User Guide

26 Chapter 1: Before You Begin
• Minimum requirements:
■ Pentium 4, 2-GHz processor
■ 1 GB of RAM
■ 80 GB hard disk
■ CD-ROM drive
■ 1.5MB Network Connection (T1)
• For Breeze deployment with encrypted SSL enabled:
■ SSL Hardware Accelerator (optional)
• Communication ports
■ Port1935 for RTMP
■ Port 80 or other for HTTP
■ Port 443 secured if SSL is enabled
For a complete list of ports used by Breeze, see “Ports used by Breeze” on page 22.
Software requirements for the Breeze server
• NTFS (NT file system)
• Supported operating systems
■ Windows 2000 Server
■ Windows 2003 Server
For other supported languages, review the system requirements for French, German, Japanese,
and Korean.
• Supported database
■ SQL Server 2000 (English version)
This is the preferred database engine for production environments. Make sure to install it in
mixed-mode. This will give you the option to use SQL or Windows authentication. Breeze
supports SQL authentication only.
SQL Server is required for configurations of multiple Breeze servers (a cluster) or multi-
processor computers with HyperThreading enabled.
■ The embedded database engine installed with Breeze is suitable for testing and development
environments, and for workgroups.
The embedded database engine is shipped with Macromedia Breeze. This engine is built
and based on core SQL Server technology. The common technology base shared between
SQL Server and the embedded database engine enables developers to build applications that
can scale seamlessly from portable computers to a cluster of computers.
The embedded database engine does not have its own user interface (UI) or tools. Users
interact with the embedded database engine through the Breeze application in which it is
embedded.
For information about choosing the embedded database engine or Microsoft SQL Server
2000, see “The Breeze database” on page 29.