Chapter 2. Preparing To Install Plesk 6.5
This chapter describes what is required in order to be able to install Plesk on your server as well as what changes will be made in the process of installation to the server environment. Please familiarize yourself with this information before proceeding with installing Plesk.
You must install Plesk 6.5 on a clean server; specifically only the operating system should be installed. SWsoft, Inc. will not be held liable for damages as a result of installing Plesk on a server with anything other than a fresh installation of the operating system for which the Plesk installation was intended.
Following are the various requirements that must be met in order to be able to install Plesk 6.5 on your server.
Supported Operating Systems
The Plesk 6.5 is available for the Windows 2000 Server® and Windows Server 2003® based platforms.
Minimal hardware requirements for the Plesk 6.5 installation are the same as those of the operating system being installed for use with Plesk 6.5.
Table 2.1. Recommended hardware configuration.
| Number of domains | Amount of RAM | Processor |
|---|
| 100 | 256 MB | Pentium II |
| 500 | 512 MB | Pentium III |
| 1500 | 2000 MB | dual Pentium III |
| 2000 | 4000 MB | dual Pentium 4 |
Table 2.2. Supported client-side software.
| Supported browsers | Supported mail clients |
|---|
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and higher
- Netscape 6.2 for MS Windows/Unix
- Mozilla 1.0 and higher
| - Microsoft Outlook 2000
- Microsoft Outlook Express 6+
- Netscape Mail 6+
- Mozilla Mail 1+
- Eudora 5.1
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