System Requirements for Faspex

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows 2003
Windows 2008

Important: The name of your Windows machine cannot be "FASPEX", otherwise installation will fail. The Faspex installer will attempt to create the user "faspex" and if this is the same as the machine name the account creation will fail.

Aspera Product Version Requirements

IBM Aspera Enterprise Server v3.5+.

Memory

4 GB RAM

Applications

If your computer has an existing MySQL database installed, ensure that it is not running during the installation.
If your computer has an existing Apache HTTP server installed, ensure that it is not running during the installation.

Firewall

For firewall requirements, see the IBM Aspera Enterprise Server Admin Guide.

Upgrade Procedure

Check the Appendix: Upgrade Checklist before upgrading.
If you are upgrading your existing Faspex installation, be sure to have your MySQL and svcAspera passwords accessible prior to the upgrade. For details on the upgrade procedure, see Upgrading Faspex.

Operating System	Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Important: The name of your Windows machine cannot be "FASPEX", otherwise installation will fail. The Faspex installer will attempt to create the user "faspex" and if this is the same as the machine name the account creation will fail.
Aspera Product Version Requirements	IBM Aspera Enterprise Server v3.5+.
Memory	4 GB RAM
Applications	If your computer has an existing MySQL database installed, ensure that it is not running during the installation. If your computer has an existing Apache HTTP server installed, ensure that it is not running during the installation.
Firewall	For firewall requirements, see the IBM Aspera Enterprise Server Admin Guide.
Upgrade Procedure	Check the Appendix: Upgrade Checklist before upgrading. If you are upgrading your existing Faspex installation, be sure to have your MySQL and svcAspera passwords accessible prior to the upgrade. For details on the upgrade procedure, see Upgrading Faspex.