User Guide

2 Administering ColdFusion Server
ColdFusion System Requirements
ColdFusion v4.5 runs on the following platforms:
• “Windows (NT, 98, or 95)” on page 2
• “Solaris (Enterprise edition only)” on page 4
• “Linux” on page 5
This section describes system requirements for each platform.
Windows (NT, 98, or 95)
The minimum requirements needed to install and run ColdFusion Server on Windows
depend on which edition you install, Enterprise, Professional, or Express.
Note If you plan to use the ClusterCATS software that is included with
ColdFusion to cluster your NT servers, see “Windows NT system
requirements for ClusterCATS Server” on page 162. The ClusterCATS
system requirements may impact your overall environment
requirements.
ColdFusion Server 4.5 Enterprise Edition for Windows
To install and use ColdFusion Server 4.5 Enterprise edition on Windows, your system
must meet the following minimum requirements:
• Windows NT Server v 4.0 with Service Pack 4
• Intel Pentium or higher
• 64 MB of RAM (128 recommended)
•60 MB of free disk space
• A World Wide Web server that supports the NSAPI, ISAPI, or WSAPI application
programming interfaces (APIs). Specific Web servers that work with ColdFusion
on the Windows platform include:
• Internet Information Server v4.0 or greater
• Netscape Enterprise Server v3.51 or greater
• Apache Web Server v1.3.6 or greater
• Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
• A CD-ROM drive