Operating system

Supported Microsoft Windows platforms:

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (64-bit).

You must install on an English (United States) or Japanese operating system.

For the recommended patches for Windows operating systems, see Windows patch recommendations for the InForm software.

Web server

Microsoft Internet Information Server 8.5 (IIS 8.5).

Note: The IIS configuration must include the following:

• The DefaultAppPool Managed Pipeline Mode is set to Integrated.
• IIS 6.0 Compatibility is Enabled.

  Note: ASP.NET must be installed as a separate operating system component before you install the InForm software.

  For more information, see Roles and features for the InForm application server.

Database Client

Supported Oracle versions:

Oracle Database Client 12.1.0.2 (64-bit)

Note: The InForm 6.3.1 application server was validated using Oracle Enterprise Edition 12.1.0.2.

For details on required components and patchsets, see Oracle client component and patch requirements for the InForm application server.

Other

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.

  Note: You must install .NET Framework before you install the database client.

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (64-bit).
• The following services must be installed, enabled, and running as part of the Windows 2012 Application Server role:
  • COM+ Event System.
  • COM+ System Application.
  • Distributed Transaction Coordinator.
• Configured SMTP server.

  Note: The SMTP server sends email notifications from the study server. These emails send Password Reset notifications and links to report outputs from the Reporting and Analysis module. For these features to work as expected, you must configure the SMTP server to use the default mail folder locations.