System requirements

iMIS architecture is made up of a single database server, one or more application servers (appservers), and two types of clients (a Windows application and a web application), which run on typical workstations. These requirements apply across database servers, appservers, and workstations. Web clients only need to meet requirements for displays and browsers.

Note: This version supports upgrades from any version of iMIS, starting with 15.2.1. For best results with earlier versions of iMIS, complete the upgrade to 15.2.1 before proceeding.

Note: The installer removes any existing files for unsupported products, which includes e-CM, e-CM 5.1 publishing service, e-Series, iBO for COM, iMIS Web View, and iMIS Public View (if installed).

  • 100/1000 Mbps network connection between database server host and all appservers and iMIS desktop clients
  • 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or compatible processor (64-bit processors must support Intel 64 or AMD64 architectures)
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • 3.2 GB of disk space for a full/custom install. 1.8 MB for Advanced Accounting Console install/upgrade (InstallShield might under-report disk space needed)
  • An additional 2 GB of disk space on the C: drive (for temp files). When upgrading, an additional amount of C: drive disk space on the database server that totals twice the size of your database
  • Application Server: additional disk space for publishing and indexing your contact files for search (for example, 275K contacts=1GB, 2M contacts=7.56GB).
  • Display with 1024x768 (XVGA) minimum resolution
  • Servers: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2012 and 2012 R2 Update (64-bit, Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter editions only)
  • Workstations: Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8.0 and 8.1, and Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit), installed as and set to run as Administrator, with non-Aero theme
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP1
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP4
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.5 (ASP.NET)
  • SQL Server 2008/2012/2014 Management, Client, and Backward Compatibility Client Tools
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5, 8.0, or 8.5
  • Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 8
  • Apache Lucene 4.1 Indexing and Search (included with install).
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.5 (ASP.NET)
  • Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Word 2010 SP2, and Word 2013 SP1 for Word integration
  • Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, and Excel 2013 SP1 for iMIS Analytics
  • Adobe Reader XI, installed on all servers and clients to print iMIS reports
  • (optional) ExpoCAD 7.4
  • Omnis 7 version 3.6.4 (included with install)
  • Internet Explorer 8-11 and Edge (native) for RiSE
  • Internet Explorer 8 (compatibility mode) for all non-RiSE .NET web applications
  • Internet Explorer 9-11 for iMIS Advanced Accounting Console client and remote Advanced Accounting Console
  • Firefox (most recent stable version, version 40 as of 11 Aug 2015) for RiSE, web views and remote Advanced Accounting Console
  • Chrome (most recent stable version, version 44 as of 21 Jul 2015) for RiSE and remote Advanced Accounting Console
  • Apple OS X 10.10 and IOS 8.1: native default browser, for RiSE
  • Google Android 5.1: native default browser, for RiSE
  • Reporting Services: SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS); or SQL Server 2012 and 2014 SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
  • Crystal Reports 9.0
  • Application Initialization
  • Web Deploy
  • PowerShell 3 or greater
  • Configure ANSI settings
  • IIS URL Rewrite module

Note: Optional products, such as Analytics, might have additional requirements. See the reference materials for these products to review any requirements or installation information.