Prerequisites

Reality

• Refer to the Reality Release Information for details of supported hardware and operating systems.

• 128 Mb memory minimum (512 Mb recommended, 2-6 Mb per Reality user)

• 1 GB of available disk space to accommodate setup (actual hard disk used once installed will be between 220Mb and about 350Mb, depending on the system components installed).

• 'realman' UNIX user-id (see Set-up before Installation).

• Korn shell.

• Perl - this is normally supplied with the operating system.

• 'pam' libraries (for Linux only).

• UNIX-Connect for networking (supplied on Reality Solutions CD).

• C compiler and debugger. These are supplied with Linux. On Solaris, if a C compiler is not available you can install the GNU C Compiler from the NEC Solaris Customisation CD. For AIX, refer to Compiler and Debugger.

• The NEC Customisation program appropriate to your UNIX system. For AIX Systems and Linux Systems, customisation programs are provided on the Reality ISO image or DVD, while a separate install kit is available for Solaris.

UNIX-Connect

'rosi' UNIX user-id with a home directory on a file system with at least 25 Mbytes free.

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 (those listed below 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