ExtremeZ-IP System Requirements
Take a closer look "under the hood" of ExtremeZ-IP, the most trusted solution for complete compatibility between Mac desktops and Windows servers. While the following are minimum systems requirements, the recommended systems requirements for a particular implementation or application can vary. Please consult with your ExtremeZ-IP team if you have questions or need assistance.
File & Print Server:
- Windows Server Platforms: 2012 (inc. Essentials), 2008 (inc. R2), 2003 (inc. R2), Windows Storage Server, Windows Powered NAS *
- Not compatible with: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials
- Windows Professional Platforms: Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP Pro, XP Embedded *
- Minimum processor - Pentium 4; Minimum RAM - 1 GB
- Switched TCP/IP based network provides best performance - 100BaseT or 1000BaseT
- ExtremeZ-IP volumes must be on NTFS formatted drives
*Please contact Group Logic sales if you need support for older versions of Microsoft Windows.
File Server Client:
No additional software is installed on the client for file sharing
- Mac OS Classic
- Mac OS X
- Mac OS X 10.2.3 or later supported
- Mac OS X 10.3 or later recommended
- Mac OS X 10.3.5 or later recommended for single sign-on / Kerberos support
- Mac OS X 10.4 or later required for Zidget support
- Mac OS X 10.5 or later required for DFS and Network Spotlight support
AppleTalk support not available on Windows XP Pro. For file servers, AppleTalk is used by the Chooser on Mac OS 8/9 to discover servers, but alternative TCP/IP based methods exist.
Print Server Client:
- Optional for basic printing, required for Print Accounting feature
- Mac OS Classic
- Mac OS 9.0 or later
- Mac OS X
- Mac OS X 10.3 or later recommended
- Mac OS X 10.4 or later required for Zidget support
- Print Accounting is not compatible with applications running in 64-bit mode on Mac OS X 10.6