RSCCC System Recommendations as of 5/12/09

The following table lists recommended hardware and software requirements for using the RSCCC systems. Required items are identified accordingly.
Computer System Requirement Description
District Server

Pentium PC

(Specifics depend on district environment)

733 MHz or greater

1 GB RAM (minimum)

24X CD-ROM drive

1 GB hard disk space available for database and backups 

Tape Backup System

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008

Database Software SQL Anywhere® v9.0.2 Build 3500 - Multi-user server version (included with RSCCC, but there is a separate charge)
Web Server
(txGradebook and txConnect users)

Pentium PC

 2.8 GHz/2 MB Cache, Xeon, 800 MHz
2 GB DDR2 400 MHz DIMMs
2 146 GB, SCSI or SATA hard drives RAID 1
Dual On-Board NICS
24X IDE CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
Redundant Power Supply
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008

Server Software

SQL Anywhere®
Internet Information Systems (IIS) version 5 or 6
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 included
Microsoft MDAC 2.6 or higher included

User Workstation

(Database Administrator Workstation and Client Workstation)

Pentium PC

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB of system memory
40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space

Display 17" viewable area or larger color monitor (designed for 1024 x 768 resolution)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Pro
Workstation Software

SQL Anywhere® v9.0.2 Build 3500 (included with RSCCC, but there is a separate charge)

ODBC Compliant Report Writer/Query Tool (recommended)

RSCCC v4.1.485 or higher (required)

Microsoft CoreXML Services (MSXML) 6.0 *

Microsoft XPS Essentials Pack *

Adobe® Reader® 8.1.2 (included with RSCCC)

Internet Explorer 6.x or higher (for using online Help)

 

* Available at the Microsoft Download Center

Printers Laser 

Used for RSCCC Student reports and Business reports

Frequently used printers include HP® LaserJet® and Xerox® laser series (only support printers that use a PCL or Postscript printer driver)

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