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Ingeniux CMS 10.0-10.3 Prerequisites

Ingeniux CMS 10.0-10.3 requires the following hardware and software configurations.

CMS Hardware

  • 4x CPUs - 2.6GHz or higher.
    • Additional CPUs will improve performance.
  • 8 GB RAM or more
    • Additional 8GB RAM will be required for each ~50,000-100,000 items
  • SSD, SATA or SCSI fast disk storage.
    • Use the fastest disk possible for optimal performance.
    • Storage space should be at least two times the size of all content and assets with additional room for any anticipated growth over the next 12 months.
    • Maintain at least 20GB free disk space on the application drive.
  • Gigabit Ethernet.

DSS Hardware

  • 4x CPUs - 2.6GHz or higher.
    • Additional CPUs will improve performance.
  • 4 GB RAM or more.
    • Additional RAM will be required for large sites.
  • SATA or SCSI fast disk storage.
    • Fastest disk possible for optimal performance.
    • Disk size large enough to store all content/assets and maintain at least 10GB free disk space on the application drive.
  • Gigabit Ethernet

Software

CMS 10.1 and Above

  • Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012, or 2008 R2 (Use 64-bit format for all Windows Server versions.).
    • Support for Windows Server 2003 and 32-bit editions of Windows Server 2008 have ended. If you need assistance, please contact Ingeniux Support.
    • Virtualization is supported.
    • Windows 7, 8.x, and 10 64-bit Pro or Enterprise supported for test/development/trial purposes.
  • Microsoft IIS, including default configurations of Roles /Feature, as well as the following additional settings:
    • Internet Information Services > Management Console.
    • Internet Information Services > Development - > ASP.NET.
    • Internet Information Services > Security > Windows Authentication.
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.x.
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2.
    • If IIS was not installed before .NET Framework 4.7.x then after installation of IIS, ASP.NET must be registered via a Windows Administrator command line. Navigate to the 64 bit .NET Framework 4.0 folder (%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319) and then execute the command "aspnet_regiis.exe -i".
  • Microsoft MSXML 6.0 SP2.
    • Installed by default in supported operating systems unless manually removed.
  • Microsoft Sync Framework Services - 64-bit version.
    • Included & installed automatically during main CMS installation (IGXSetup.exe).
  • IIS 6.0 compatibility mode.
    • If local SMTP email server is selected instead of network relay/send.

Next Steps: Prepare Windows Server 2022, 2019, or other for the CMS installation.

Choose the set of instructions that matches your Windows Server release:

CMS 10.1 and Below

  • Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012, or 2008 R2 (Use 64-bit format for all Windows Server versions.).
    • Support for Windows Server 2003 and 32-bit editions of Windows Server 2008 have ended. If you need assistance, please contact Ingeniux Support.
    • Virtualization is supported.
    • Windows 7, 8.x, and 10 64-bit Pro or Enterprise supported for test/development/trial purposes.
  • Microsoft IIS, including default configurations of Roles /Feature, as well as the following additional settings:
    • Internet Information Services > Management Console.
    • Internet Information Services > Development > ASP.NET.
    • Internet Information Services > Security > Windows Authentication.
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.x.
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.x.
    • If IIS was not installed before .NET Framework 4.5.x then after installation of IIS, ASP.NET may need to be registered via a Windows Administrator command line. Navigate to the 64 bit .NET Framework 4.0 folder (%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319) and then execute the command "aspnet_regiis.exe -i".
      Note
      • .NET 4.5.x is a layer on top of .NET 4.0 and does not have its own folder, so the \v4.0.30319\ folder is correct.
      • When you install IIS on Windows Server 2016, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 installs by default. For installation details, see Configuring Windows Server 2016.
  • Microsoft MSXML 6.0 SP2.
    • Installed by default in supported operating systems unless manually removed.
  • Microsoft Sync Framework Services - 64-bit version.
    • Included & installed automatically during main CMS installation (IGXSetup.exe).
  • IIS 6.0 compatibility mode.
    • If local SMTP email server is selected instead of network relay/send.