IT:AD:Definition:System Requirements

System Requirements (SR) define the hardware required to run the software.

[SRX:8r6ci:MUST] The operating system, and its minimum version must be defined.
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Other features of a CPU influence its speed and power, but bus speed, cache, and MIPS are often ignored.
[SPX:8r6ck:MUST] Define the minimum RAM required.
- Define this only aftering considering the needs of the OS, required service processes, the application.
[SPX:8r6cl:MUST] Define the minimum hard drive space required, and it's minimum technical specifications.
- Define this after considering what is needed for optional OS swap files, several parallel installations of the software (allowing reverting to previous versions), storage, log files, etc.
[SPX:8r6cm:MUST] If the software requires specific hardware, specify it.
- Consider network cards, graphics cards, screens, cd-roms, keyboards, pointing devices, etc.
[SPX:8r6cn:MUST] Define any specific drivers and/or software services that are required to be installed
- Consider drivers,
[SPX:8r6co:MUST] Define minimal constraints for clients/user-agents.
- An example would be defining the minimum browser version.