Server

Operating Systems

Supported Operating System Notes
Windows Server 2008 R2  

Windows Server 2012

  
Windows Server 2012 R2  
Windows Server 2016  

Unsupported Operating Systems by Module

The following table shows the operating systems that are not supported for specific modules.

Module Not Supported
Enterprise Geocoding Module (U.S.)

Windows Server 2016
Enterprise Tax Module

Windows Server 2016
GeoEnrichment Module

Windows Server 2016
Global Geocoding Module

Red Hat Linux 5.x (not supported for U.S.)

Windows Server 2016 (not supported for U.S.)
Universal Addressing Module Loqate AIX 7.2

Disk Space

New Installation Upgrade
  • The disk where you are installing Spectrum™ Technology Platform must have 4 GB of free space to install all modules, less if installing fewer modules.
  • The disk where the temp folder is located must have at least 10 GB of free space for the installation to extract the files it needs. You may need more depending on the options you are installing. If necessary, modify your TEMP environment variable (Windows) or IATEMPDIR environment variable (Unix and Linux) to point to a location with enough space.
  • The disk where you are installing Spectrum™ Technology Platform must have free disk space equal to three times the size of your current installation. To determine the size of your current installation, look at the size of the folder where you installed Spectrum™ Technology Platform.
  • If you are adding modules as part of your upgrade, you will need 3 GB to install all modules, less if installing fewer modules.
  • The disk where the temp folder is located must have 10 GB of free space plus four times the size of your current installation. For example, if your current installation is 5 GB, you would need 30 GB of temp space: (4 x 5 GB) + 10 GB = 30 GB. If necessary, modify your TEMP environment variable (Windows) or IATEMPDIR environment variable (Unix and Linux) to point to a location with enough space.
Note: If you are installing a module that uses a reference database, such as a postal database, geocoding database, or data normalization tables, you will need space for this data. The total disk space varies, depending on which modules and databases you are installing.

Memory

  • Basic memory requirement: 16 GB
  • The Enterprise Geocoding Module requires an additional 500 MB memory for the first non-U.S. geocoder, and 250 MB for each additional non-U.S. geocoder, with these exceptions:
    • Germany, Australia, and the U.K. each require 1 GB additional memory
    • Japan requires 2 GB additional memory
  • The Data Normalization Module and Universal Name Module require additional memory if you use these name databases:
    • Arabic Plus Pack: 5.5 GB
    • Asian Plus Pack - Chinese: 32 MB
    • Asian Plus Pack - Japanese: 1.6 GB
    • Asian Plus Pack - Korean: 8 MB
    • Core Names: 1.1 GB

Additional Requirements

  • Windows administrator rights are required to install Spectrum™ Technology Platform
  • In order to use the enhanced system tray notification application the server must have .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (also known as 3.5.1) or higher. Windows Server 2008 comes with a limited version of .NET Framework 3.5. You need install the full .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows Server 2008. Later versions of Windows Server come with the required version of .NET Framework.

Requirements for the Big Data Integration Module

For the stages using Hadoop, which are Read from Hive File, Read from Hadoop Sequence, Write to Hadoop Sequence, and Write to Hive File, and for the activities Run Hadoop MapReduce Job and Run Hadoop Pig:
  • Hadoop version 2.6 and above
For the activities using Spark, which are Submit Spark Job and Spark Sorter:
  • Spark 2.0.1 and above.