System Requirements

Quark Publishing System 7.4

The QPS 7.4 system requirements listed below are baseline requirements, but your number of users, number of assets, and number of asset revisions affect system performance. The requirements with an asterisk are affected by these variables. See "Suggested hardware configurations" for guidance considering these variables. RAM requirements do not include other third-party application requirements on the computer, so factor accordingly. Also, the requirements for QuarkXPress and QuarkCopyDesk are not listed below.

QPS Server

QPS File Server

QPS Connect Client

Suggested Hardware Configurations

QPS Server: Mac OS

Hardware:

  • 4GB total RAM*
  • 1GB hard disk space*
  • TCP/IP network (Gigabit Ethernet recommended)

Software:

  • Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.2
  • Java™ Development Kit (JDK™) 1.5
  • Quark License Administrator (QLA) 4.5 (required for QPS Server and QuarkXPress Server)
  • QuarkXPress Server 7.23 (QuarkXPress Server is required for QPS Server. Quark recommends improving performance by installing and running QuarkXPress Server on a different computer from the computer on which you install and run your QPS Server.)

Supported Platforms:

  • G5 PowerPC® processor or Intel processor (recommended)
  • G5 Xserve® running Mac OS X Server software
  • Mac Pro® running Mac OS X Server software
  • Intel® Xserve running Mac OS X Server software

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QPS Server: Windows

Hardware:

  • 4GB total RAM (Quark recommends allocating as much RAM as possible for QPS Server, considering the upperlimit of approximately 1.6GB on Windows®.)*
  • 1GB hard disk space*
  • TCP/IP network (Gigabit Ethernet recommended)

Software:

  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP2, Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition
  • .NET framework 2.0/3.0
  • Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.5
  • Quark License Administrator (QLA) 4.5 (required for QPS Server and QuarkXPress Server)
  • QuarkXPress Server 7.23 (QuarkXPress Server is required for QPS Server. Quark recommends improving performance by installing and running QuarkXPress Server on a different computer from the computer on which you install and run your QPS Server.)

Supported Platforms:

  • Servers based on multi-core Xeon processors
  • Intel® Core™ 2 Duo

QPS Database:

  • HSQL DB 1.8 in embedded mode (The QPS Server installer installs this database in embedded mode if you choose HSQL DB during installation.)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 2, Standard Edition.
  • Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.4) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • NOTE: If you plan to use a Microsoft SQL database, you must first install Microsoft SQL Server. Then run the "QPS Server.exe" installer on Windows, click Install QPS Database, and follow instructions on the screen to create QPS schema in your Microsoft SQL database.
  • NOTE: If you plan to use an Oracle database, you must first install Oracle 10.2.0.4 or later.

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QPS File Server: Mac OS

Hardware Options:

  • 2GB total RAM*
  • 5GB–150GB hard disk space (depending on number of assets)*
  • TCP/IP network (Gigabit Ethernet recommended)

Software:

  • Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.2

Supported Platforms:

  • G5 Xserve running Mac OS X Server software
  • Mac Pro running Mac OS X Server software
  • Intel Xserve running Mac OS X Server software
  • G5 PowerPC processor running Mac OS X Server software
  • NOTE: You can use a separate computer as your QPS File Server, but Quark recommends installing and running your QPS Server on the same computer as your QPS File Server because it optimizes read/write operations. If you combine your QPS Server and QPS File Server on the same computer, add the 1GB estimate for QPS Server files to the 5GB - 150GB required for your QPS File Server.

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QPS File Server: Windows

Hardware:

  • 2GB total RAM*
  • 5GB–150GB hard disk space (depending on number of assets)*
  • TCP/IP network (Gigabit Ethernet recommended)

Software:

  • Windows 2003 Server SP2, Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition

Supported Platforms:

  • Intel® vPro™ technology and Intel® Core™ 2 Duo running Windows® 2003 Server SP2, Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition (recommended)
  • Single processor Intel® Pentium® 4/Pentium D/Dual-processor Xeon running Windows 2003 Server SP2, Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition
  • NOTE:You can use a separate computer as your QPS File Server, but Quark recommends installing and running your QPS Server on the same computer as your QPS File Server because it optimizes read/write operations. If you combine your QPS Server and QPS File Server on the same computer, add the 1GB estimate for QPS Server files to the 5GB - 150GB required for your QPS File Server.

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QPS File Server: Solaris

Hardware:

  • SPARC™-based or x64/x86-based system
  • 2 GB total RAM
  • 5 GB - 150 GB hard disk space (depending on number of assets)*

Software:

  • Sun Solaris 8 or later

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QPS Connect Client: Mac OS

Hardware:

  • 1GB total RAM*
  • 500MB hard disk space for program files and enough hard disk space to store checked-out assets*
  • TCP/IP network

Software:

  • Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.2

Supprted platforms:

  • iMac® with Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  • MacBook® Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo processor running Mac OS X client software
  • Mac Pro® running Mac OS X client software
  • G5 PowerPC processor

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QPS Connect Client: Windows

Hardware:

  • 1GB total RAM*
  • 500MB hard disk space for program files and enough hard disk space to store checked-out assets*

Software:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition (SP3) or Windows Vista® Business Edition or Ultimate Edition
  • .NET framework 2.0/3.0

Supported Platforms:

  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor running Windows XP Professional Edition
  • Intel Xeon processor running Windows XP Professional Edition
  • Intel vPro technology and Intel Core 2 Duo running Windows Vista Business Edition or Ultimate Edition
  • Intel Pentium 4 processor running Windows XP Professional Edition

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QPS Web Hub

  • Internet Explorer 7.X, Mozilla Firefox 2.X, or Safari (version 3.1.x or later for Mac OS)

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Suggested Hardware Configurations

Use the parameters below to help determine the hardware needs for your organization. Variables include your number of users, number of assets, kinds of assets (for example, small text files or large picture files), and your number of asset revisions. When you search for assets, QPS server performance depends on the number of master files (that is, the current version of each asset). The number of revisions does not affect QPS Server performance, but the revision number variable affects the amount of disk space required for your QPS File Server. An increased number of search operations from multiple users can also affect QPS Server performance.

Contact your account manager to specify your organization's needs based on the suggested configurations below. The low-volume, medium volume, and high-volume configurations are approximations based on the number of logged-on users displayed in the User Activity screen of the QPS Connect Client window (also called "user sessions").

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Low-volume QPS Traffic

The configuration below can adequately serve a smaller QPS workflow (approximately 30 users and 5,000 assets). You can install the QPS Database, QPS Server, and QPS File Server on one computer, but Quark recommends using a second computer for QuarkXPress Server.

QPS Database (HSQL) QPS Server QPS File Server QuarkXPress Server
(two subrenderers)
Computer Computer 1 Computer 2
RAM 4 GB (1 GB allocated to Java Virtual Machine) 2 GB
Hard Disk 1 GB Free Space (in addition to 5 GB - 150 GB needed for assets) 10 GB - 25 GB required for document pool
RAID Not Required Not Required
CPU Dual Core Intel (Recommended) Dual Core Intel (Recommended)
Network Gigabit NIC (Recommended) Gigabit NIC (Recommended)

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Medium Volume QPS Traffic (Option 1)

The configuration below can adequately serve a mid-sized QPS workflow (approximately 50 users and 20,000 assets). Although you can install the QPS Database, QPS Server, and QPS File Server on one computer, you will need to allocate more RAM for the QuarkXPress Server computer. This option suggests two server computers.

QPS Database (HSQL) QPS Server QPS File Server QuarkXPress Server
(four subrenderers)
Computer Computer 1 Computer 2
RAM 4 GB (1.5 GB allocated to Java Virtual Machine) 4 GB
Hard Disk 1 GB Free Space (in addition to 5 GB - 150 GB needed for assets) 10 GB - 20 GB required for document pool
RAID Not Required Not Required
CPU 2 Dual Core Intel (Recommended) Dual Core Intel Xeon® (Recommended)
Network Gigabit NIC (Recommended) Gigabit NIC (Recommended)

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Medium Volume QPS Traffic (Option 2)

The configuration below can adequately serve a mid-sized QPS workflow (approximately 50 users and 20,000 assets). A redundant array of independent drives (RAID) for your QPS Database can improve performance for accessing assets. This option suggests three server computers.

QPS Database
(Microsoft SQL)		 QPS Server QPS File Server QuarkXPress Server
(four subrenderers)
Computer Computer 1 Computer 2 Computer 3
RAM 4 GB 4 GB (1.5 GB allocated to Java Virtual Machine) 4 GB
Hard Disk 40 GB Free Space 40 GB Free Space (in addition to 5GB-150GB needed for assets) 10 GB - 20 GB required for document pool
RAID RAID 1+0 Not Required Not Required
CPU Dual Core Xeon (Latest recommended) CPU Dual Core Intel (Recommended) Dual Core Xeon (Recommended)
Network Gigabit NIC (Recommended) Gigabit NIC (Recommended) Gigabit NIC (Recommended)

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High-volume QPS Traffic

The configuration below can adequately serve a large QPS workflow (approximately 150 users and 60,000 assets).

QPS Database
(Microsoft SQL)		 QPS Server QPS File Server QuarkXPress Server
(eight subrenderers)
Computer Computer 1 Computer 2 Computer 3
RAM 4 GB 4 GB (1.5 GB allocated to Java Virtual Machine) 8 GB
Hard Disk 40GB Free Space 1GB Free Space (in addition to 5GB - 150GB needed for assets) 10GB - 20GB required for document pool
RAID RAID 1+0 Not Required Not Required
CPU 2 Dual Core Xeon (latest) 3GHz (recommended) 2 Dual Core Intel (Recommended) 2 Dual Core Xeon (latest) 3GHz (recommended)
Network Gigabit NIC (Recommended) Gigabit NIC (Recommended) Gigabit NIC (Recommended)

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