ObjectStore Installation and License for Windows

Chapter 2

Installation Requirements

This chapter describes the minimum hardware and software requirements for installing ObjectStore Release 5.1 on Windows. The installation steps follow in Chapter 3, Installing ObjectStore, on page 9.

System Requirements

Hardware
This release requires that you have an IBM or compatible Intel PC, preferably a 486 or Pentium machine.

Software
Software requirements and options include

The following sections define the minimum requirements for several ObjectStore configurations.

Memory
A minimum of 16 MB of memory is required for ObjectStore, although 20 MB is required for operation of Visual C++.

Be sure to read the Windows-specific section of the ObjectStore C++ Interface Release Notes for additional information. Consult ObjectStore Building C++ Interface Applications for special instructions about running applications on minimum-memory systems.

Disk Space

The table below summarizes the hard disk requirements for development and on-line run-time versions of ObjectStore 5.0 on Windows platforms.
ObjectStore Distribution TypeClient OnlyClient/ServerServer OnlyStandalone
Windows development 28 MB28 MB28 MB28 MB
Windows on-line run time 11 MB11 MB11 MB11 MB
On-line DocumentationApproximately 80 MB

You need an additional 2.5 MB for the Server log or database partition file if a file rawfs is being used, and additional disk space for databases.

Other Information

Have the following information available before beginning the installation procedure.

License type
You must know your license type before beginning the ObjectStore installation. Check with your Object Design Sales representative if you are uncertain.

Rawfs use
Decide if you will use a rawfs file system. See ObjectStore Management for further information.

Log file location
The Server log must be located on a local hard drive. Allow approximately 2.5 MB for this file.

ObjectStore components to install
Your list of installable options depends on which license type you select and also whether you select typical or custom installation. The Development Client/Server license displays the maximum number of installable options.

Decide which optional ObjectStore components to install, and where you want to put them. The optional components are

Choose Custom installation to install any of these components.

Upgrade information
If you are upgrading, you need to decide whether to write over the old directory, rename it, or discard it. Object Design recommends that you shut down all Windows applications before beginning the installation.



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