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| Product(s): | Bentley Arenium | ||
| Version(s): | All | ||
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| Original Author: | Bentley Technical Support Group | ||
Arenium Server
System requirements
You should ensure that your Arenium Server meets the following system requirements:
Hardware
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Processor | Minimum: 500MHz Recommended: 900MHz or higher |
| Memory | 512MB (1 - 4 users) 1GB (5 users or higher) |
| Networking | TCP/IP protocol. If the server does not have an Ethernet card, then a dongle is required to secure the server. |
| Free disk space | The Arenium Server installation needs 180MB of free disk space. It is advisable to install Arenium in a separate disk partition so there can be no disk space conflicts with other applications. |
Systems software
| NT 4 Workstation | NT 4 Server | Windows 2000 Professional | Windows 2000 Server | Windows XP Professional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS Service Pack | SP6(a) | SP6(a) | SP2 or higher | SP2 or higher | SP1 |
| Internet Server Option | Personal Web Server
Microsoft Transaction Server 2.0 | Internet Information Server 4.0
Microsoft Transaction Server 2.0 | Personal Web Server
COM + | Internet Information Server 5.0
COM + | Internet Information Server 5.1
COM + |
| LAN/WAN Server Option | Microsoft Transaction Server 2.0 | Microsoft Transaction Server 2.0 | COM + | COM + | COM + |
Software availability
For NT4 systems, Personal Web Server, Internet Information Server and Microsoft Transaction Server are supplied in the NT4 Option Pack.
For Windows 2000 and XP systems, Personal Web Server, Internet Information Server, and COM+ are supplied as part of the base operating system.
Installed software
When Arenium Server is installed, the following system software is installed if it is not already on the machine:
- Microsoft Data Access Components MDAC V2.5 SP1 (20MB)
- XML Parser V4 SP1 (2MB)
- Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (200MB during installation, 80MB after)
Note: If you are installing MX on the same PC, you must also ensure that the PC meets the minimum specification required for MX. See the MX documentation for further details.
Restrictions
Any Arenium server running NT4 Workstation is limited to a total of 2 Arenium client connections. This is because Microsoft Transaction Server with NT4 Workstation has a limit of 2 client connections.
An Arenium Internet server running Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional is limited to a total of 5 Arenium client connections. This is because Personal Web Server (PWS) has a limit of 10 client connections and each Arenium client uses 2 PWS connections.
An Arenium LAN/WAN server running NT4 Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Server has no limitations on client usage.
Therefore, if you need more than 2 client connections (NT4 Workstation) or if you need more than 5 client connections (Windows 2000 or XP Professional) you must upgrade your server to NT4 Server or Windows 2000 Server.
Arenium Client
System requirements
You should ensure that your Arenium Client PC meets the following system requirements:
Client with MX installed
The system requirements are the same as those for a PC with MX only installed. Please refer to the MX documentation for further details. Note that, to use MX dependencies, MX V2.6.2 or later is required.
Client without MX installed
Hardware
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Processor | 500MHz or higher |
| Memory | 128MB or higher |
| Networking | TCP/IP protocol |
| Free disk space | 45MB (plus 20MB for MDAC and 80MB for IE5.5, which requires 200MB during installation) |
Systems software
The supported operating systems for a non-MX Client are:
- Windows 98
- Windows 98 SE
- Windows Me
- Windows NT4 (SP5 or higher)
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Installed software
When an Arenium Client is installed, the following system software is installed if it is not already on the machine:
- Microsoft Data Access Components MDAC V2.5 SP1 (20MB)
- XML Parser V4 SP1 (2MB)
- Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (200MB during installation, 80MB after)
MX
System requirements
The following configuration details the recommended requirements for MX V2.6 running under Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Note the following:
- The requirements for the three MX environments are shown under the appropriate heading, i.e., Windows, AutoCAD and MicroStation.
- If there is no difference in requirement between the environments, this is marked with a hyphen (-).
- Minimum values are shown in square brackets.
- If you intend to make use of the new multiple document features in AutoCAD 2000 you could require a significantly larger amount of memory and larger disk paging file than the numbers quoted.
- MX Change in AutoCAD requires AutoCAD R14 or later.
- MX Change in MicroStation requires MicroStation V8.
- If MX is to be installed on a network drive, or project folders are to be created on a network drive, the drive must be capable of supporting long file names.
- Installing this version of MX requires Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.5 SP1 (unless a later version already exists on your PC). This may be supplied on the CD and installed automatically, although for installations on non-English operating systems the installation may terminate with a message requiring installation of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.5 SP1 before the installation will continue. A fully configured country CD will automatically install the correct MDAC to match the operating system language.
- Installing this version of MX requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (unless a later version already exists on your PC). This may be supplied on the CD and installed automatically, although for installations on non-English operating systems the installation may terminate with a message requiring installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 before the installation will continue. A fully configured country CD will automatically install the correct Internet Explorer to match the operating system language.
Hardware
| Item | Windows | AutoCAD | MicroStation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Pentium PIII 900MHz or equivalent [Pentium 500] | - | - |
| Operating System | Windows NT 4.0 SP6a [SP4] Windows 2000 SP2 Windows XP | - | - |
| Memory | 256MB [128MB] | [256MB] | [256MB] |
| Graphics Card | 32MB 3D accelerated OpenGL [2MB VRAM] | - | - |
| Graphics Monitor | 19 inch [17 inch] | - | - |
| Hard Disk Type | UDMA-100 (check for motherboard compatibility [5,400rpm] | - | - |
| Network Card | 100 Mbit [10 Mbit] | - | - |
| CD ROM | any | - | - |
System software and settings
| Item | Windows | AutoCAD | MicroStation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAD Release | - | AutoCAD 2002 AutoCAD 2000 AutoCAD 2000I (including Map and LDD) | MicroStation V8 [08.00.04.00] |
| Disk space paging file | 500MB initial 500MB max unfragmented [300MB initial, 300MB max] | - | - |
| Disk space | 370MB | +4MB 140MB (MX Change only) | +7MB 140MB (MX Change only) |
| Minimum free disk space required before installation in temp folder | 100MB | - | - |
| Minimum free disk space requiredafter installation (excluding project data) | 50MB | - | - |
| Display settings | Desktop area 1024 x 768 Color palette Font size Normal fonts (Windows XP) | - | - |
| Graphics software | HOOPs 6.1 (bundled) | Included in AutoCAD | Included in MicroStation |
| Networking (optional) | Novell Netware 3.12, 4.1, 4.11, 5 Microsoft Windows NT | - | - |
| Network installation | TCP/IP protocol (default) IPX/SPX protocol | - | - |
Application software
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 or later | This is required for the tutorials and gives access to the MX web page including FAQs, white papers, bonus tools and software updates. |
| MicroDrainage WinDes V6.0, V7.0, V7.3, V8.0 | Drainage design and hydraulic analysis |
| StormCAD V3.0 | Drainage design and hydraulic analysis |
| Microsoft Office 97 or later | Linking to Excel from MX and reading MX drainage output formats |
| Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 or 6.0 | MX System Developer's Kit development. |
| Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later | To read and print on-line documents. |
See Also
External Links
Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase
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