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Installation and Configuration
Installation : Windows Installation Requirements : System requirements : Windows system requirements
 
Windows system requirements
The following table lists the minimum requirements for running OpenEdge in Windows.
Table 2. Windows system requirements to run OpenEdge
Component
Requirement
Development System:
*Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge, including OpenEdge Development Server
*ABL client (using Client Networking or WebClient)
*Database Server
*Application Server (AppServer or WebSpeed Transaction Server)
A Pentium PC (or compatible computer) with these characteristics:
*Clock speed — A minimum of 1GHz
*Memory — A minimum of 1GB
Deployment/Production system
A Pentium PC (or compatible computer) with these characteristics:
*Clock speed — A minimum of 433MHz
*Memory — A minimum of 256MB
OpenEdge database server
A Pentium PC (or compatible computer) with these characteristics:
*Clock speed — A minimum of 1GHz
*Memory — A minimum of 1GB
Hard disk drive
Disk space
Sufficient disk space to hold the OpenEdge products you want to install.
Sufficient disk space on the drive where Windows is installed for Windows system files that OpenEdge copies there. Depending on which Windows system files are already installed on your system, OpenEdge can install up to 50MB in your Windows directory.
Java
See Java considerations for detailed information about the Java requirements if you are installing any of these products: the OpenEdge® Enterprise RDBMS, OpenEdge® Workgroup RDBMS, or the OpenEdge® Personal RDBMS, or the components OpenEdge SQL Client Access.
OpenEdge installation medium
To access the OpenEdge product installation program, Progress Software Corporation supports Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) download. It facilitates downloading software images from the Progress Download Center available at http://www.progress.com/esd. This Web site requires a valid account that your company must establish with Progress Software Corporation to access OpenEdge products and updates.
Network protocol
Your system must support the TCP/IP and UDP protocols.
Web server
Your Web server must support one of the following interfaces:
*Microsoft Web server (IIS) or ISAPI compatible — For example, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Versions 5.x and later. The IIS Web server ships with Windows, but is not installed by default. This Web server supports an "in memory" messenger (ISAPI) and CGI messenger.
*Sun Web server or NSAPI compatible — For example, a Sun Web server (formerly Netscape, iPlanet and SunOne Web Servers). This Web server supports an "in memory" messenger (NSAPI) and the CGI messenger.
*CGI 1.1 — For example, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Versions 3.x and 4.x, or Apache. This Web server provides support for the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) messenger.
Web browser
To use WebSpeed®, you must have a Web browser. Most contemporary browsers such as Mozilla, Opera, or Microsoft Internet Explorer, will work with WebSpeed.To run WebSpeed Workshop, Progress Software Corporation recommends you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, Version 6. The version of Internet Explorer you are using must support JScript Version 2.0.