E-Notebook 2014 Release 5. Hardware and Software Guide

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Last Updated: June 5, 2015

E-Notebook 2014 Release 5

Hardware and Software Guide

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1 Introduction

Please note that this guide is for E-Notebook2014 Release 5 only.

Please keep in mind that minimum hardware specifications have considerable capacity margin, and unless the system is serving more than 200 users, the infrastructure at minimum specification should be sufficient. Please note that we do support the versions that software was qualified on (Qualified column). In the Supported column we will only list supported versions on which the software was not explicitly qualified.

2 Hardware Requirements

2.1 Database Server Hardware Requirements

Hardware Component Minimum Specification Recommended Specification

Memory (RAM)

8GB 64 GB

Processor 2 x 2.0 GHz or higher quad core processor(8 cores total)

4 x 3.0 GHz or higher quad core processor(16 cores total)

Free Space Required on Hard

Drive 150 GB 250 GB + 1 GB per User per Year

2.2 Web Server (Middle Tier) Hardware Requirements

Memory (RAM) 4 GB 16 GB*

Processor 2 x 2.0 GHz or higher dual core processor(4 cores total)

4 x 3.0 GHz or higher dual core processor(16 cores total)

Drive 50 GB 100 GB

*Only for 64-bit systems, one would need more that 4GB RAM.

2.3 Client Hardware Requirements

Memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB

Processor 2 GHz or higher single core processor

3.0 GHz or higher dual core processor

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3 Software Requirements

3.1 Required Software for Database

Software Qualified Supported

Operating System

 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 4, x64 Edition

 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition SP1 (64-bit)

 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition SP1 (64-bit)

 Windows Server 2012 Standard (64-bit)

 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 4, x64

 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Standard Editions (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)

 List of Other Operating Systems Supported

(Please note that for Solaris – Only SPARC Solaris is supported , Intel Solaris is not supported)

Oracle DB

 11.2.0.3 (32-bit and 64-bit) English OS version

 11.2.0.4 (64-bit) English OS version

 11.2.0.4 (64-bit) Japanese OS version

NOTE: If you use Oracle Database 11.2.0.4, you must download and apply the Oracle patch 17501296.

 11.2.0.3 (32-bit and 64-bit)

 11.2.0.4 (32-bit and 64-bit)

NOTE: If you use Oracle Database 11.2.0.4, you must download and apply the Oracle patch 17501296.

Oracle Installation

 Oracle Enterprise Edition _ Oracle Enterprise Edition Oracle Standard Edition

Oracle Character Set

WE8MSWIN1252, AL32UTF8 (If you have an existing database you have to edit the Character Set if it does not match the requirement, or you have to create a new instance of oracle with the convenient Character Set.)

Oracle Features

 Oracle Text

 Oracle Call Interface (OCI)

 Partitioning optional (Oracle Enterprise Only), this is recommended for cartridge performance.

 Oracle Text

 Oracle Call Interface (OCI)

 Partitioning optional (Oracle Enterprise Only), this is recommended for cartridge performance.

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 Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition (64-bit)

Datacenter Editions (32-bit and 64-bit)

Internet Information Services (IIS)

 IIS 7.5

 IIS 8

This should be installed and running, on C or D or E or any valid drive,

where the installation is intended , to confirm:

Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Services Manager

Make sure “Default Web Site” is started.

 IIS 7.5

 IIS 8

This should be installed and running, on C or D or E or any valid drive, where the installation is intended , to confirm: Control Panel >

Administrative Tools > Internet Services Manager

Make sure “Default Web Site” is started. Windows Installers Windows Installers 5.0 Windows Installers 5.0

Dot NET Framework

 Dot NET Framework 4.5

 Dot NET Framework 4.5.1

NOTE: If you have .Net Framework 4.0, it is NOT mandatory that you need to upgrade to .Net Framework 4.5, since E-Notebook works seamlessly with .Net Framework 4.0.

NOTE: If you have .Net Framework 4.5, E-Notebook works seamlessly since .Net Framework 4.5 is fully backward

compatible with applications built for .Net Framework 4.0.

NOTE: We support .Net Framework 4.0 and 4.5 individually, not both together.

Network

Net service connectivity to the Oracle database from the Web server. Clients must be able to connect to the Web server. All clients must be able to resolve the same name to browse to the Web server.

Oracle Client

 11.2.0.4 (32-bit and 64-bit) Japanese OS version

NOTE: Oracle Client Installation Type : Administrator

 11.2.0.3 (32-bit and 64-bit)

 11.2.0.4 (32-bit and 64-bit)

NOTE: Oracle Client Installation Type : Administrator

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Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) includes OLEDB Provider and Oracle Data Provider for .Net

 ODAC 11.2.0.3.2.0 (32-bit) Only required on 32-bit Oracle client 11.2.0.3

Make sure that the file

“Oracle.DataAccess.dll” is present in the assembly folder under C:\Windows. If the file does not exist in the assembly folder, then separate ODAC installation is required.

NOTE: For Windows Server 2008 R2, ODAC separate installation is not required for Oracle Client 11.2.0.4 64-bit.

For Windows Server 2012, a separate ODAC installation is required.

NOTE: If an ODAC component comes along with the full Oracle client installers, then no separate installation is required.

 ODAC 11.2.0.3.2.0 (32-bit) Only required on 32-bit Oracle client 11.2.0.3

Make sure that the file

“Oracle.DataAccess.dll” is present in the

assembly folder under C:\Windows. If the file does not exist in the assembly folder, then separate ODAC installation is required.

NOTE: For Windows Server 2008 R2, ODAC separate installation is not

required for Oracle Client 11.2.0.4 64-bit. For Windows Server 2012, a separate ODAC installation is required.

NOTE: If an ODAC component comes along with the full Oracle client installers, then no separate installation is required.

Oracle Client Components

 SqlPlus.

 SqlLoader.

 Import Utility (imp.exe)

 TNS Names configuration to connect the target Oracle server.

 SqlPlus.

 SqlLoader.

 Import Utility (imp.exe)

 TNS Names configuration to connect the target Oracle server.

SDM File Uploader

 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (64-bit)

 Windows Server 2012 Standard (64-bit)

All Server operating systems which supports E-Notebook.

3.2.1 Installing E-Notebook onto Middle Tier Running IIS 7.x

If E-Notebook server is going to be installed onto a middle tier system running IIS 7.x please make sure that the IIS installation on the middle tier server has been configured with the both the IIS 6 Metabase

Compatibility and IIS 6 WMI Compatibility features installed. Please refer to the steps below for more information on how set up IIS and how to check to ensure this feature is installed:

Install the IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility Components in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows Server by using the Server Manager tool:

1. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.

2. In the navigation pane, expand Roles, right-click Web Server (IIS), and then click Add Role Services.

3. In the Select Role Services pane, scroll down to IIS 6 Management Compatibility.

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3.3 Required Software for Client

Operating System

 Windows 7 Enterprise Japanese SP1 (64-bit)

 Windows 8.1 Professional

 Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit) English and Japanese

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Japanese (64-bit)

 Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 (English) (64-bit)

 Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64-bit)

 Windows 7 Ultimate N (32-bit)

 Windows 7 Ultimate N (64-bit)

 Windows 7 Professional SP1 (32- bit and 64-bit)

 Windows 8.1 Professional English (64-bit)

versions

 Windows 8.1 Professional and Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) English and Japanese versions

OS - Supported Languages

 English (US)

 Japanese

Dot Net Framework

NOTE: If you have .Net Framework 4.0, it is NOT mandatory that you need to upgrade to .Net Framework 4.5, since E-Notebook works seamlessly with .Net Framework 4.0.

NOTE: If you have .Net Framework 4.5, E-Notebook works seamlessly since .Net Framework 4.5 is fully backward compatible with

applications built for .Net Framework 4.0.

NOTE: We support .Net Framework 4.0 and 4.5 individually, not both together.

Microsoft Office

 2010 Professional Plus (English) (32-bit)

 2010 Professional Plus (Japanese) (64-bit)

 2013 Professional Plus (English) (32-bit)

 2013 Professional Plus SP1 (Japanese) (32-bit)

 2013 Professional Plus (Japanese) (32-bit)

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2013 does not support the “Inline Edit” feature in E-Notebook.

 2010 Professional Plus (32-bit and 64-bit) English and Japanese versions

 2013 Professional Plus (32-bit) English and Japanese versions

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2013 does not support the “Inline Edit” feature in E-Notebook.

Internet Browser

Internet Explorer (IE) 9.0, 10 and 11.0 Send2ENV2 supports the following browsers:

Internet Explorer (IE) 9.0, 10 and 11

NOTE: Internet Explorer is the only browser that is supported for all

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 For in-document

signing All versions assume the latest patch _{level has been applied.}

Adobe Reader

This is required to display PDF content where Acrobat is NOT present.

 9 (English only)

 10.1.6

 11

 9.x (English and Japanese versions)

 10.x (English and Japanese versions)

 11 (English and Japanese versions)

ISIS/Desktop

This is only required for ISIS Draw integration

2.5 SP1

ISIS license with "Object Library" components is required, usually this is part of the ISIS Application Developer Kit (ADK)

2.5 SP1, SP2

 ISIS license with "Object Library" components is required, usually this is part of the ISIS Application Developer Kit (ADK)

 ISIS License with “ISIS/Base”

AccelrysDraw 4.1 4.0 and 4.1

ChemDraw Provided by CambridgeSoft during installation

ChemDraw ActiveX Enterprise Constant 14

NOTE: Need to enable Dot NET Framework 3.5 features in Windows 8.1 environment for CDAX 14 to function properly.

ChemDraw ActiveX Enterprise Constant 14

SVG viewer

This is only required for importing images with .svg extension.

In order to be able to import

successfully view an image with .SVG extension, you have to install the "Scalable Vector Graphics Viewer" executable (SVGView.exe) that you can download from:

(http://www.adobe.com/svg/)

RICHTX32.OCX This is a module for the Microsoft Rich Text OLE control and provides advanced editing capability to the Text Box object.

This control is required for the ELN sections that use HTMLTableControl. RichTx32.OCX control can be

downloaded from the Microsoft site: <http://activex.microsoft.com/controls/v b6/richtx32.CAB>

After running the installer, the control should be available in the system32 folder and is registered.

E-Notebook 2014 Release 5. Hardware and Software Guide