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System Requirements for the 2008 editions of

PROFITstar®, PROFITability®, Profitstar Suite™, and PROFITstar® Portfolio

Date created: May 15, 2006

Last updated: June 2, 2008

Intended audience: End users, with some advanced material for IT professionals

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Summary

This document lists the minimum supported, and for some items, the recommended requirements for running PROFITstar, PROFITability, Profitstar Suite, and PROFITstar Portfolio. The “PROFITstar” name is used generically in this document to encompass all of these inter-related products.

Certain requirements may vary, based upon the size and complexity of your institution. For purposes of these guidelines, a typical institution is defined as one with fewer than 10 organizational breakouts, while a large institution is one with 10 or more breakouts.

This document contains one set of requirements for the PROFITstar server components, and another separate set of requirements for the client components. Server requirements are documented beginning on page 2, while the client requirements can be found on page 6.

Requirements for PROFITstar’s server components

PROFITstar depends on the Advantage Database Server and the Profitstar Server. It is possible to install these “server components” on:

▪ A “true” 32-bit server machine. (64-bit servers are not supported.)

▪ A non-server machine that is commonly accessible to multiple users.

▪ A single user’s own machine.

As previously noted, the requirements for the server components are different from the requirements for the client components. When the server services and the client software are both installed on the same machine (for example, at a site where there is only one user), the higher of the two sets of requirements will apply.

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|Operating System: |In most multi-user environments, we recommend that your server be running under one of the following operating|

| |systems: |

| |Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server (Service Pack 4) |

| |Microsoft Windows 2003 Server |

| | |

| |In single-user or limited multi-user environments, we recommend: |

| |Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4) |

| |Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1 or later) |

| |Microsoft Windows 2003 Server |

| |Microsoft Windows Vista. |

| |(Windows Vista recommended system requirements) |

| | |

| |Note: Non-Windows operating systems, such as Novell® NetWare® and Linux®, are not supported. |

|Virtual Environments: |Running the server components in a virtual environment is not recommended. |

|Other Required Software: |Microsoft® .NET Framework, version 2.0 |

| |If the .NET Framework, 2.0, files are not detected on the machine targeted by the installation, the program |

| |will attempt to download the necessary files from Microsoft’s Web site. If the “server” machine does not allow|

| |a connection to the Internet, the .NET Framework files will need to be downloaded on another PC and then |

| |manually installed on the server. |

| |The .NET Framework files are available on the Microsoft Web site and can be downloaded using the following |

| |link: |

| |. |

| |Microsoft® Windows® Installer |

| |Some Windows 2000 users may need to download and run the current Windows Installer update. This update is |

| |available on the Microsoft Web site and can be downloaded using the following link: |

| | |

| |Microsoft® Internet Explorer |

| |Version 5.5 (SP2 or later). |

| | |

| |Recommended: |

| |Version 6 (SP1 or later). |

| | |

| |Note: An active connection to the Internet is recommended, but not required. |

|CPU: |Typical institution: 1 GHz, Pentium 4 equivalent. |

| |Large institution: 2 GHz, Pentium 4 equivalent. |

| | |

| |Recommended: |

| |Typical institution: 2+ GHz, Pentium 4 equivalent. |

| |Large institution: 3+ GHz, Pentium 4 equivalent. |

|RAM: |Typical institution: 512+ MB. |

| |Large institution: 1+ GB. |

|Hard Disk Space: |Program Files – 10 MB. |

| |Database – Approximately 20 MB per organizational unit (branch, cost center, etc.). |

| | |

| |Recommended: |

| |3+ GB free for the use of PROFITstar, and its related software products. |

| |When the data is hosted on a server or server-like machine and accessed by multiple users, serial ATA or |

| |RAID solutions should be considered for optimal performance and reliability. |

|CD/DVD Drive: |24X or better. |

|Display Settings: |800 by 600 pixels or higher. |

| |16, 24, or 32 bit color quality. |

|Network Protocol: |TCP/IP (UDP support is required). |

|Network Interface Card: |Network adapter capable of 100 Mbps data transfer rate. |

| | |

| |Recommended: |

| |Network adapter capable of 1000+ Mbps data transfer rate. |

| |Multiple network adapters “teamed” to increase data throughput or configured in a failover setup to |

| |increase data availability. |

|Installation Permissions: |The person installing the server components must have “Administrator” rights. |

|Required Server-Side Permissions: |The Share and Security permissions for all PROFITstar users, as well as the local System account, must be |

| |set to Full Control for the root data directory (C:\PSData by default) and the nested subdirectories (PS, |

| |PA, Common, and PMData). In order to grant these permissions, IT personnel must be physically present at |

| |the PC on which the server components and the data reside. |

| |If these permissions are not granted and a user attempts to perform a task for which these permissions are|

| |required, a message will be displayed, explaining that the user has insufficient rights to perform the |

| |requested action. |

|Antivirus Settings: |It is recommended that certain data files used by ProfitStars programs be excluded from virus scans. More |

| |detail, including a list of the data files to exclude, can be found at |

| |. |

|Firewall Settings: |If a firewall is used to protect the server or server-like machine, it must be configured to allow |

| |incoming connections on port 6262, using the UDP protocol. This port is used by the Advantage Database |

| |Server (ADS) service to satisfy client requests for data in the database used by PROFITstar and its |

| |related software products. |

| |In addition, the machine must also be configured to allow incoming connections on port 20923, using the |

| |TCP protocol. This port is used by the Profitstar Server to manage client requests. |

Requirements for PROFITstar’s client components

|Operating System: |Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional (Service Pack 4 or later). |

| |Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1 or later). |

| |Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. |

| |Microsoft Windows Vista. |

| |(Windows Vista recommended system requirements) |

| | |

|Other Required Software: |Microsoft® .NET Framework, version 2.0 |

| |If the .NET Framework, 2.0, files are not detected on the machine targeted by the installation, the |

| |program will attempt to download the necessary files from Microsoft’s Web site. If a “client” machine does|

| |not allow a connection to the Internet, the .NET Framework files will need to be downloaded on another PC |

| |and then manually installed. |

| |The .NET Framework files are available on the Microsoft Web site and can be downloaded using the following|

| |link: |

| |

| |en. |

| |Microsoft® Windows® Installer |

| |Some Windows 2000 users may need to download and run the current Windows Installer update. This update is |

| |available on the Microsoft Web site and can be downloaded using the following link: |

| |

| |en |

| |Microsoft® Internet Explorer |

| |Version 5.5 (SP2 or later). |

| | |

| |Recommended: |

| |Version 6 (SP1 or later). |

| | |

| |Note: An active connection to the Internet is recommended, but not required. |

|CPU: |Typical institution: 1 GHz, Pentium 4 equivalent. |

| |Large institution: 2 GHz, Pentium 4 equivalent. |

| | |

| |Recommended: |

| |Typical institution: 2+ GHz, Pentium 4 equivalent. |

| |Large institution: 3+ GHz, Pentium 4 equivalent. |

|RAM: |Typical institution: 512+ MB. |

| |Large institution: 1+ GB. |

|Hard Disk Space: |Program Files – 55 MB. |

| |Temporary Work Space – Approximately 100 MB of free disk space for temporary operations. |

| |Note: When the server components and the client software are both installed on the same machine (such as |

| |at a site where there is only one user), the higher of the two sets of requirements will apply. |

|CD/DVD Drive: |24X or better. |

|Display Settings: |800 by 600 pixels or higher. |

| |Small fonts. (Large fonts are not supported.) |

| |16, 24, or 32 bit color quality. |

|Network Protocol: |TCP/IP (UDP support is required). |

|Network Interface Card: |Network adapter capable of 100 Mbps data transfer rate. |

| | |

| |Recommended: |

| |Network adapter capable of 1000+ Mbps data transfer rate. |

| |Multiple network adapters “teamed” to increase data throughput or configured in a failover setup to |

| |increase data availability. |

|Installation Permissions: |The person installing PROFITstar must have “Administrator” rights. |

|Required User Permissions: |Root Data Directory |

| |The Share and Security permissions for all PROFITstar users, as well as the local System account, must be |

| |set to Full Control for the root data directory (C:\PSData by default) and the nested subdirectories (PS, |

| |PA, Common, and PMData). In order to grant these permissions, IT personnel must be physically present at |

| |the PC on which the server components and the data reside. |

| |If these permissions are not granted and a user attempts to perform a task for which these permissions are|

| |required, a message will be displayed, explaining that the user has insufficient rights to perform the |

| |requested action. |

| |PS.INI File |

| |On each computer used to access PROFITstar, users must have Modify rights to the folder in which the |

| |PS.ini file is stored. For a Profitstar Suite client, the default location for this file is: C:\Documents |

| |and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Profitstar\PS Suite\2008. |

|Antivirus Settings: |It is recommended that certain data files used by ProfitStars programs be excluded from virus scans. More |

| |detail, including a list of the data files to exclude, can be found at |

| |. |

Related Links

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Antivirus recommendations:



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