System Requirements

Database Software and Server Operating System
TMS is a client/server application that operates under the following database management systems:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005 (with latest SQL Server service pack applied)
• Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition with ConText cartridge installed (version 8.1.7 or higher)
• Oracle 9i Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition with intermedia services installed (version R2 or higher)
• Oracle 10G Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition

Choice of database management system will determine which server operating system is used. Licenses for supported Operating Systems and database servers must be purchased and installed separately, prior to the installation of TMS.

The following are recommended for the Client and Server configurations:

Client Workstation Configuration
The current optimum workstation configuration is:

• 500 MHz or faster Processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 300 MB free hard disk space
• 8 MB display memory capable of supporting 1024 x 768 or higher resolution
• Network card
• Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional
• ODBC drivers for supported database server

Server Configuration
The current optimum server configuration is:

• 2 GHz (or higher) dual Processors
• 1 GB (or higher) RAM
• A supported database server (Microsoft SQL 2000 or SQL 2005; Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition, Oracle 9i with interMedia services installed, Oracle 10G)
• Server operating system will be determined by choice of database
• 300 MB free hard disk space (for installation of software)
• Additional disk storage sufficient to manage the collections database, thesauri and images, with extra space for growth
• 2 MB display memory capable of supporting 1024 x 768 or higher resolution
• Network card
• Mass storage device or tape drive with appropriate backup software

Monitors
We recommend (but do not require) 17-inch monitors for viewing images. Monitors must however support 1024 x 768 video resolution using large fonts, as well as 24-bit colors for imaging.

Printers
TMS requires no special printers or cabling.

Wide Area Networks
As a client/server application, TMS will operate successfully over wide area network connections. Gallery Systems recommends a high-speed connection.

The number of users that can be successfully supported will be influenced by several factors including:

• Bandwidth demands of other applications/services sharing the same connection
• Overall network architecture
• The specification of the server running TMS (and, of course, whether this server is also running other services)
• The size of the database
• The location of images

Dial-in or VPN Access
Gallery Systems technical staff regularly uses dial-in access or VPN connection to TMS in order to facilitate remote support. A high-speed connection recommended for dial-in access.

Thesaurus Manager Requirements
Working with the Getty Research Institute's vocabulary databases, Gallery Systems has developed a thesaurus development tool that is integrated into the current version. The Thesaurus Manager not only includes the Getty's Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) and Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) files, but also provides support for local terminology.

The AAT/TGN files are optional. If you do not plan to install either the AAT or TGN, approximately 25 megabytes of free space is required for the Gallery Systems Thesaurus for local terminology.

To install the TGN, approximately 3 GB of free space is required on the server. The TGN will ultimately use a little less than 1.5, gigs but Gallery Systems requires 3 gigs to install the TGN. To install the AAT, approximately 200 MB of free space is required.

Requirements for Custom Reports in TMS
The Report features of TMS are based on Crystal Reports™
(from Business Objects . TMS includes a run-time version of Crystal Reports™ that is used to generate and print the reports that are included with TMS. In order to create or modify custom reports for use with TMS, the purchase of Crystal Reports™ Standard v11 is required.