HP MFP Sending Software 4.9X Planning the DSS deployment, System and environment requirements

Planning the DSS deployment

This section contains the following topics:

●System and environment requirements

●Backup and restore strategy

●Licensing

●Device differences

System and environment requirements

This section contains the following topics:

●Software requirements

●Hardware requirements

●Port requirements

Software requirements

The following table shows the server software requirements.

Table 3-1DSS software requirements

Area	Requirements
Operating systems	●	Microsoft Windows XP
	●	Microsoft Windows Vista
	●	Microsoft Windows 7
	● Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including R2
	● Microsoft Windows Server 2008, including R2
	NOTE: 64-bit operating systems are supported, but DSS runs in 32-bit mode
Virtual servers	●	VMware ESX 3.5 and later
	● Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and later
	●	Microsoft HyperV
Miscellaneous	.NET Framework 3.5
Novell	●	Novell Netware 5 or higher
	● Novell Client 4.91 or higher for Windows XP/2003
	● Novell Client 2 or higher for Windows Vista/7/2008

Hardware requirements

The following table shows the server hardware requirements.

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