FORMAT Software Requirements

System Requirements

	Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with SA– 1 Server license and 1 CAL (Client Access License) for each PC that will be running the FORMAT application. Normally, SQL Server is purchased with 5 CALs and additional CALs are purchased in quantities of 5. SA is an annual maintenance called Software Assurance. We recommend this be installed on a computer running Windows 2000 Server as the operating system.
	Microsoft Windows 2000 – Check with your technical staff regarding licensing and Client Access Licenses (CALS). Each FORMAT user will be accessing the server and each school will be retrieving Free and Reduced file upgrades from the server.
	Microsoft IIS – This product comes as part of Windows 2000 Server, so if you are running Windows 2000 Server you already have a license to this product. Again we recommend running Windows 2000 Server.
	Printer set up for computer running Windows 2000 Server.
	Screen resolution set to at least 800 X 600.
	Netscape browser at least version 6.0 or Internet Explorer browser at least version 5.5 SP2.
	Word 2000

You can run both IIS and SQL Server on the same computer. If you do this, we strongly recommend you run Windows 2000 Server on the computer. You can also run IIS on one computer and SQL Server on another. While this is the configuration that would be recommended in a lot of situations, due to the size of this application and the associated database, along with the small number of users that will be using the application, running everything on a single computer will work just fine.

The computer(s) that are used to run this application must be on a network that is accessible by all of the users who are going to use the application.

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Backups

The standard installation includes a SQL job that backs up the database to a disk file every evening. The exact time of this backup can easily be adjusted to meet the individual district’s needs.

This backup needs to be completed prior to the system-level nightly backup that is used to restore the entire system from. This system-level backup must backup the disk file that was created by the SQL job above. The standard name for this file is NightlyFORMATBackup and it is in the …\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\BACKUP directory.

Please note that the directory & file names listed above may not be the correct names on your system if you have done a non-standard installation of SQL Server or FORMAT.

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Sample Server Configuration

The following is a sample server configuration that you can use as a guideline. You could consider this as being reasonably close to a minimum configuration.

Please keep in mind that when you are configuring a server you need to consider many aspects of your network and operations. We are in no way recommending you purchase this exact configuration. Rather, it is intended for you to use as a guideline.

If you would like to discuss a specific configuration with us please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to provide any assistance that we can.

NOTES:

This configuration does not include hardware for a disk mirroring setup, nor does it include hardware for a disk RAID Array setup.

This configuration does not include any backup device. If you are not going to backup this system using a backup device and procedures already in place on your network you must purchase a backup device as part of this configuration!

CPU:	1.0 GHz minimum
Memory:	512MB SDRAM
Keyboard:	Standard Windows Keyboard
Monitor:	17 in
Hard Drive:	40GB IDE Hard Drive
Hard Drive 2	40 GB Hard Drive – optional, required for disk mirror set up
Diskette Drive:	3.5 in, 1.44MB FLOPPY DRIVE
Operating System:	Windows 2000 Server,5 Client Access Licenses, English
Mouse:	Microsoft System Mouse
Network Adapter:	Intel Pro 100S w/ IPSEC Network Adapter
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM:	48X IDE CD-ROM
Hardware Support Services:	3Yrs Parts + Onsite Labor (Next Business Day)
Uninterrupted Power Supply:	Standalone Uninterruptible Power Supply, 700VA, 120

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