System Requirements for Stages 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4
Client Requirements
Stages is a web application, so a recent web browser is required on the clients.
| Browser | Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer | 11 |
| Google Chrome | Latest Version |
| Microsoft Edge | Latest Version |
| Mozilla Firefox | Latest Version |
| Mobile Safari | Latest Version |
Note: The browser must have cookies and JavaScript enabled.
Server Requirements
Stages is a Java application and is executed on a Tomcat application server. The application server is automatically installed together with Stages.
The application server also acts as a web server. Thus, no additional web server (i.e. Apache or IIS) is required.But if you do deploy Stages behind a web server (i.e. Apache or IIS), please ensure that:
- the https and wss (web socket) protocol URLs are forwarded for /stages and below.
- the https protocol URLs are forwarded for /reporting and below.
- the https protocol URLs are forwarded for /pkit and below, if you want the V6 Stages Bookmarks to be redirected to their V7 counterparts.
When using configuration management system integration (e.g. IBM Rational ClearCase, CVS), a client installation of the respective configuration management system is required on the server.
Running Stages with a permanent license requires the Stages server machine to have a fixed IP address.
If the Stages user database should be synchronized with a Windows Active Directory Server via LDAP, a read-only user account on the ActiveDirectory server is required.
| Software Requirements | Description |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows Server 2003 (64-Bit) Windows Server 2008 (64-Bit) Windows Server 2012 (64-Bit) Windows Server 2016 (64-Bit) Windows 7 (64-Bit) Windows 10 (64-Bit) Linux (64-Bit) with RPM and LSB Support for other operating systems (e.g. Solaris) is available upon request. |
| Java Virtual Machine | Java SE Development Kit 1.8.0_1 or any higher 1.8.x version (64-Bit) (Oracle, AdoptOpenJDK (OpenJDK 8 - HotSpot; install incl. Windows environment variables), OpenJDK) |
Database Requirements
System Integrations
| External System | Supported Versions |
|---|---|
| PTC Integration | Integrity 2009 (min. SP7) and Integrity 10* |
| Subversion | Subversion 1.7, 1.8 and 1.9 |
| Microsoft SharePoint | 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 |
| IBM Rational ClearCase | Version 7 and 8* |
| Serena Dimensions | 12.2* |
*) Stages CMS adapters are currently not available, but will be added in a future release.
Recommendations
Low Range System
Criteria
- max 25 parallel active users
- max 100 open user sessions
- max 5000 users synchronized via LDAP
- max 10 CM project sandboxes
Server Recommendations
- RAM: 8 GB
- CPU: 4 Cores
- Storage: 6 GB (system, not including project sandboxes)
Database Recommendations
- Shared Oracle or MySQL server
- Connection 1 GBit
- Latency < 1 ms (Ping)
Mid Range System
Criteria
- max 100 parallel active users
- max 500 open user sessions
- max 15000 users synchronized via LDAP
- max 100 CM project sandboxes
Server Recommendations
- RAM: 12 GB
- CPU: 8 Cores
- Storage: 12 GB (system, not including project sandboxes)
Database Recommendations
- Dedicated Oracle or MySQL server
- CPU: 4 Cores
- Connection 10 GBit
- Latency < 1 ms (Ping)
High Range System
Criteria
- max 500 parallel active users
- max 2000 open user sessions
- max 50000 users synchronized via LDAP
- over 100 CM project sandboxes
Server Recommendations
- RAM: 16 GB
- CPU: 16 Cores
- Storage: 24 GB (system, not including project sandboxes)
Database Recommendations
- Dedicated Oracle or MySQL server
- CPU: 8 Cores
- Connection 10 GBit
- Latency < 1 ms (Ping)