Hardware and Software Requirements

This topic gives the requirements for reUZE Developer.

Hardware Requirements

The following minimum configuration is required:

• Processor: Must be at least the minimum specified for the operating system you are using and for Visual Studio.
• Memory: Must be at least the minimum specified for the operating system you are using.
• Disk space:
  • 1.2Gb for reUZE Developer
  • 600Mb for reUZE Server.

  This disk size includes the space needed to cache information locally so that you can modify the installation without the original source media.

• DVD drive (either locally or via a network).
• Screen with resolution of 800x600 with 256 colors minimum. Preferred screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher.
• reUZE Developer has additional hardware requirements the same as for Microsoft Visual Studio. See the Visual Studio documentation for details.

Software Requirements

The following software is required:

• On 32-bit Windows, one of:
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP Professional SP2 or later
• On 64-bit Windows for X64, one of:
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP Professional

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 or Microsoft Visual Studio Shell 2008. Note that Microsoft Visual Studio Express Edition is not supported.
• Microsoft Windows SDK is required if you are using Visual Studio Shell 2008. See the Microsoft Download site and search for Windows SDK.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. This is included with the above versions of Visual Studio.
• The Java Development Kit (JDK) is required for compiling Java. The JDK is downloadable from the Sun Web site. After installing the JDK, you must put the tools.jar file for the JDK on your classpath, using a command similar to:

  set classpath=jdk-install-directory\lib\tools.jar

• A Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape Navigator 6.1., is required for Enterprise Server Administration in reUZE Server.
• To use Enterprise Server Administration, scripting or JavaScript support must be enabled in your browser. This is on by default in Internet Explorer in most Windows operating systems, apart from Windows 2003. Also, active content must be allowed and not blocked. To enable both these in Internet Explorer:
  1. Click Tools > Internet Options.
  2. On the Security tab, click Custom Level. In the Scripting section, under Active Scripting, click Enable.
  3. On the Advanced tab, scroll down the list to the Security section, and ensure the item Allow active content to run in files on My Computer is checked.
• Enterprise Server Help requires the Sun Java Run-time Environment on some Windows systems to enable the Search facility to work. See Third Party Software

Net Express and Tools Requirements

• Disk space: 516Mb for a minimum installation of the Net Express IDE only.
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 is required for using the Interface Mapping Toolkit to generate Windows Forms and Web Forms test clients for service interfaces.
• Microsoft Internet Information Service (IIS) is also required for generating Windows Forms test clients.
• The Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later is required for the CTF Viewer. It is available from the Microsoft .NET downloads area.
• Required browsers:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later is required to enable Form Designer to run.
  • You need a Web browser for testing your Web applications:
    • If you use Netscape Navigator, you need version 3 or later.
    • If you use Netscape Navigator 6, only v6.2 is supported.
    • If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, V5.0 is adequate.
• The Java Development Kit (JDK) is required for generating EJBs using the Interface Mapping Toolkit. We recommend that you use the JDK supplied with your J2EE application server for generating EJBs.
• For popup context Help on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) is required. You can install it from the following Microsoft web page: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82148

  Note: This feature applies only to the Net Express IDE.

• Pkzip V2.04 or later is required if you intend to package your applications as zip files (click Create Package File on Net Express's Project menu and choose the PKWare Zip File option).