Discovery Studio 2.5 system Requirements

Operating System Requirements

Discovery Studio 2.5 is supported on Windows and Linux.

【Windows】

x86 (32-bit)

• Microsoft® Windows XP Professional, SP2 and SP3
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, SP1 and SP2
• Microsoft Windows Vista, Business and Enterprise Editions, SP1

x86-64 (64-bit)

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008

On Windows systems, Administration privileges are required. 64-bit Windows support is provided using 32-bit binaries.

【Linux】

x86 (32-bit)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, Updates 4-7

x86-64 (64-bit)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, Updates 4-7
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Retail, Updates 1-2
• SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10, SP1 and SP2

Discovery Studio is optimized for the GNOME Desktop. The root password is not necessary for Linux installations. 64-bit support is provided using 32-bit binaries.

Hardware Requirements

• Intel® compatible processor running at 2 GHz or greater
• 2 GB RAM
• Disk space: Up to 3.9 GB available for a standard install
• Graphics card: NVIDIA® Quadro® FX or ATI FireGL™ cards (see Supported Graphics Cards and Drivers)
• A DVD-ROM drive

Note. The total hard disk space required for installation can vary between 600 MB and 4.4 GB, depending on the components selected for installation. Additional space is required if system updates are necessary or additional databases are installed (which may use up to 32 GB of disk space).

Graphics Cards

The Discovery Studio Client is optimized to provide hardware-accelerated graphics with supported NVIDIA and ATI hardware when certified drivers are installed. 3D stereo support is also available with hardware that provides quad-buffered OpenGL stereo capabilities.