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# System Requirements

Requirements for Client, Build Server and Authoring Server

The following sections list the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run the Expere Authoring Tools. The Requirements and Content Editor is installed with an embedded Document Engine to provide non-production document generation. The embedded engine utilizes the Java 64-bit JRE 7 and Saxon 9.1.0.7
Note:

- For the Expere Engine production document rendering prerequisites, see the Expere Implementation Guide that is included with the Expere Document Engine.
- If the DocViewer application is used with the authoring tools, see the DocViewer User Guide that is included with that application.

## Client Requirements

Disk Space | 256 GB or more
RAM Memory | 8 GB, recommend 16GB
Processor | i5 quad-core or later 64-bit
OS | Windows 7 or later
.NET Framework | 4.5 or later
Visual Studio 2013 Shell (Isolated) | Latest 2013 released version
MS SQL Client Tools | For loading to the Authoring Web Server or an MS SQL based Expere runtime
Team Explorer for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 | Latest 2013 release version
64-bit Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) | For loading to an Oracle based Expere runtime
Requirements Administration Tool | Latest released version
Requirements Editor | Latest released version
Data Dictionary Viewer | Latest released version
I-32 Forms Design 6.0 | Latest released version
Capstan | Latest released version
Adobe Internet Explorer Extension | For generating and displaying ‘Preview’ and ‘PDF/HTML Outline’ information in the Requirements Editor Tool

## Build Server Requirements

Disk Space | 128 GB or more
RAM | 16 GB or more
Processor | i5 Quad-core or later
64-bit OS | Windows Server 2008 R2 or later
.NET Framework | 4.5 or later
Powershell or Apache ANT | Appropriate version for your platform For scripted batch processing
Build Document Previews | Latest released version
Customer Facing Outlines | Latest released version
Data Dictionary Builder | Latest released version
Command Line Expere Administration Tool | Latest released version

## Authoring Server Requirements

Disk Space | 128 GB or more
RAM | 4 GB or more
Processor | i3 dual-core or later
64-bit OS | Windows Server 2008 R2 or later
.NET Framework | 4.5 or later
SQL Server | 2008 R2 or higher, all editions: Express, Standard and Enterprise
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) | 7 or higher
Server Tools Web Services | WebServer folder copied from the Expere Server Tools installation folder