Before you can install the product, you must verify that
your system meets the following minimum hardware requirements. These
requirements apply to IBM® Rational® Performance Tester and the Rational Performance Tester Agent.
| Hardware |
Requirements |
| Processor |
Minimum: 1.5 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (or higher for
best results). 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: 500
MB of RAM. For best results with large test runs, use 2 GB of RAM. |
| Disk space |
Minimum: 1.5 GB of disk space for the 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 that you specify in the TEMP environment
variable.
An additional 500 MB of disk space is required
in the /tmp directory.
- Large test runs can store several gigabytes of data. Make sure
that you have adequate disk space before attempting a large test run.
|
| Display |
Minimum: 1024 x 768 resolution using 256 Colors or higher
for best results. For just the Agent: 800 x 600 display minimum
using 256 Colors or higher for best results.
|
| Other hardware |
Microsoft mouse
or compatible pointing device. |