GE DEH-211 manual System Requirements, Where to Get Help, Minimum, Recommended, Getting Started

System Requirements

The following table shows the minimum and recommended PC system configuration for running PMCS Version 6.9. Note that regardless of configuration, the PC system must be Windows NT-certified according to the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Hardware Compatibility List, available from Microsoft (www.microsoft.com). In addition to the requirements described below, setting up PMCS and EPM 7700 workstations will require Windows NT Administrator-level authority privileges.

Minimum	Recommended
Pentium II processor, 300 MHz	Pentium III processor, 600 MHz
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation,	Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or
Service Pack 6, Windows 2000 Professional	Server, Service Pack 6, Windows 2000
Cimplicity version 4.01 Service Pack 9 or	Professional, Cimplicity version 4.01 Service
Cimplicity version 5.0 Service Pack 1	Pack 9 or Cimplicity version 5.0 Service Pack 1
128 megabytes of RAM	256 megabytes of RAM
512K cache	512K cache
4-gigabyte hard disk	10-gigabyte hard disk
CD-ROM drive	CD-ROM drive

Note: For systems using MMS technology, refer to Using MMS Servers with PMCS for minimum system requirements.

Additional hard disk space is recommended for increased storage of log and trend data. Also recommended are an uninterruptable power supply (UPS), 17” or larger monitor, tape drive or other backup mechanism, and (if Remote Access technical support is desired) a 28.8 Kbps or faster modem.

The version of CIMPLICITY installed must be 4.01 or greater, and HMI Service Pack 9 must be installed. Also, the "Advanced DDE Communications" option must be installed.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 or later is required to run the EPM 7700 component help system. To take advantage of all available .HTML help features, Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher must be installed. (The latest version of Internet Explorer is available at www.microsoft.com.)

Please note that the host PC requirements are directly tied to the complexity of your PMCS system. The minimum requirements will suffice for a simple PMCS system. However, as the number and complexity of your power management device grows, and you add more complex software requirements such as custom interfaces designed with third-party HMI tools, your PC requirements increase as well. A faster processor and more memory provide better performance for your PMCS system.

Where to Get Help

The GE Industrial Systems Resolution Center is available at 1-888-GE-RESOLV to answer your questions about installing or using PMCS. Please have your product serial number(s) ready when calling.

Also, technical notes are available on the Internet at: http://www.ge.com/industrialsystems/pmsys/Technote/noteidx.htm

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