ALM & QC Enterprise Technical Specifications
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
This page provides our recommended and supported environments for HP ALM and HP Quality Center Enterprise 12.01. It also covers HP ALM, HP ALM Essentials and HP Quality Center Enterprise version 11.52, HP ALM and HP Quality Center Enterprise version 11.00 and HP Quality Center Premier and HP Quality Center Enterprise version 10.00. The environments list the minimum patch level required for support.
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HP ALM and HP Quality Center Enterprise 12.01
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
This section provides our recommended and supported environments for HP ALM 12.01 and HP Quality Center Enterprise 12.01. The environments list the minimum patch level required for support.
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Server-Side System Requirements
The following are the server-side system requirements and configurations for installing HP ALM 12.01 and HP Quality Center Enterprise 12.01 on Windows and Linux:
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Please note that these requirements do not apply if you are utilizing Managed Software Solutions for HP ALM or HP Quality Center Enterprise. In that case the Managed Software Solutions team provides a hosted version of HP ALM or HP Quality Center Enterprise so the only requirements are the Client-Side System Requirements listed below.
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Hardware Minimum Requirements
CPU
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Windows: Quad Core AMD64 processor or equivalent x86-compatible processor
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Linux: Quad Core AMD64 processor or equivalent x86-compatible processor
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Memory (RAM)
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8 GB minimum
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Free disk space
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8 GB minimum
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Recommended Environments
The following table includes recommended configurations for each operating system:
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Operating Systems
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Databases
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Web Servers
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64 Bit
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2
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Microsoft IIS 7.5
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 64 Bit
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Oracle 11.2.0.3
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Apache 2.2
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Supported Environments
The following tables include supported versions of Operating Systems, Database Servers, and Web Servers:
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Operating Systems
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64 Bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 64 Bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 64 Bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 64 Bit
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.3 64 Bit
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.4 64 Bit
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.5 64 Bit
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SUSE Linux 11.0 64 Bit
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SUSE Linux 11.0 Service Pack 3 64 bit
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NOTES:
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§ Localized editions of ALM are supported only on Windows operating systems
§ Oracle Enterprise Linux versions are supported provided they are compatible with the supported versions of Red Hat Linux
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Databases
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Oracle 10.2.0.5
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Oracle 11.2.0.3
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Oracle 11.2.0.4
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1
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NOTE:
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§ All database servers, unless otherwise stated, have been validated on 64 bit configurations
§ HP ALM is certified to work with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for Microsoft and Oracle databases. Implementation of TDE does have an impact on system performance, for details contact the database vendor that provides the encryption
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Application Server
The Application server functionality is now built in to the ALM/QC platform and there is no need to install a third party application server (WebLogic, WebSphere, and JBoss) from version 11.50 and later. The HP ALM application server uses JDK7 (1.7) and supports 64 bit JVM.
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Web Servers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Apache 2.2
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Microsoft IIS 7.5
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Microsoft IIS 8.0
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Microsoft IIS 8.5
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NOTE:
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§ By default, application servers include HTTP servers. If you need additional functionality a web server can be added
§ HP will certify the major and minor releases of Apache ( e.g. Apache 2.2) while all minor-minor releases of Apache ( e.g. version 2.2.x ) will not undergo specific certifications as it is expected that minor-minor software releases from Apache will maintain full compatibility
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Virtual Environments
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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VMWare ESX/ESXi Server 5.0 and higher
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NOTE:
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§ HP ALM/QC is certified to work with VMWare ESX/ESXi. Due to the rapidly evolving architectures provided by virtualization vendors as long as the above stated vendor guarantees full compatibility of the virtualized environment to the HP ALM/QC approved system requirements for physical hardware, HP ALM/QC will function as designed
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Full Disk Encryption
Full disk encryption (FDE) is supported for all system components, including database, server, repository server, and client machines. Implementation of FDE, does have an impact on system performance for details reach out to the vendor providing encryption
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Client-Side System Requirements
The following are the client-side system requirements and configurations for installing an HP ALM and HP Quality Center Enterprise clients for version 12.01:
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Hardware Minimum Requirements
CPU
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Core duo 1.6 Ghz (or higher) or equivalent compatible processor
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Memory (RAM)
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2 GB minimum
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Free disk space
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2 GB minimum
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Recommended Environments
The following table includes recommended configurations for each operating system:
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Operating Systems
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Browsers
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Office Suites
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
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Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 32 Bit
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Desktop Client Supported Environments
The following tables include prerequisites and supported versions of Operating Systems, Browsers, and Office Suites for the desktop client:
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Prerequisites
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 / Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
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Microsoft Office 2010 / Microsoft Office 2013
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Operating Systems
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 8 32 Bit
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Microsoft Fix 449677:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2870007
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Microsoft Windows 8 64 Bit
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Microsoft Fix 449677:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2870007
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64 Bit
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NOTES:
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§ If you are integrating Quality Center with other HP testing tools, you must modify the DCOM permissions on your client machine
§ DCOM is not required for running Functional test sets (server-side execution)
§ Functional test sets are available only in ALM Edition
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§ HP ALM/QC Client on Windows 64 bit runs in WOW64 mode
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§ You can work with the HP ALM/QC desktop client using a remote desktop
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Browsers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 32 Bit
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NOTE:
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§ For customers who have restrictions on plugins in their browsers, such as ActiveX, HP ALM/QC can be loaded in the HP ALM Explorer Add-In. For more information on downloading and installing the Add-In, refer to the HP Application Lifecycle Management Installation Guide
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Office Suites
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Office 2010 SP1 32 Bit
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Install one of the following patches:
MS12-027:
MS12-060:
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Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 32 Bit
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Microsoft Office 2013 32 Bit
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NOTE:
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§ Only 32 bit versions of Microsoft Office are supported
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Virtual Environments
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Citrix XenApp 6.0 or higher
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Microsoft Terminal Services
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Remote Desktop Services
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NOTE:
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§ HP ALM/QC is certified to work with Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Services. Due to the rapidly evolving architectures provided by Virtualization vendors as long as the above stated vendor guarantees full compatibility of the virtualized environment to the HP ALM/QC approved system requirements for physical hardware, then HP ALM/QC will function as designed
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Other Configuration Settings
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Screen Resolution
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Min: 1024x768
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DPI Setting: 100%
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Web Client Supported Environments
The following tables include prerequisites and supported versions of Operating Systems, Browsers, and Office Suites:
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Operating Systems
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 8 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 8 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 Bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 64 Bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 64 Bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 64 Bit
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.3 64 Bit
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.4 64 Bit
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.5 64 Bit
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Apple Mac OS X
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On Macbook Pro only
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Browsers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
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On Microsoft Windows only
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
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On Microsoft Windows only
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Google Chrome 31
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On Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS only
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Google Chrome 35
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On Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS only
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Mozilla Firefox 26
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On Microsoft Windows, Linux OS only
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Mozilla Firefox 29
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On Microsoft Windows, Linux OS only
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Apple Safari 6.1
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On Mac OS only
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Virtual Environments
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Citrix XenApp 6.0 or higher
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Microsoft Terminal Services
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Remote Desktop Services
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NOTE:
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§ HP ALM/QC is certified to work with Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Services. Due to the rapidly evolving architectures provided by Virtualization vendors as long as the above stated vendor guarantees full compatibility of the virtualized environment to the HP ALM/QC approved system requirements for physical hardware, then HP ALM/QC will function as designed
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Other Configuration Settings
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Screen Resolution
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Min: 1024x768
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Max: 1600x1050
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DPI Setting: 100%, 125%
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HP ALM 12.01, HP ALM Essentials, and HP Quality Center Enterprise 12.01 have been tested against FDCC regulations.
HP ALM, HP ALM Essentials, and HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.52
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
This section provides our recommended and supported environments for HP ALM 11.52, HP ALM Essentials 11.52 and HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.52. The environments list the minimum patch level required for support.
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Server-Side System Requirements
The following are the server-side system requirements and configurations for installing HP ALM 11.52, HP ALM Essentials 11.52, and HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.52 on Windows, Linux, and Solaris:
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Please note that these requirements do not apply if you are utilizing Managed Software Solutions for HP ALM or HP Quality Center Enterprise. In that case, the Managed Software Solutions team provides a hosted version of HP ALM or HP Quality Center Enterprise so the only requirements are the Client-Side System Requirements listed below.
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Hardware Minimum Requirements
CPU
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Windows: Quad Core AMD64 processor or equivalent x86-compatible processor
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Linux: Quad Core AMD64 processor or equivalent x86-compatible processor
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Solaris: SPARC architecture required (x86 architecture is NOT supported)
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Memory (RAM)
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8 GB minimum
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Free disk space
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8 GB minimum
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Recommended Environments
The following table includes recommended configurations for each operating system:
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Operating Systems
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Databases
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Web Servers
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64 Bit
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1
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Microsoft IIS 7.5
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 64 Bit
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Oracle 11.2.0.3
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Apache 2.2
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Supported Environments
The following tables include supported versions of Operating Systems, Database Servers, and Web Servers:
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Operating Systems
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 32 Bit/64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 64 Bit
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ALM 11.52 Patch 01
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64 Bit
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ALM 11.52 Patch 02
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Sun Solaris 10 64 Bit SPARC (x86 architecture is NOT supported)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 64 Bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 64 Bit
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SUSE Linux 11 64 Bit
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SUSE Linux 11 SP3 64 Bit
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ALM 11.52 Patch 03
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NOTES:
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§ It is strongly recommended that ALM be deployed only on 64 bit systems in Windows production environments
§ Localized editions of ALM are supported only on Windows operating systems
§ Oracle Enterprise Linux versions are supported provided they are compatible with the supported versions of Red Hat Linux
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Databases
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Oracle 10.2.0.5
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Oracle 11.2.0.3
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Oracle 11.2.0.4
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ALM 11.52 Patch 02
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP4
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2
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NOTE:
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§ All database servers, unless otherwise stated, have been validated on 64 bit configurations
§ HP ALM is certified to work with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for Microsoft and Oracle databases. Implementation of TDE does have an impact on system performance, for details contact the database vendor that provides the encryption
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Application Servers
The Application server functionality is now built in to the ALM/QC platform and there is no need to install a third party application server (WebLogic, WebSphere, and JBoss) from version 11.50 and later. The HP ALM application server uses JDK6 (1.6) and supports 64 bit JVM.
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Web Servers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Apache 2.2
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Microsoft IIS 7.0
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Microsoft IIS 7.5
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Microsoft IIS 8.0
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ALM 11.52 Patch 01
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Microsoft IIS 8.5
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ALM 11.52 Patch 02
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NOTE:
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§ By default, application servers include HTTP servers. If you need additional functionality a web server can be added
§ HP shall certify the major and minor releases of Apache ( e.g. Apache 2.2) while all minor-minor releases of Apache ( e.g. version 2.2.x ) will not undergo specific certifications as it is expected that minor-minor software releases from Apache will maintain full compatibility
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Virtual Environments
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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VMWare ESX/ESXi Server 5.0 and higher
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NOTE:
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§ HP ALM/QC is certified to work with VMWare ESX/ESXi. Due to the rapidly evolving architectures provided by virtualization vendors as long as the above stated vendor guarantees full compatibility of the virtualized environment to the HP ALM/QC approved system requirements for physical hardware, HP ALM/QC will function as designed
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Full Disk Encryption
Full disk encryption (FDE) is supported for all system components, including database, server, repository server, and client machines. Implementation of FDE, does have an impact on system performance for details reach out to the vendor providing encryption
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Client-Side System Requirements
The following are the client system requirements and configurations for installing an HP ALM, HP ALM Essentials and HP Quality Center Enterprise clients for version 11.52:
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Hardware Minimum Requirements
CPU
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Core duo 1.6 Ghz (or higher) or equivalent compatible processor
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Memory (RAM)
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2 GB minimum
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Free disk space
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2 GB minimum
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Recommended Environments
The following table includes recommended configurations for each operating system:
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Operating Systems
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Browsers
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Office Suites
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
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Microsoft Office 2010 32 Bit
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Supported Environments
The following tables include prerequisites and supported versions of Operating Systems, Browsers, and Office Suites:
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Prerequisites
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package
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ALM 11.52 Patch 02
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 ATL Security Update Redistributable is a prerequisite for using the UFT Add-in
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4
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Microsoft Office 2010
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Operating Systems
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Windows XP SP3 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
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Microsoft Windows 8
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o On a Windows 8 host, you can run or edit a UFT, BPT, or Load Runner test that is stored in ALM
o If the automation engine of an automated test is on a Windows 8 machine, you can run the test by accessing the ALM client from a host with a fully-supported operating system
o QC and ALM are NOT accessible or certified for use on Windows 8
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Microsoft Windows 8.1
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ALM 11.52 Patch 02
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NOTES:
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§ If you are integrating Quality Center with other HP testing tools, you must modify the DCOM permissions on your client machine
§ DCOM is not required for running Functional test sets (server-side execution)
§ Functional test sets are available only in ALM Edition
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§ HP ALM/QC Client on Windows 64 bit runs in WOW64 mode
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§ You can work with the HP ALM/QC client using a remote desktop
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Browsers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 32 Bit
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ALM 11.52 Patch 01
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On Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 only
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 32 Bit
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ALM 11.52 Patch 03
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NOTE:
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§ For customers who have restrictions on plugins in their browsers, such as ActiveX, HP ALM/QC can be loaded in the HP ALM Explorer Add-In. For more information on downloading and installing the Add-In, refer to the HP Application Lifecycle Management Installation Guide
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Office Suites
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 32 Bit
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Microsoft Office 2010 32 Bit
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Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 32 Bit
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ALM 11.52 Patch 01
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Microsoft Office 2013 32 Bit
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ALM 11.52 Patch 02
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NOTE:
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§ Only 32 bit versions of Microsoft Office are supported
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Virtual Environments
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Citrix XenApp 6.0 or higher
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Microsoft Terminal Services
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Remote Desktop Services
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NOTE:
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§ HP ALM/QC is certified to work with Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Services. Due to the rapidly evolving architectures provided by Virtualization vendors as long as the above stated vendor guarantees full compatibility of the virtualized environment to the HP ALM/QC approved system requirements for physical hardware, then HP ALM/QC will function as designed
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Other Configuration Settings
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Screen Resolution: 1024x768
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DPI Setting: 100%
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HP ALM 11.52, HP ALM Essentials, and HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.52 have been tested against FDCC regulations
HP ALM 11.00 and HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.00
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
This section provides our recommended and supported environments for HP ALM 11.00, HP Quality Center Enterprise version 11.00 and HP Quality Center Premier 11.00. The environments list the minimum patch level required for support.
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Server-Side System Requirements
The following are the server-side system requirements and configurations for installing HP ALM 11.00, HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.00 and HP Quality Center Premier 11.00 on Windows, Linux, and Solaris:
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Please note that these requirements do not apply if you are utilizing Managed Software Solutions for HP ALM or HP Quality Center Enterprise. In that case, the Managed Software Solutions team provides a hosted version of HP ALM or HP Quality Center Enterprise, so the only requirements are the Client-Side System Requirements listed below.
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Hardware Minimum Requirements
CPU
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Windows: Quad Core AMD64 processor or equivalent x86-compatible processor
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Linux: Quad Core AMD64 processor or equivalent x86-compatible processor
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Solaris: SPARC architecture required (x86 architecture is NOT supported)
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Memory (RAM)
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4 GB minimum
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Free disk space
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8 GB minimum
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Recommended Environments
The following table includes recommended configurations for each operating system:
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Operating Systems
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Databases
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Application Servers
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Web Servers
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 64 Bit
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1
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JBoss 5.1
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JBoss 5.1
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Sun Solaris 10.0 64 Bit
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Oracle 10.2.0.4
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Oracle WebLogic 10.3
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Apache 2.2
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 64 Bit
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Oracle 10.2.0.4
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Oracle WebLogic 10.3
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Apache 2.2
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HP-UX 11.31 v3 64 Bit (Itanium)
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Oracle 10.2.0.4
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JBoss 5.1
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JBoss 5.1
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Supported Environments
The following tables include supported versions of Operating Systems, Application Servers, Database Servers, and Web Servers:
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Operating Systems
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2 32 Bit/64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise SP2 32 Bit/64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 02
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 64 Bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 09
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 10
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 14
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 64 Bit
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.6 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.7 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 09
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.8 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 10
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.9 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 14
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SUSE Linux 10 64 Bit
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SUSE Linux 10 SP4 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 SP3
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SUSE Linux 11 SP3 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 17
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Sun Solaris 10 64 Bit SPARC (x86 architecture is NOT supported)
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HP-UX 11.31 v3 64 Bit (Itanium)
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NOTE:
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§ For large production deployments it is recommended that ALM/QC be deployed on 64 bit systems
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Databases
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Oracle 10.2.0.4
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Oracle 10.2.0.5
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ALM 11.00 Patch 14
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Oracle 11.2.0.1
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Oracle 11.2.0.2
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
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Oracle 11.2.0.3
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ALM 11.00 Patch 10
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Oracle 11.2.0.4
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ALM 11.00 Patch 17
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP4
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ALM 11.00 SP3
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP2
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP3
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ALM 11.00 Patch 10
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1
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ALM 11.00 SP2
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2
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ALM 11.00 Patch 13
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NOTE:
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§ All database servers, unless otherwise stated, have been validated on 64 bit configurations
§ HP ALM is certified to work with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for Microsoft and Oracle databases. Implementation of TDE does have an impact on system performance, for details contact the database vendor that provides the encryption
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Application Servers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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JBoss 5.1
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Oracle WebLogic 10.3 and higher dot releases
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Both standard and enterprise editions of WebLogic are supported as long as there are no infrastructure changes with each dot release
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IBM WebSphere 7.0.0.9 and higher dot releases
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WebSphere dot releases supported as long as there are no infrastructure changes with those
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NOTE:
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§ ALM/QC 11 supports application servers which run JDK6 and 64 bit JVM
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Web Servers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Apache 2.2
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Microsoft IIS 6.0
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Microsoft IIS 7.0
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Microsoft IIS 7.5
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
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NOTE:
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§ By default, application servers include HTTP servers. If you need additional functionality a web server can be added
§ HP shall certify the major and minor releases of Apache ( e.g. Apache 2.2) while all minor-minor releases of Apache ( e.g. version 2.2.x ) will not undergo specific certifications as it is expected that minor-minor software releases from Apache will maintain full compatibility
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Virtual Environments
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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VMware ESX 4.0
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ALM 11.00 Patch 01
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VMware ESX 4.1
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
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VMware ESX 5.0
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ALM 11.00 SP3
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VMware ESXi 5.0
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ALM 11.00 SP3
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NOTE:
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§ HP ALM/QC is certified to work with VMWare ESX/ESXi. Due to the rapidly evolving architectures provided by virtualization vendors as long as the above stated vendor guarantees full compatibility of the virtualized environment to the HP ALM/QC approved system requirements for physical hardware, HP ALM/QC will function as designed
|
Full Disk Encryption
Full disk encryption (FDE) is supported for all system components, including database, server, repository server, and client machines. Implementation of FDE, does have an impact on system performance for details reach out to the vendor providing encryption
|
Client-Side System Requirements
This section describes the client system configurations for installing an HP ALM, HP Quality Center Enterprise and QC Starter Edition clients for version 11.00.
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Hardware Minimum Requirements
CPU
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Core duo 1.6 Ghz (or higher) or equivalent compatible processor
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Memory (RAM)
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2 GB minimum
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Free disk space
|
2 GB minimum
|
Recommended Environments
The following table includes recommended configurations for each operating system:
|
Operating Systems
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Browsers
|
Office Suites
|
Microsoft Windows 7 32 Bit
|
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
|
Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 32 Bit
|
Supported Environments
The following tables include prerequisites and supported versions of Operating Systems, Browsers, and Office Suites:
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Prerequisites
|
Requires Patch
|
Notes
|
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 ATL Security Update Redistributable
| ||
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
| ||
Microsoft Office 2007 SP2
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Operating Systems
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Requires Patch
|
Notes
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Microsoft Windows XP SP3 32 Bit
| ||
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 32 Bit
| ||
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 32 Bit
|
ALM 11.00 Patch 06
| |
Microsoft Windows 7 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows 7 64 Bit
|
ALM 11.00 Patch 02
| |
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 32 Bit
|
ALM 11.00 Patch 09
| |
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 06
| |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 18
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Microsoft Windows 8.1 64 Bit
|
ALM 11.00 Patch 18
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
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ALM 11.00 Patch 03
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 32 Bit
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ALM 11.00 SP2
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
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ALM 11.00 Patch 01
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
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ALM 11.00 SP3
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No certification for BPT
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NOTES:
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§ If you are integrating Quality Center with other HP testing tools, you must modify the DCOM permissions on your client machine
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§ ALM/QC Client on Windows 7 64 bit runs in WOW64 mode (details in patch 2 Readme file)
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§ You can work with the Quality Center client using a remote desktop
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Browsers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 32 Bit
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ALM 11.00 SP2
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 32 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 14
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On Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 only
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 32 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 18
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NOTE:
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§ For customers who have restrictions on plugins in their browsers, such as ActiveX, ALM can be loaded in the HP ALM Explorer Add-in. For more information on downloading and installing the add-in, refer to the HP Application Lifecycle Management Installation Guide
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Office Suites
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 32 Bit
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Microsoft Office 2010 32 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 03
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Microsoft Office 2010 SP1 32 Bit
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ALM 11.00 SP2
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Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 32 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 18
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Microsoft Office 2013 32 Bit
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ALM 11.00 Patch 17
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NOTE:
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§ Only 32 bit versions of Microsoft Office are supported
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Virtual Environments
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Citrix XenApp 6.0 and higher
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Citrix Client Online Plugin 12.1
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With Citrix XenApp 6.0
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Microsoft Terminal Services
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Remote Desktop Services
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NOTE:
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§ HP ALM/QC is certified to work with Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Services. Due to the rapidly evolving architectures provided by Virtualization vendors as long as the above stated vendor guarantees full compatibility of the virtualized environment to the HP ALM/QC approved system requirements for physical hardware, then HP ALM/QC will function as designed
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Other Configuration Settings
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Screen Resolution: 1024x768
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DPI Setting: 100%
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QC11.00 and ALM 11.00 have been tested against FDCC regulations
HP Quality Center 10.00
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
This page provides our recommended and supported environments for HP Quality Center Premier 10.00 and HP Quality Center Enterprise version 10.00. The environments list the minimum patch level required for support.
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Server-Side System Requirements
Following are the server system configurations for installing HP Quality Center Premier 10.00 and HP Quality Center Enterprise 10.00 on Windows, Linux, and Solaris.
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Please note that these requirements do not apply if you are utilizing Managed Software Solutions for Quality Center. In that case, the Managed Software Solutions team provides a hosted version of HP Quality Center, so the only requirements are the Client-Side System Requirements listed below.
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Hardware Minimum Requirements
CPU
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Windows: Quad Core AMD64 processor or equivalent x86-compatible processor
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Linux: Quad Core AMD64 processor or equivalent x86-compatible processor
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Solaris: SPARC architecture required (x86 architecture is NOT supported)
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Memory (RAM)
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4 GB minimum
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Free disk space
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8 GB minimum
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Recommended Environments
The following table includes recommended configurations for each operating system:
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Operating Systems
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Databases
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Application Servers
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Web Servers
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Enterprise 64 bit
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2
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JBoss 4.0.4
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JBoss 4.0.4
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Sun Solaris 10.0 64 Bit
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Oracle 10.2.0.3
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Oracle WebLogic 9.2
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Apache 2.2
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IBM AIX 5.3 64 Bit
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Oracle 10.2.0.3
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IBM WebSphere 6.1
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IBM HTTP Server
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 64 Bit
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Oracle 10.2.0.3
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Oracle WebLogic 9.2
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Apache 2.2
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HP-UX 11i v3 64 Bit (Itanium)
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Oracle 10.2.0.3
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JBoss 4.0.4
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JBoss 4.0.4
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Supported Environments
The following tables include supported versions for each Operating System, Application Servers, Database Servers, and Web Servers:
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Operating Systems
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2 32 Bit/64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise SP2 32 Bit/64 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 04
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 Bit/64 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 22
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 27
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for installation challenges - request KM1269322 - Internal HP KM from Support
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Sun Solaris 9 64 Bit SPARC (x86 architecture is NOT supported)
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Sun Solaris 10 64 Bit SPARC (x86 architecture is NOT supported)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 64 Bit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 64 Bit
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HP-UX 11i v2 PA-RISC 64 bit
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HP-UX 11i v3 PA-RISC 64 bit
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SUSE Linux 10 64 Bit
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SUSE Linux 10 SP4 64 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 30
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IBM AIX 5.3 64 bit
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 64 Bit
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NOTE:
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§ For large production deployments it is recommended that QC be deployed on 64 bit systems
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Databases
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Oracle 9.2.0.6
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Oracle 10.2.0.3
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Oracle 10.2.0.4
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QC 10.00 Patch 16
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Oracle 11.2.0.1
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QC 10.00 Patch 16
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Oracle 11.2.0.2
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QC 10.00 Patch 27
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3
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QC 10.00 Patch 08
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1
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QC 10.00 Patch 12
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP2
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QC 10.00 Patch 25
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1
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QC 10.00 Patch 30
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NOTE:
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§ All database servers, unless otherwise stated, have been validated on 32 bit configurations
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Application Servers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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JBoss 4.0.4
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Oracle WebLogic 9.2 and higher dot releases
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Both standard and enterprise editions of Oracle WebLogic are supported as long as there are no infrastructure changes with each dot release
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Oracle WebLogic 10.0->10.2
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IBM WebSphere 6.1 and higher dot releases
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IBM WebSphere dot releases supported as long as there are no infrastructure changes with those
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NOTE:
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§ QC 10 supports application servers which run on JDK5 and 32 bit JVM
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Web Servers
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Apache 2.x
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Microsoft IIS 6.0
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Microsoft IIS 7.0
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QC 10.00 Patch 22
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IBM HTTP Server
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NOTE:
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§ By default application servers include HTTP servers. If you need additional functionality a web server can be added
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Virtual Environments
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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VMware ESX 3.6
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VMware ESX 4.0
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QC 10.00 Patch 16
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VMware ESX 4.1
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QC 10.00 Patch 27
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Server System Environments for Starter Edition
This section describes the server system configurations for installing a Quality Center Starter Edition server.
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Operating Systems
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Databases
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Application Servers
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Requires Patch
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Microsoft Windows XP SP2
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
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JBoss 4.0.4
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 32 Bit
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
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JBoss 4.0.4
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QC 10.00 Patch 05
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NOTES:
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§ Databases and Application Servers are being installed automatically during the installation process
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§ If SQL Server 2005 or 2008 is already installed on the server machine, you can instruct Quality Center to use it, by providing the administrator name and password
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§ For prerequisites and client side requirements for QC Starter 10 clients refer below
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Client-Side System Requirements
This section describes the client system requirements and configurations for installing HP Quality Center Premier, HP Quality Center Enterprise and HP QC Starter Edition clients for version 10.00:
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Hardware Minimum Requirements
CPU
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Pentium IV
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Memory (RAM)
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1 GB minimum
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Free disk space
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1 GB minimum
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Recommended Environments
The following table includes recommended configurations for each operating system:
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Operating Systems
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Browsers
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Office Suites
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Microsoft Windows XP SP3 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Microsoft Office 2003 32 Bit
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Supported Environments
The following tables include prerequisites and supported versions of Operating Systems, Browsers, and Office Suites:
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Prerequisites
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft CAPICOM (digital signing technology component) 2.1.0.2
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Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
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Microsoft Office 2003 / Microsoft Office 2007 / Microsoft Office 2010
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Operating Systems
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Requires Patch
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Notes
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Microsoft Windows XP SP2 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows XP SP3 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 32 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 27
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Microsoft Windows 7 32 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 12
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Microsoft Windows 7 64 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 18
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 30
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Microsoft Windows 2000 32 Bit
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
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QC 10.00 Patch 25
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NOTES:
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§ If you are integrating Quality Center with other HP testing tools, you must modify the DCOM permissions on your client machine
|
§ QC Client on Windows 7 64 bit runs in WOW64 mode (details in patch 18 Readme file)
|
§ You can work with the Quality Center client using a remote desktop
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Browsers
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Requires Patch
|
Notes
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 32 Bit
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 32 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 05
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 32 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 23
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Office Suites
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Requires Patch
|
Notes
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Microsoft Office 2003 32 Bit
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Microsoft Office 2007 32 Bit
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Microsoft Office 2010 32 Bit
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QC 10.00 Patch 23
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NOTE:
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§ Only 32 bit versions of Microsoft Office are supported
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Virtual Environments
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Requires Patch
|
Notes
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Citrix 4.0
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Citrix Server MetaFrame XP FR3
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On Windows Server 2003
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Citrix Client: Program Neighborhood 8.0
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On Windows XP SP2
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Citrix XenApp 6.0
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QC 10.00 Patch 25
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