Web server

Hardware

The following information is intended to give you general guidance on hardware requirements to support the MicroStrategy product suite. Determining the necessary hardware requirements to support MicroStrategy is dependent on many factors including but not limited to the complexity of your MicroStrategy environment, the deployment strategy of MicroStrategy features, user community requirements, expected peak usage requirements, and response time expectations. Factors such as these must be considered to determine the hardware requirements for your MicroStrategy production environment.

Notes:

• In addition, the web server machine must be configured with the recommended amount of system resources for the application server to be used.
• If your system is planned to support a large number of concurrent users and you require additional assistance for hardware recommendations, MicroStrategy Professional Services offers a comprehensive Performance Analysis service to help you quickly and effectively achieve your performance goals, aligning them with your overall Business Intelligence strategy. To learn how MicroStrategy Professional Services can help you assess and prioritize your performance opportunities with a Performance Analysis, see http://www.microstrategy.com/high-performance-BI/index.asp.

Software

The table below lists the required set of software for MicroStrategy Web server machines.

Web client

Hardware

The following information is intended to give you general guidance on hardware requirements to support the MicroStrategy product suite. Determining the necessary hardware requirements to support MicroStrategy is dependent on many factors including but not limited to the complexity of your MicroStrategy environment, the deployment strategy of MicroStrategy features, user community requirements, expected peak usage requirements, and response time expectations. Factors such as these must be considered to determine the hardware requirements for your MicroStrategy production environment.

For more information on certified and supported client software configurations, refer to the Certified and Supported Configurations section.

Software

The table below lists the required set of software for MicroStrategy Web client machines.

Software	Requirements
Operating system	Microsoft Windows Mac OS Linux For a list of Windows operating systems that are certified or supported for MicroStrategy Web client machines, see Web Client Operating System in the Certified and Supported Configurations page.
Web browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer Firefox Google Chrome Safari For a list of web browsers that are certified or supported for MicroStrategy Web client machines, see Web Browser (Windows Client) and Web Browser (non-Windows Client) in the Certified and Supported Configurations page.
Export applications and devices	Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Office For a list of export applications and export devices that are certified or supported for MicroStrategy Web client machines, see Export applications and devices in the Certified and Supported Configurations page.
Flash Players	Adobe Flash Player For a list of Adobe Flash Players that are certified or supported for MicroStrategy Web client machines, see Adobe Flash Player in the Certified and Supported Configurations page.
Language	For a list of languages that are certified or supported for MicroStrategy Web client machines, see Languages in the Certified and Supported Configurations page.

MicroStrategy environment

Before you attempt to run MicroStrategy Web you need to set up your MicroStrategy environment. This includes:

• Web server configured and running.
• Web client browser installed and running.
• MicroStrategy project running in an Intelligence Server-connected (three-tier) environment.

Adobe Flash Players

All MicroStrategy Report Services documents can be rendered in Adobe Flash for enhanced interactivity, animations, and visualizations. For a list of Adobe Flash Players that are certified and supported for MicroStrategy Web client machines, see Adobe Flash Players in the Certified and Supported Configurations page.

Compatibility and interoperability

MicroStrategy Web should only be connected to a MicroStrategy Intelligence Server or later for production purposes. However, MicroStrategy Intelligence Server is interoperable with MicroStrategy Web 9.0.2, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 9.2.1m, 9.3.0, 9.3.1, and 9.4. Customers migrating their environments to MicroStrategy Analytics Enterprise must upgrade both MicroStrategy Web and MicroStrategy Intelligence Server to ensure the successful execution of Report Services documents in Flash Mode. For the complete MicroStrategy Platform Compatibility and Interoperability specification, see the Compatibility and Interoperability page of the MicroStrategy General Information Readme.