.00 on the Process Engine. |
| Process Analyzer | N |
Y Also requires SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services SP2 or SP3 NOTE SQL Enterprise Edition is required for real-time OLAP functionality. |
N |
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WCM Server
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Y
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Y
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Y
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IBM CrossWorlds
Interchange Server |
Y
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Y
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Y
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Capture - Batch
Scanning |
Y
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N
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N
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Rendition Engine
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Y
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Y
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N
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The Content Engine and Process Engine can share a SQL Server 2000 or Oracle database server.
Application Name |
Version Number |
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Adobe Framemaker
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6.5
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Adobe Illustrator
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9.0
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Adobe Pagemaker
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6.5
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ASCII
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N/A
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AutoCAD
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2000
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Corel Draw
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9.0
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Corel Presentation
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9.0, 10.0
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Corel Quattro Pro
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9.0, 10.0
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Corel WordPerfect
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9.0, 10.0
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Isis Draw
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2.4
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Macromedia Freehand
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9.0
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Microsoft Excel
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2000
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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N/A
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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2000
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Microsoft Project
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2000
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Microsoft Visio
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2000
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Microsoft Word
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2000
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Microstation
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7.1J
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PDF
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N/A
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QuarkXpress
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4.1
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TIFF
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N/A
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