Autodesk MapGuide® 6 software: Tested and supported platforms

Issue

You want to know the platforms that are tested and supported by Autodesk for the latest release of Autodesk MapGuide® 6 software.

Solution

The platforms that are tested and supported by Autodesk for the latest release of Autodesk MapGuide 6 software are as follows:

Autodesk MapGuide® Author 6 (version 6.0.4.5)

• Microsoft® Windows® 98 2nd Edition, Windows NT® 4.0 with Service Pack 6a, or Windows 2000 Professional
• Pentium® based PC
• 32 MB of RAM
• 16 MB of free hard disk space
• Super VGA or better video display
• Mouse or compatible pointing device

Autodesk MapGuide® Server 6 (version 6.0.4.6)

• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack 6a or Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Service Pack 2 with Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0 with one of the following:
  
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
  • Netscape® Enterprise Server 3.6 with Service Pack 3
  • iPlanet™ Web Server Enterprise 4.1 with Service Pack 7
• Microsoft® Data Access Components (MDAC):
  • MDAC 2.5 with Service Pack 1(2.51.5303.5). MDAC 2.5 is included on the Autodesk MapGuide product CD.
  • MDAC 2.6 RTM (2.60.6526.3) with Microsoft Jet 4.0 with Service Pack 3
• Pentium based PC
• 128 MB of memory
• 85 MB of free disk space (plus space for data)
• VGA or higher resolution video adapter

Autodesk MapGuide® Viewer 6 (version 6.0.4.2)

The three versions of Autodesk MapGuide Viewer (ActiveX® Control, Plug-In, and Java™ Edition) each were tested and are supported with different configurations, as listed below:

Autodesk MapGuide ActiveX Control Viewer

• Microsoft Windows 98 2nd Edition, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional
• 486 or Pentium based PC with 16 MB of memory (24 MB required if using Windows NT 4.0)
• Mouse or compatible pointing device
• Web browser: Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or Internet Explorer 6.0

Autodesk MapGuide Plug-In Viewer

• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6a, or Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2
• 486 or Pentium based PC with 16 MB of memory (24 MB required if using Windows NT 4.0)
• Mouse or compatible pointing device
• Web browser: Netscape Navigator® 4.77

Autodesk MapGuide Viewer Java Edition

• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6a, Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional
• 486 or Pentium based PC with 16 MB of memory (24 MB required if using Windows NT 4.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer)
• Mouse or compatible pointing device

Tested and supported Mac® OS platforms:

• Apple® Macintosh® computer with 32 MB of memory (64 MB or more recommended)
• Mac OS 9.1 with Java VM MRJ 2.2.4
• Web browsers:
  • Netscape Navigator 4.77
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
• Mouse or compatible pointing device

Tested and supported Sun platforms

• Sun SPARCstation™ with 64 MB of memory
• Sun™ Solaris™ 2.8
• Web browser: Netscape Navigator 4.76
• Mouse or compatible pointing device

For more information about MDAC, visit the Microsoft Universal Data Access Download page.

For more information about Java VM MRJ 2.2.4, refer to AppleCare Knowledge Base article ID 75097.