Version 5 Jet and Version 5 SQL Minimum Software and Hardware Requirements Please note that these minimum requirements are designed to give adequate performance when running a simple database on the local hard drive of a standalone computer. A simple database is defined not only by the number of songs (less than 10,000), but also the number and complexity of the rules. When using larger databases and when operating in a network/multi- user environment, we strongly recommend that you exceed the minimum recommendations and use the best hardware you can get. CLIENT MusicMaster is supported on the following Microsoft Windows operating systems: Windows 7 (Using Windows XP Service Pack 2 Compatibility) Windows Vista Windows XP (Sevice Pack 2 or later) Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 4 or later) Note: MusicMaster is no longer supported on earlier Windows operating systems MusicMaster also requires the following Microsoft Windows system components: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later Microsoft Script Control 1.0 or later Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) v2.6 or later Microsoft Jet 4.0 SP6 or later Page 1
It is strongly recommended that your operating system be up-to-date with the latest available service packs and security updates. Please see Microsoft Windows Update for more information at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. You can also find several of these updates in the System folder of the MusicMaster CD-ROM and website. If you receive Error 429 or 430 when launching MusicMaster, you probably need to update one or more of these components. After you've installed MusicMaster, you will find the MusicMaster System Information Utility on the Start Menu. This utility can be used to check the installed version of these components. You should be using a computer system that will provide very good performance for the operating system that you are using. With Windows 2000, XP, 7 or Vista we recommend at least a Pentium 4, 2.8Ghz or equivalent with a minimum of 1GB of RAM. After installing any required prerequisites, MusicMaster for Windows will need a minimum of 100Mb of hard disk space for program installation and a single moderate-sized database. Your computer must also have one free USB port where you can connect the MusicMaster Security Key. This is required to operate the software. Page 2
Software Prerequisites: MusicMaster for Windows also requires the following Microsoft Windows system components: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. We recommend that you install the newest version available. Minimal installation is acceptable and Internet Explorer does NOT need to be the default browser on your system. This is available from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/default.htm Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) v2.6 or later. This is also known as MDAC. These updates are available from http://www.microsoft.com/data. Special notes about how to install these updates can be found in the System folder on the MusicMaster or Windows CD-ROM. Newer operating systems will update these components through Windows update. Microsoft Jet 4.0 SP6 or later. This is also known as the Access database driver. These updates are available from: http://www.microsoft.com/data. It is very important that you have the latest Jet driver installed on your computer. Special notes about how to install these updates can be found in the System folder on the MusicMaster or Windows CD-ROM. Newer operating systems will update these components through Windows update. Microsoft XML Parser 3.0 or later. This is available from http://www.microsoft.com/xml. This will automatically be installed with the latest version of Internet Explorer. Microsoft Script Control 1.0 or later. This is available from: http://www.microsoft.com/scripting. This is included with new versions of Microsoft Windows and will automatically be installed with the latest version of Internet Explorer. It is strongly recommended that your operating system be up-to-date with the latest available service packs and security updates. Page 3
Please see Microsoft Windows Update for more information at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. You can also find several of these updates in the System folder of the MusicMaster for Windows CD-ROM. After you've installed MusicMaster for Windows, you will find the MusicMaster System Information Utility on the Start Menu. This utility can be used to check the installed version of these components. Page 4
V5 SQL Any workstation running MusicMaster with a SQL database will need to have the appropriate SQL Native Client installed. This is installed on the machine automatically if a copy of SQL Server (including Express) is installed there too. However, if the SQL Server is located elsewhere, the workstations will need this to be installed. V5 SQL supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2005 Standard Edition. Please refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb545450.aspx for minimum hardware and software requirements. SERVER If you will be operating MusicMaster across a local area network, it is recommended that you store your database on an actual server computer. This computer should be one that is not restarted on a regular basis, and that isn t used for too many other purposes. For bigger databases and therefore intense MusicMaster network traffic a dedicated server is recommended. The MusicMaster software does not need to be installed on the server, only the database files should reside there. V5 Jet and V5 SQL support Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. It is strongly recommended that your operating system be up-to-date with the latest available service packs and security updates. Please see Microsoft Windows Update for more information at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. V5 SQL supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2005 Standard Edition. Page 5
Please refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb545450.aspx for minimum hardware and software requirements. MusicMaster can be quite data intensive, therefore you should always have a high-speed network connection between your MusicMaster workstation and the server where the database is located. We recommend the use of a 100Mb connection or faster between each MusicMaster workstation and the server where the databases are stored. 1000Mb connections or faster should be strongly considered. We do not recommend the use of 10Mb Ethernet connection, VPN or any wireless network. One exception to this would include the use of remote control software such as Citrix, pcanywhere, VNC, GoToMyPC or similar. General Hardware Recommendations: Using the minimum recommended hardware, MusicMaster should perform well on a stand-alone computer using a small to moderate-sized database. Users that want to operate multiple databases, open more than one database at a time, use MusicMaster on a network or with an Enterprise master database should consider using more optimal hardware. For best performance, we recommend Windows 7 or Windows XP Professional. Minimum requirements: Pentium 4, 3.0Ghz or any Core Duo processor with min. 1Gb of RAM. The program will also benefit greatly if the database is stored on a fast hard drive. Recommended is 7200rpm or greater. Serial ATA (SATA) drives give good performance, Solid State Drives (SSD) give optimum performance. For the MusicMaster Workstations we recommend a computer with a minimum resolution of 1024x768. This is just a minimum though. You can open many optional floating and docking panels in MusicMaster, so you will benefit from having screen resolutions of 1280x1024 or greater. Page 6
Additional Hardware Considerations: Keep in mind that the speed of the software through the network will be impacted by several things, including the connection between your workstation and the server where the data is located, other traffic on the server as well as complexity of the database. Databases run off the network will almost always be slower than if that same database was run on the local drive. As an option, we also offer a Network Security Key. This can be used to license many computers on the same local area network using only a single Security Key that is located on one network computer. When this option is used, the other MusicMaster workstations do not need a free USB port for this device. The Security Key will only be physically connected to a single computer and only that computer needs a USB port to host it. When using a Network Security Key, the host computer must also run a special license manager utility. This computer does not need to have a copy of MusicMaster installed on it. The purpose of this host computer is simply to manage the software license for all of the MusicMaster computers on your network. Program and license updates can be received through the Internet. We recommend that you have Internet access on the computers where you install and operate MusicMaster for Windows. There are special settings available that you can use if you are operating behind a firewall or proxy server that blocks direct access to the Internet. Please note that MusicMaster currently only requires Internet access when it is checking for new program updates and to upgrade your Security Key license when you install a new major version of MusicMaster. Page 7