System requirements for WS_FTP Server

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WS_FTP Server

Supported Operating Systems

For a standalone WS_FTP Server installation:

Operating System	Edition	Service Packs	Supported Versions
Windows Server 2008	Standard Enterprise	SP2 or later	32-bit: English and German 64-bit: English
Windows Server 2008 R2	Standard Enterprise		64-bit: English
Windows Server 2003	Standard Enterprise	SP2 or later	32-bit: English and German 64-bit: English
Windows Server 2003 R2	Standard Enterprise		32-bit: English 64-bit: English
Windows XP	Professional	SP3 or later	32-bit: English

For a WS_FTP Server failover cluster using Microsoft Clustering Services:

Operating System	Edition	Service Packs	Supported Versions
Windows Server 2008	Enterprise	SP2 or later	32-bit: English
Windows Server 2008 R2	Enterprise		64-bit: English

For a WS_FTP Server failover cluster using Microsoft Network Load Balancing:

Operating System	Edition	Service Packs	Supported Versions
Windows Server 2008	Standard Enterprise	SP2 or later	32-bit: English
Windows Server 2008 R2	Standard Enterprise		64-bit: English
Windows Server 2003	Standard Enterprise	SP2 or later	32-bit: English
Windows Server 2003 R2	Standard Enterprise		64-bit: English

System Requirements

• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

  If you plan to install the WS_FTP Server Web Transfer Module, you will need to also install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0.

• ASP.NET (via IIS) and .NET 3.0 or 3.5 for Web Transfer Module, Ad Hoc Transfer module, and WS_FTP Server Corporate
• Broadband connection to the Internet (recommended)
• During installation, you can select Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) as your web server (instead of WS_FTP's Web Server). If you choose this option, you need to have Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later installed on your computer.
• The default database for configuration data is PostgreSQL 8.3.12 (local only).
• During installation, you can select Microsoft SQL Server as your database for configuration data. If you choose this option, you must use one of the following versions:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express or Standard versions (local or remote)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express, Standard, or Enterprise versions (local or remote)

Required Hardware

• An Intel Pentium® 4, 1 GHz or higher (or an equivalent processor)
• 512 MB RAM minimum
• 250 MB of drive space
• NTFS formatted drive
• TCP/IP enabled network interface card (NIC)
• Other minimum OS requirements

Virtualization Requirements

• VMware ESX 3.5 and 4.0 (32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems)
• Microsoft Hyper-V 1.0 on Windows 2008 64-bit (32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems)

Ipswitch Notification Server

All requirements for WS_FTP Server (above), plus:

• Broadband or dial-up connection to the Internet (required for email notifications sent from outside of the local area network)
• Modem and phone line required for pager and SMS notifications (optional)

Ipswitch Notification Server is a part of WS_FTP Server and is typically installed on the same machine as the original software by the original package.

WS_FTP Server Manager

Server Requirements:

• WS_FTP's Web Server (included in installation package) or Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later.

Client Requirements:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later, Mozilla Firefox 3.6 or later, Google Chrome 4 or later, Apple Safari 3.2.3 or later
• Enabled Javascript support in the Web browser
• Enabled Cookie support in the Web browser

WS_FTP Server Server Manager is a part of WS_FTP Server and is installed on the same machine as the original software by the original package.

Installing WS_FTP Server on Windows 2008 Server

The WS_FTP Server installer automatically activates certain components in your Windows 2008 installation. This is necessary because after installation, Windows 2008 does not turn on non-core operating system components. However, before installing WS_FTP Server, you should be sure that these changes conform to your organization’s security policies.

When you install WS_FTP Server, the install activates the following 2008 Server roles:

• ISAPI Extensions
• Windows Authentication
• ASP

Note: If you are installing the WS_FTP Server Web Transfer Module on Windows 2008, there are additional components activated. See "System requirements for WS_FTP Server Web Transfer Module" below.