School Software Requirements

Home > Administrative School Software Products > School Software Requirements

Last Updated: 1/26/2010

These minimum specifications are meant to be a guideline. Each school’s needs are different. For more specific recommendations tailored to your installation needs, please contact your salesperson or the Product Support department.

Due to licensing concerns, servers are to be dedicated machines (no Active Directory, Exchange, SQL Server or other applications installed). It is recommended that all servers have a DVD drive installed.

Workstations for client applications
Processor: Pentium-class CPU, 500 MHz or higher Memory: 512 MB RAM or higher Hard disk: 500 MB free space Display: 1024x768 or higher resolution monitor Operating system: Windows XP or Windows Vista

Oracle Database Server
Processor: Dual or Quad-core CPU (Multiple processors may be installed depending on contractual provisions) Memory: 4 GB RAM Hard disk: 80+ GB free space (various RAID configurations are supported) Network: 100 Mbps network card Operating system: Windows 2003 Server Standard 32-bit (64-bit and Windows 2008 Server are also supported)

Oracle Application Server (My BackPack server)
Processor: Dual or Quad-core CPU (Multiple processors may be installed depending on contractual provisions) Memory: 4 GB RAM Hard disk: 36+ GB free space (various RAID configurations are supported) Network: 100 Mbps network card, 1 Mbps+ connection to internet Operating system: Windows 2003 Server Standard 32-bit (64-bit and Windows 2008 are not currently supported)

Note: Screen resolution must be set to a minimum of 1024x768.

Supported browsers for My BackPack

Windows: IE 8, Firefox 3.6
Mac OS/X: Safari 4, Firefox 3.6

For more information on our My BackPack web application, click here.