Windows
Northern Storage Suite is a software application that runs within Windows environments. It supports additional platforms but always from an installation within a Windows environment.
When managing a Windows storage infrastructure it is recommended that Northern Storage Suite be installed on each file server [physical or virtual] that will be managed. This is not a requirement, the software can work remotely towards Windows, but for optimal performance installation on each Windows host is recommended. More information is included in the Northern Storage Suite Deployment and Evaluation guides.
The specific hardware and operating system requirements for management of Windows environments are detailed below:
| Hardware: |
600-megahertz Pentium III-compatible or faster
512 megabytes of RAM
80 megabytes of free disk space |
| Server OS: |
Windows 2000 Servers or later [excluding Data Center editions] |
| Client OS: |
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Servers or later [excluding Data Center editions]
Internet Explorer 5.1 SP2 or later |
| Database: |
MS SQL 2000 SP2 or later
MSDE 2000 or later [evaluation only] |
| Exchange features: |
MS Exchange 2000 or later [optional] |
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