System requirements
The following information lists the minimum system requirements for using IBM Rational Performance Tester.
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| Linux, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista |
Red Hat Desktop 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel® platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 updates 2 and 3 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9.0 SP1 to SP4 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop / Enterprise Server Version 10.0 to SP2 (on Intel platforms) Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise/Standard Edition with Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1, 2 or 3 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 Note: The 64-bit versions of Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows XP are supported, but run only in 32-bit mode. |
Hardware (Hardware requirements are identical for all operating systems) Processor Minimum: 1.5 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 (or higher for best results). Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use a 2 GHz or higher Intel Pentium dual-core processor. Memory Minimum for the Rational® Performance Tester workbench: 1 GB of RAM Minimum for just the Agent Controller: 500 MB of RAM Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use 2 GB of RAM. Available Disk space Disk space Minimum: 1.5 GB of disk space is required for product package installation. Additional disk space is required for the resources that you develop. Note: Disk space requirements can be reduced or increased depending on the features that you install. Additional disk space is required if you download the product package to install this product. Additional disk space is required if you use FAT32 instead of NTFS. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the directory pointed to by your environment variable TEMP. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the /tmp directory. Display 1024 x 768 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) For just the Agent Controller: 800 x 600 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) Other hardware Microsoft® mouse or compatible pointing device |
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX, Linux, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, z/OS |
AIX® 5.3 TL7 or later Red Hat Desktop 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel® platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 updates 2 and 3 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9.0 SP1 to SP4 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop / Enterprise Server Version 10.0 to SP2 (on Intel platforms) Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise/Standard Edition with Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1, 2 or 3 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 z/OS® 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 System Z Note: The 64-bit versions of Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows XP are supported, but run only in 32-bit mode. |
Hardware (Hardware requirements are identical for all operating systems) Processor Minimum: 1.5 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 (or higher for best results). Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use a 2 GHz or higher Intel Pentium dual-core processor. Memory Minimum for the Rational® Performance Tester workbench: 1 GB of RAM Minimum for just the Agent Controller: 500 MB of RAM Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use 2 GB of RAM. Available Disk space Disk space Minimum: 1.5 GB of disk space is required for product package installation. Additional disk space is required for the resources that you develop. Note: Disk space requirements can be reduced or increased depending on the features that you install. Additional disk space is required if you download the product package to install this product. Additional disk space is required if you use FAT32 instead of NTFS. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the directory pointed to by your environment variable TEMP. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the /tmp directory. Display 1024 x 768 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) For just the Agent Controller: 800 x 600 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) Other hardware Microsoft® mouse or compatible pointing device |
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX, Linux, Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista |
AIX® 5.3 TL7 or later Red Hat Desktop 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel® platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel platforms) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 updates 2 and 3 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9.0 SP1 to SP4 (on Intel platforms) SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop / Enterprise Server Version 10.0 to SP2 (on Intel platforms) Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise/Standard Edition with Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1, 2 or 3 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 Note: The 64-bit versions of Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows XP are supported, but run only in 32-bit mode. |
Hardware (Hardware requirements are identical for all operating systems) Processor Minimum: 1.5 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 (or higher for best results). Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use a 2 GHz or higher Intel Pentium dual-core processor. Memory Minimum for the Rational® Performance Tester workbench: 1 GB of RAM Minimum for just the Agent Controller: 500 MB of RAM Recommended: For best results with large test runs, use 2 GB of RAM. Available Disk space Disk space Minimum: 1.5 GB of disk space is required for product package installation. Additional disk space is required for the resources that you develop. Note: Disk space requirements can be reduced or increased depending on the features that you install. Additional disk space is required if you download the product package to install this product. Additional disk space is required if you use FAT32 instead of NTFS. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the directory pointed to by your environment variable TEMP. An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the /tmp directory. Display 1024 x 768 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) For just the Agent Controller: 800 x 600 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) Other hardware Microsoft® mouse or compatible pointing device |
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