There is no prerequisite software required to install and run the TapeTrack Server software.

You may, however, consider using the following options:

• An enterprise scheduler to submit and track TapeTrack batch tasks.
• The Apache Web Server (Version 2 or above) to implement the TapeTrack ODPAPI Web Service.
• A distributed backup agent to backup the TapeTrack Database

The requirements for the TapeTrack Framework Server are minimal, but the following minimum configuration is recommended:

• Windows 2008 Server (or above)
• 8GB of RAM
• 500MB of additional storage
• Gigabyte Ethernet

TapeTrack Framework Server runs without issue in a virtualization environment and is regularly deployed under:

• VMWare ESX.
• Windows Hyper-V.
• Xen.