Prerequisites

Hardware

PC with Intel Pentium processor or equivalent, 200MHz or faster.

• 64Mb RAM minimum (128Mb recommended) plus 2-6Mb per Reality user. See also Memory.
• 500Mb of available disk space to accommodate setup (actual hard disk used once installed will be between 150Mb and about 350Mb, depending on the system components installed).
• The Reality database can be loaded on to a Primary Domain Controller, Backup Domain Controller, stand-alone member server or WorkStation.
• NPS can take no responsibility on the processor and memory requirements of other applications running on a Windows server. Ideally, Reality should be loaded on a dedicated server.
• Reality backup and restore is supported on 4mm, 8mm and DLT tape units.
• Using at least a dual processor system is highly recommended.

Software

• Refer to the Reality Release Information for details of which versions of Windows are supported.
• It is recommended that Reality is installed on an NTFS partition.

Memory

Reality memory usage is difficult to predict, but as a rough sizing guide use 128Mb for the system and then 2Mb to 6Mb per user, depending on type of user and application. Performance problems are generally caused by lack of memory. If the server is not dedicated to Reality then other application memory requirements must be added to this.

Online Documentation

The online documentation is intended to be installed on a web server. If necessary, it can also be installed on file server, or on individual PCs running Windows or Linux. It can also be viewed from the Reality ISO/DVD image file.

The online documentation is compatible with most contemporary web browsers. The following are suitable. However, be aware that browsers can change over time as to what they allow access to, in terms of local/remote drives and/or websites, so browser settings may need to be checked. If a particular browser prevents access, please try another browser:

• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Google Chrome