AssetNow NX System Requirements

AssetNow NX is available for servers running Microsoft Windows operating systems and popular Linux distributions including RedHat Linux with Adobe ColdFusion MX.

It is likely that you can use any operating system and database supported by Adobe ColdFusion MX, however we only test the platforms listed here.

Web Server Requirements

Microsoft Windows
Application Server	Adobe ColdFusion MX 7, MX 8, Developer, Standard/Professional, or Enterprise editions for Windows.
Database	Microsoft Access, SQL Server Express, SQL Server 7+, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 5+
Web server	Microsoft IIS 4, 5, 6. Apache 1.3.23 (Win32), Apache 2.x
Operating systems*	Windows 2000, XP, Vista

Linux
Application Server	Adobe ColdFusion MX 7, MX 8, Developer, Standard/Professional or Enterprise editions for Linux
Database	MySQL 4.1, MySQL 5
Web server	Apache 1.3.23, Apache 2.x
Operating systems*	Linux RedHat 7+

* AssetNow NX should run on any web server and operating system supported by Adobe ColdFusion MX, however we do not test on all possible combinations.

Notes:

• For MySQL Unicode support a connection string can be used if your database and tables are not configured for Unicode. MySQL database connectivity is via the JDBC driver version 3.1.x.
• AssetNow is installed within the web server document root or a subdirectory of the document root. Multiple independent installations are supported on the same server and within subdirectories of the web server document directory. Each install uses its own database.
• AssetNow NX 5+ is compatible with ColdFusion MX 7 and 8, for ColdFusion MX 6.1 request AssetNow NX 4. ColdFusion 6.1 does not directly support all i18n locales (java locales) that are supported in CF MX 7+, also note that NX 4 features differ from NX 5+.

ColdFusion Tags

AssetNow is designed to run on dedicated or shared (virtual) ColdFusion servers. The following ColdFusion tags must be enabled by your host provider to use the indicated AssetNow features.

Access to cfschedule is required for scheduled indexing of the search collections. If you do not have access to cfschedule you can manually index the search collections.

Mail Server

The ColdFusion server must have access to a mail server. AssetNow sends automated e-mail notifications. For development servers this can simply be set to http://localhost or http://127.0.0.1 and mail messages can be recovered from the ColdFusion server mail folders. The mail server name/address and optional username and password can be added in the AssetNow NX configuration file.

Hosting

AssetNow can be deployed on a shared hosts that meet the above requirements. Most shared hosting providers have medium and high level accounts that meet these requirements with the exception of scheduling. Scheduling is not essential and some host providers offer alternative schedulers.

To ensure the security of your content and files we recommend that you insist on a hosting provider who deploys ColdFusion MX Enterprise on their shared servers and not ColdFusion MX Standard/Professional. Many providers offer both ColdFusion MX Enterprise and ColdFusion MX Standard/Professional. ColdFusion MX Standard/Professional is commonly offered on lower cost accounts and typically without support for the tags listed above.

Most hosting vendors including Nexus, CrystalTech, and HostMySite provide suitable developer and professional level ColdFusion MX Enterprise hosting plans that support all the required tags with approriate security.

Web Browser Requirements for Tools Users and Publishers

Web browser requirements are for users of the AssetNow NX tools only. AssetNow NX tools work with most popular browsers and desktop operating systems including:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer IE 5+, Firefox 1.0+, Opera 9+, and Safari 1.3+ web browsers.
• Windows 2000, XP or Vista. Support for right-to-left (RTL) languages such as Hebrew and Arabic is only available on Windows 2000, XP and Vista.
• OS X 10.3.9+ with Safari, Firefox. Firefox is recommended.
• Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels (XGA) is recommended.

Web Browsers Requirements for Site Visitors

AssetNow NX websites and content do not impose any special web browser requirements for vistors to your site unless you have used client/web browser specific technologies and features in your site templates and widgets.

Amazon S3 Simple Storage Service

To use the Amazon S3 library you require an S3 account with your access keys. You can use S3 to economically store images and files with on-demand scaling to serve media files such as audio and video.