AIX Fast Connect for Windows Requirements

This section includes hardware and software requirements, both for the AIX server and for its PC clients.

Server Hardware Requirements

AIX Fast Connect for Windows runs on any machine that supports the AIX operating system with the exception of diskless or dataless machines. The machine must have a network adapter supported by TCP/IP and should be physically connected to a network. The system must have at least 32 MB of RAM (64 MB is preferred) and 50 MB of available disk space.

Server Software Requirements

The following are the server software requirements for AIX Fast Connect for Windows:

• AIX Version 4.3.2 or higher
• The size of /var should be large enough to temporarily store the largest file that can be printed by the print service
• Fileset bos.net.tcp.client version 4.3.2.0 or higher must be installed and configured.
• Fileset bos.rte.loc version 4.3.2.2 or higher must be installed and configured.
• AIX Version 4.3.2 APAR IX85388 is required for sendfile API support.

Client Hardware Requirements

Each client PC must have an installed LAN adapter and should be physically connected to a network.

Client Software Requirements

To use Fast Connect, all clients must have:

• A web browser with forms support (for example, Netscape) to be able to use the Web-based System Manager tool.

and one of the following operating systems:

• Windows NT 4.0
• Windows 98
• Windows 95 with service pack 1 or higher
• Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or higher
• OS/2 Warp 4.0 or higher