Windows System Requirements

The following table compares the system requirements for the ColdFusion Server Professional and Enterprise Editions:

Requirement

ColdFusion Server Professional

ColdFusion Server Enterprise

Windows Version

Windows 98
x

Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation and Server)
x
x

Windows 2000 (Professional*, Server, and Advanced Server)
x
x

Hardware

Processor
Pentium
Pentium

Minimum RAM (MB)
128
256

Recommended RAM (MB)
256
512

Free Hard Disk Space (MB)
200
400

CD-ROM Drive
x
x

Web Servers

Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS)
x

Microsoft IIS 4.0, 5.0
x
x

iPlanet/Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, 4.1
x
x

Apache Server 1.3.6 or later*
x
x

O'Reilly WebSite Professional* 2.0, 3.0
x
x

WebSite Server API (WSAPI)*
x
x

* ClusterCATS and Application Management features are not supported on these platforms. ColdFusion Server provides a precompiled module that is binary compatible with versions 1.3.6 through 1.3.19. ColdFusion Server also provides the files required to build a version of the ColdFusion plug-in module for a custom version of Apache 1.3.x. For more information, see "Configuring Web servers manually".

Installing and Configuring ColdFusion Server
Installing ColdFusion Server in Windows

Requirement	ColdFusion Server Professional	ColdFusion Server Enterprise
Windows Version
Windows 98	x
Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation and Server)	x	x
Windows 2000 (Professional*, Server, and Advanced Server)	x	x
Hardware
Processor	Pentium	Pentium
Minimum RAM (MB)	128	256
Recommended RAM (MB)	256	512
Free Hard Disk Space (MB)	200	400
CD-ROM Drive	x	x
Web Servers
Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS)	x
Microsoft IIS 4.0, 5.0	x	x
iPlanet/Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, 4.1	x	x
Apache Server 1.3.6 or later*	x	x
O'Reilly WebSite Professional* 2.0, 3.0	x	x
WebSite Server API (WSAPI)*	x	x
* ClusterCATS and Application Management features are not supported on these platforms. ColdFusion Server provides a precompiled module that is binary compatible with versions 1.3.6 through 1.3.19. ColdFusion Server also provides the files required to build a version of the ColdFusion plug-in module for a custom version of Apache 1.3.x. For more information, see "Configuring Web servers manually".