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Minimum Recommended Configuration Guidelines for Discovery
2005
Server Specification
| No. of PCs |
Operating System |
Database Server |
Memory |
Disk |
Processor |
| < 500 |
Windows 2000/2003 Server |
MSDE 2000 or SQL 2000 Standard Edition |
512MB |
1GB |
Pentium® 4 1.8 GHz |
| < 2,000 |
Windows 2000/2003 Server |
MSDE 2000 or SQL 2000 Standard Edition |
1GB |
2GB |
Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz |
| < 5,000 |
Windows 2000/2003 Server |
SQL 2000 Standard Edition |
3GB |
5GB |
Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz |
| < 10,000 |
Windows 2000/2003 Advanced Server |
SQL 2000 Standard Edition |
4GB |
10GB |
Dual Pentium® Xeon™ 2.4GHz |
| < 20,000 |
Windows 2000 Advanced Server |
SQL 2000 Enterprise Edition |
6GB |
20GB |
Dual Pentium® Xeon™ 3.0GHz |
| <40,000 |
Windows 2000 DataCenter Server |
SQL 2000 Enterprise Edition |
8GB |
40GB |
Dual Pentium® Xeon™ 3.2GHz |
| >40,000 |
Windows 2000 DataCenter Server |
SQL 2000 Enterprise Edition |
8GB |
80GB |
Dual Pentium® Xeon™ 3.2GHz |
Discovery 2005 Server also requires Microsoft MDAC
2.8 (shipped with full version of Discovery 2005)
*If you are upgrading from a previous version of
Discovery to Discovery 2005 you will require additional
disk space. Please check your database size before
upgrading. MSDE SQL 2000 Server has a 2GB database
size limit and the upgrade process needs 3 times of
the original database size. See Minimum System Requirements
in the 'Upgrading to Discovery' document.
Discovery 2005 Administration Control Center
All language versions require Microsoft Windows 2000
SP4, Professional or Windows 2003 SP1.
Server Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced
Server, DataCenter Server and Small Business Server
SP4 + updates Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard,
Server Enterprise and Small Business Server Premium
Edition SP1 + updates IIS 5 or 6 is required for secure
data transfer.
Client Operating Systems
Windows Platforms
Microsoft Windows 98 to SP1 + updates and Windows
98SE + updates
Microsoft Windows NT4 Workstation and NT4 Server to
SP6a + updates
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional to SP4 + updates
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server and
DataCenter Server to SP4 + updates
Microsoft Windows 2000 Small Business Server Premium
Edition to SP4 + updates
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard and Enterprise
to SP1 + updates
Microsoft Windows 2003 Small Business Server Premium
Edition to SP1 + updates
Microsoft Windows XP Home edition to SP1 + updates
and SP2 + updates
Microsoft Windows XP Professional to SP1 + updates
and SP2 + updates
Unix Platforms
Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Terminal Services
Citrix MetaFrame XP Server + Microsoft Clients, 98,
NT, 2000, 2003
Citrix MetaFrame XP Application Farm + Microsoft Clients,
98, NT, 2000, 2003
Citrix MetaFrame XP Ð Remap System Drive on Install
+ Microsoft Clients, 98, NT, 2000, 2003
LANProbe Requirements
LANProbe operates over an IP network on Ethernet and
Token Ring. Physical location is supported on Ethernet
and Token Ring networks utilizing managed SNMP enabled
switches only.
Network Environments
TCP/IPv4
Secure Communication
Public/Private key encryption using HTTP over TCP/IP
Supported Databases
Discovery 2005 may be used in conjunction with either
MSDE or Microsoft SQL 2000 databases.
In the event of using SQL 2000, Centennial advise
that the appropriate MS SQL 2000 is on a Per Processor
basis. A Processor license includes access for an
unlimited number of devices or users to connect from
either inside the corporate LAN or WAN or outside
the firewall. For further details the Microsoft website
carries current information about licensing options.
Discovery 2005 Web Edition
Supported platform and system requirements for Centennial
Discovery Web Edition are the same as for Centennial
Discovery with the following additions:
Discovery 2005 Web Edition Server
Microsoft IIS5, IIS6
MS.NET Framework Framework 1.1
(shipped with full version of Discovery 2005)
Supported browsers
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
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