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''ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE CURRENTLY SET ACCORDING TO TESTS RUN ON AVAILABLE HARDWARE, IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO RUN ON DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF WINDOWS, AND LOWER-STRENGTH CPU AND MEMORY, HOWEVER THIS HAS NOT BEEN TESTED.''
'''All requirements are based on tests run on hardware available to us (BUas). It might be possible to run on older versions of Windows and on different hardware with lower-strength CPU and/or RAM. However, this has not been tested and is thus not supported.'''
'''We are continuously developing and testing the software, and thus will update this page as we learn and support more.'''


==Server Requirements==
==Server Requirements==


===Hardware===
===Hardware===
Hardware of (slightly) lower standards is not necessarily a problem, as long as there is plenty of CPU and RAM actually available when running all the server applications
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We recommend setting up a local area network using your own (Wifi) router to which your MSP Challenge server and clients connect. This gives you full control and reduces risks of e.g. network congestion or strict network security policies
We recommend setting up a local area network using your own (Wifi) router to which your MSP Challenge server and clients connect. This gives you full control and reduces risks of e.g. network congestion or strict network security policies.


===Software===
===Software===
The following additional software will be installed when you run the MSP Challenge full platform installer:


*Python 2.7.9 or Higher
*Python 3.8.1
*XAMPP 5.6.28
*XAMPP 7.4.1, specifically the Apache2 web server with PHP7 and MySQL (MariaDB 10.4), both of which are subsequently set up as Windows Services
*.NET Framework 4.6
*Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable


The software will be included in the MSP Challenge full platform installer.<br />
Finally, the full platform installer sets up a task in your Windows Task Scheduler to run every five minutes.<br />


==Client Requirements==
==Client Requirements==


===Hardware===
===Hardware===
Hardware of (slightly) lower standards is not necessarily a problem,as long as there is plenty of CPU and RAM actually available.
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|8 GB RAM
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Revision as of 08:36, 27 July 2020

On this page you will learn what are the hardware and software requirements to be able to use the MSP Challenge Simulation Platform.


All requirements are based on tests run on hardware available to us (BUas). It might be possible to run on older versions of Windows and on different hardware with lower-strength CPU and/or RAM. However, this has not been tested and is thus not supported.

We are continuously developing and testing the software, and thus will update this page as we learn and support more.

Server Requirements

Hardware

Windows
Operating System Windows 10
CPU Intel Core i7 or comparable
Memory 16 GB RAM
Free Space 50 GB (highly dependent on how you use the server software)
Graphics Hardware Not Necessary
Sound Hardware Not Necessary
Networking Cabled (UTP) or Wireless (WIFI)

We recommend setting up a local area network using your own (Wifi) router to which your MSP Challenge server and clients connect. This gives you full control and reduces risks of e.g. network congestion or strict network security policies.

Software

The following additional software will be installed when you run the MSP Challenge full platform installer:

  • Python 3.8.1
  • XAMPP 7.4.1, specifically the Apache2 web server with PHP7 and MySQL (MariaDB 10.4), both of which are subsequently set up as Windows Services
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable

Finally, the full platform installer sets up a task in your Windows Task Scheduler to run every five minutes.

Client Requirements

Hardware

Windows
Operating System Windows 10
CPU Intel Core i5 or comparable
Memory 8 GB RAM
Free Space 1 GB
Graphics Hardware Not Necessary
Sound Hardware Not Necessary
Networking Cabled (UTP) or Wireless (WIFI)

Software

No additional software is required, only the MSP Challenge client is necessary.

Peripherals

You will need to use a Keyboard and Mouse to navigate the client and server. While it is possible to use a trackpad, the experience will be severely limited by the limitations of such peripheral.

This page was last edited on 27 July 2020, at 08:36. Content is available under GPLv3 unless otherwise noted.