> ## Chapter 1
> Preparing for the installation

> ## Introduction

> This chapter describes the preparation required prior to installing Ensim Pro, including system requirements, Web browser requirements, license requirements, and other requirements.

> ## Time required for the installation

> The time required to install Ensim Pro is between 15 to 20 minutes for a server conforming to the requirements specified in System requirements. However, this time can vary depending your hardware and software configuration.

> ## System requirements

> The following sections list the minimum hardware, software, and Web browser requirements for installing and accessing Ensim Pro.

> ### Hardware requirements

> Table 1-1 lists the minimum hardware requirements for Ensim Pro.

> Verify that you have adequate disk space on the server where you are installing Ensim Pro. Additionally, verify that the disk uses the NTFS file system.

> Table 1-1. System requirements
> Operating system | Processor (recommended) | Memory (RAM) | Free Disk space | File System
> --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – Standard, Enterprise, and Web editions | Intel® Pentium® III 733 MHz or higher | minimum 256 MB of RAM; 1 GB of RAM is recommended | 40 GB | NTFS

> ### Software requirements

> The software required before installing Ensim Pro is:

> - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise or Web edition) - English

> After installing the Windows Server 2003 operating system, download the Windows Server 2003 (KB 828741) patch from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx, and install it. After installing the patch, ensure that you restart the server.

> - Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE 8.0): This software is required only when installing Ensim Pro in the silent installation mode. Download the MSDE installation file, SQL2KDeskSP3.exe from
>   http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/2000/sp3.asp.
> - Optional: For installing the Ensim Pro add-ons, you need to install the following applications:
> - ColdFusion MX 6.1
> - Urchin 5.x
> - IMail Server 8.13 from Ipswitch Collaboration Suite
> - MySQL 4.0.12, and MyODBC 3.51.06

> Before installing Ensim Pro, ensure that ActivePerl, PHP, Webalizer, Power Tools, or MSDE are not installed on the Ensim Pro server.

> #### Windows Server 2003 requirements

> This section describes the Ensim Pro requirements specific to Windows Server 2003.

> Ensure that the following components and services of Windows Server 2003 are installed on the server before installing Ensim Pro on it.

> - ASP.NET (located under Application Server)
> - Domain Name System (located under Networking Services)
> - Internet Information Services (IIS)

> Ensure the following components/services are present under IIS:

> - Common Files
> - File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service
> - FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions
> - Internet Information Services Manager
> - SMTP Service
> - World Wide Web Service

> Ensure the following components/services are installed under World Wide Web Service: Active Server Pages, Remote Administration (HTML), Server Side Includes, and World Wide Web Service.

> - QoS Packet Scheduler (located under Local Area Connection Properties)

> Ensim Pro is not compatible with Active Directory Services; however, it can be later installed on a server with Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM).

> Before installing Ensim Pro, ensure that the Active Directory Services (ADS) component is not installed.

> ### Web browser requirements

> To access the Ensim Pro interface (after installing Ensim Pro), you need Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 5.5 and later, with cookies enabled.

> Other versions and browsers have either not been tested, or are incompatible with Ensim Pro.

> The Ensim Pro interface is best viewed in Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 5.5 and later, with a 1024 X 768-pixel screen resolution (or higher) and 16-bit color (or higher).
> You must set the Web browser’s security level to Medium, since the default High security level used in Windows Server 2003 will not enable certain functionalities of Ensim Pro.

> ## Other requirements

> ### Installation drive paths

> Before installing Ensim Pro on a server, ensure that all the drives where the Ensim Pro program and site or domain data files are stored must have the NTFS file system.

> ### Ports used by Ensim Pro and other supported third-party applications

> Ensure that the following ports used by Ensim Pro and other supported third-party applications are not closed.

> Table 1-2. Ports used by Ensim Pro and other supported third-party applications
> Name of the Ensim Pro service or supported third-party application | Port used
> --- | ---
> FTP service for Name-based sites | 10000 + FTP site identifier Note: The FTP site identifier can be obtained by going to Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > IIS Manager, expanding the server name, and clicking FTP Sites.
> FTP service for IP-based sites | 21
> IIS Web service (Standard) | 80
> IIS Web service (SSL) | 443
> Imail Server | 8383
> Urchin | 9999 (default) Note: This port number can be changed while installing Urchin.

> ## License requirement

> You need a valid license before you can log on as the server administrator and begin using Ensim Pro. When you buy Ensim Pro from the Ensim Storefront (https://buy.ensim.com), you receive the license file as an attachment with the order confirmation email from Ensim.

> Ensim Pro requires a valid license for a pre-determined number of sites, for example, a 250-domain license.

> For more information on registering the license, see Registering the license for Ensim Pro.

> ## Applications included with Ensim Pro

> Ensim Pro includes the following applications:

> - ActivePerl 5.6.1
> - PHP 4.2.3
> - Webalizer 2.01
> - Power Tools
> - ImageMagick 5.5.7

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