SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Supported Platforms

InforSense Workflow Builder

• Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
• Windows XP Professional SP2
• Mac OS X Tiger

InforSense Server

• Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP Professional SP2, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 (IA32, AMD64/EM64T 32-bit  mode, AMD64/EM64T 64-bit mode)
• Linux (IA32, AMD64/EM64T 32-bit  mode, AMD64/EM64T 64-bit mode) – Redhat Enterprise Linux v3 and SuSE 9.x or above.
• Mac OS X Tiger (PowerPC or Intel processor)
• Solaris 8 (SPARC architecture)

Although InforSense is not dependent on any particular Linux distribution, the minimum requirement is that the bundled JRE from Sun will operate on the distribution.

Linux/Unix/Solaris Security Provisions

The InforSense installer should prevent the system from installing under the root account.  For Solaris platforms, a new user account must be created for InforSense installation and to run the server. This new account must have write access to the temporary directory of the operating system.

For a server installation under Windows, make sure that 'power user' access rights are enabled.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Hardware requirements vary according to the nature of the tasks being performed within the system, in terms of datasets, algorithms and number of users of the system. The following figures serve as a general guideline to a small workgroup installation with the server supporting approximately 5 users.

InforSense Workflow Builder

• Intel Pentium IV or better (PowerPC G5 or Intel processor for Mac OS X)
• 1GB RAM
• 500 MB free disk space
• Display 1280x1024 true color

InforSense Server

• Dual x86 or x64 processor (PowerPC G5 or Intel processor for Mac OS X)
• 2GB RAM
• Disk space is dependent on the size of data being processed. 10GB of free disk per user is recommended for importing data and storing temporary files that are created during workflow execution.  The server software itself requires 500MB of free disk space.

Minimum Software Requirements

For running the InforSense Portal, use the following supported browsers with JavaScript enabled:

InforSense Portal

• Firefox 2
• Internet Explorer 7

3rd Party Web Component

Certain integrated 3rd party web components require additional browser permissions and/or

plug-ins to be installed. For example, SVG plug-in for displaying SVG image format outputs, JRE plug-ins for rendering Applet outputs, and ability to run ActiveX components.

InforSense Admin Portal

• Internet Explorer 6 or above
• Firefox 2 or above

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

JRE is bundled with the InforSense installer for all server platforms except Mac OS X.  InforSense Workflow Builder users should use the compatible JRE versions as shown in the following table.  

InforSense Platform	Bundled in InforSense Server	Required for InforSense Workflow Builder
InforSense 3.x	JDK 1.4.2_08 (Windows, Solaris)	JRE 1.4.2_08 to 1.4.2_17
InforSense 4.x	JRE 1.5.0_09 (all platforms)	JRE 1.5.0_09 to 1.5.0_15
InforSense 5.0	JRE 1.5.0_15 (all platforms)	JRE 1.5.0_09 to 1.5.0_1

Network Requirements

If client and server are not running on the same machine, it is recommended that they are connected through a high-speed local area network (i.e. 100 MB/s, Gigabit Ethernet). Ideally, network latency should not exceed 50ms roundtrip time. The server may require access to the Internet for certain operations depending on how they are configured.

On the server machine, it is important to make sure all ports specified in the installation are free from use by other programs and the firewall settings on those ports are open for incoming requests from and outgoing responses to clients. Changing port settings after installation is not recommended.

Firewall on Windows

Current versions of Windows, by default, include firewall software which may block client connections to the server. These may need to be configured appropriately to allow connection to the server.