System requirements

In order for Process Manager to function properly, you need to ensure you have the necessary resources on your system. Before you install Process Manager 4.1 on a server or workstation, check to see that your hardware and software meet or exceed the following system requirements.

Note: Running Process Manager with server components installed on XP or any desktop OS with Internet Information Services (IIS) is only supported for a testing or development environment. You are limited to 10 connections both on the engine and IIS. This setup will not work for your production environment.

The installation procedure automatically checks your system for the required components, reports any deficiencies to you, and where practical, provides a link where you can download them.

You can also download several of the required components before running the installation at the following location: http://www.landesk.com/tools/prereq/lpm.aspx

Process Manager Server requirements

The Process Manager server should run on a dedicated machine to ensure maximum performance. The server should have at least the following hardware and software requirements before installing Process Manager Server on the machine.

Hardware

The hardware requirements for a server are based on the number of workflow actions to be performed on an hourly basis:

Workflow actions per hour	CPU	Speed	RAM	Network
60 or less	Pentium III	1 GHz	512 MB	10/100
61 - 600	Dual Pentium III	1.5 GHz	2 GB	100/1000
600 or more	Dual Pentium IV	2.8 GHz	2 GB	100/1000

Software

Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server with SP 4
Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise edition
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 2.0 SP3 for Microsoft .NET (use Runtime setup type)
Microsoft ASP .NET 2.0
Microsoft SQL Server (2000 or higher)
Internet Explorer 7, or 6.x SP 1 or later
Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or 6.0
A static IP address (only one network adapter in the server)
Microsoft NT File System (NTFS)
The server you use for your core server must be installed as a standalone server, not as a primary domain controller (PDC), backup domain controller (BDC), or Active Directory controller
The servers should be dedicated to hosting Process Manager

Process Designer requirements

The workstation should have the following hardware and software requirements in order to successfully install Process Designer 4.1.

Hardware

Pentium III processor (Pentium IV processor recommended)
512 MB of RAM
180 MB of free disk space

Software

XP Professional with SP 1 or later, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition; Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server with SP 4; Windows Vista Enterprise/Business Editions.
Internet Explorer 7, or 6.x SP 1 or later
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8

Integration with LANDesk actions

Before you can use LANDesk Management Suite actions in Process Manager 4.1, you need to install LANDesk Management Suite 8.8. You also need to have created connections to any LDMS cores using Process Manager's Database Utility. See "Configuring LANDesk cores"

LANDesk scheduler service

The LANDesk scheduler service in LANDesk Management Suite needs to be changed from running as a local system account to a user account. This user account also needs to have permission on the Process Manager servicehost Web services. For example, if both the Process Manager core and the Management Suite core are part of a domain, then you would run the LANDesk scheduler service on the Management Suite core as a user that is part of the Management Suite user group and make sure that user has rights to the Process Manager core.