Participant Technical Reference Manual - IESO

Participant Technical Reference Manual
2. Participant Workstation, Network & Security
2. Participant Workstation, Network &
Security
18 (For supporting rule references, please refer to “Appendix 2.2, Section 1.4 of the
market rules”)
2.1 Participant Workstation
2.1.1 Hardware Requirements
Platform
Processor
19 The client software provided by the IESO is designed to be platform independent. The
IESO has performed extensive testing of this software on the Windows XP and Vista
operating systems. The software should also function on other versions of the Windows
Operating System (i.e. Windows 98 or higher) but these are no longer formally
supported by the IESO. Displays may be rendered incorrectly if a Windows Operating
System is not used. Other operating systems and hardware may be used as long as the
operating system supports the Java 2 Runtime Environment (see java.sun.com). At this
time there are no known issues with the IESO Portal and the supported browsers.
20 For Windows XP It is recommended that the client workstation hardware conform to
Microsoft‟s specifications found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/sysreqs.mspx
and for Windows Vista at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/systemrequiremen
ts.mspx.
However going forward the IESO recommends the following:
21 The minimum recommended processor is a 1 GHz 32 –Bit (X86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU
Memory
22 The minimum recommended system requirements are 1 GB of internal RAM.
Disk
23 The recommended available disk space is a minimum of 15 gigabytes on a 40 GB hard
drive.
Interface Cards
24 A minimum 56Kb modem or faster cable modem or equivalent is strongly
recommended if the market participant is interfacing with the IESO over the public
Internet.
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