System Requirements

Published: October 1, 2002 | Updated: September 22, 2004

Review the tables on this page to determine the minimum system requirements needed to run Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 server software and client software in an evaluation environment. For recommended system requirements for a development or production environment, see the Installation Guide on the Content Management Server 2002 Product Documentation page. Note that some requirements are specific to Content Management Server 2002 SP1a (CMS 2002 SP1a).

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Content Management Server 2002

To run Content Management Server 2002 server software in an evaluation environment, you need:

Minimum Requirements

Processor

Computer with Pentium III-compatible or later processor

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition; Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server and Service Pack 2 or later; or Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later

Memory

A minimum of 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM

Hard Disk

500 MB of available hard disk space for Content Management Server; 1 gigabyte (GB) for database services

150 MB of available hard disk space at all times

Other Requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework with SP2

Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 with SP3a

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0, or IIS 6.0 (use with CMS 2002 SP1a only)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later

Additional items or services required for a development environment:

Microsoft Visual StudioŽ .NET 2002, or .NET 2003 (use with CMS 2002 SP1a only)

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Content Management Server 2002 Client Software

To run Content Management Server 2002 client software, you need:

Minimum Requirements

Processor

Computer with Pentium III–compatible or later processor

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition; Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, or Advanced Server; Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows XP Professional

Memory

A minimum of 128 MB of RAM

Hard Disk

20 MB of available hard disk space

Other Requirements

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Additional items or services:

To use Authoring Connector for Microsoft Office with Content Management Server 2002 Enterprise Edition client software, minimum requirements are Microsoft Office XP or Office 2003 with CMS 2002 SP1a only, and one of the following operating systems: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, or Windows XP Professional with SP1.


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