System Requirements

Before you install Topobase make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements. See the following tables for hardware and software requirements for each Topobase component.

and Administrator Hardware and Software Requirements
Hardware/Software	Requirement	Notes
Operating system	Windows^® XP Professional 32 bit, Service Pack 2 or later Windows^® XP Professional 64 bit, Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate 32 bit, Service Pack 1 or later Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate 64 bit, Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows 7, Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional 32 bit Microsoft Windows 7, Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional 64 bit	It is recommended that non-English language versions of Autodesk Topobase 2011 be installed on an operating system with a user interface language that matches the code page of the Autodesk Topobase 2011 language. A code page provides support for character sets used in different languages. Although Topobase core functionality has been tested and verified on Microsoft Windows 7, Oracle Client is not officially supported on Microsoft Windows 7. Since Topobase Client requires Oracle Client to be installed on the same machine, Topobase users of Microsoft Windows 7 should note this fact. .Net Framework 3.0 SP1 is required for Wastewater Import; however, .Net 2.0 SP1 and .Net 3.0 SP1 canot run on Windows Vista (32 bit and 64bit). To run Wastewater Import on Vista, install Vista SP1 before you install .Net Framework 3.0 SP1.
Web browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later	You cannot install Autodesk Topobase 2011 if Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later is not installed on the installation workstation. You can download Internet Explorer from the Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
CPU Type	Windows XP:Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology Windows Vista or Windows 7:Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology
Memory	32 bit operating systems: 2 GB 64 bit operating systems: 4 GB
Graphics card	1280 x 1024 32-bit color (True Color) 128 MB or greater	Requires a Windows-supported display adapter. For graphic cards that support Hardware Acceleration, DirectX 9.0c, or better, must be installed. Installing from the Installation Wizard does not install DirectX 9.0c, or later. Manual installation of DirectX is required, in this circumstance, for Hardware Acceleration to be configured.
Hard disk	8 GB Free Disk Space
Pointing device	Mouse, trackball, or other device
DVD Drive	Any speed (for installation only)
Optional hardware	Open GL®-compatible 3D video card Printer or plotter Digitizer Modem or access to an Internet connection Network interface card

The following requirements are for the Topobase Database Server:

Autodesk Topobase 2011 Database Server Hardware and Software Requirements
Hardware/Software	Requirement	Notes
Operating system	Any operating system for which Oracle Enterprise Edition 10.2.x or greater and Oracle Spatial are certified.	It is recommended that non-English language versions of Autodesk Topobase 2011 be installed on an operating system with a user interface language that matches the code page of the Autodesk Topobase 2011 language. A code page provides support for character sets used in different languages.
Database Specifications	Oracle Standard Edition 10.2.x or greater or Oracle 10g or 11g Standard One, Standard, or Enterprise	Oracle Enterprise 11g (11.1.0.7) is required to support jobs and long transactions. Oracle 11g and Spatial are required to support 3D. Oracle is not currently certified on Windows 7.
Processor	Windows XP: Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology Windows Vista: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology
RAM	2 GB (depending on size of database)
Hard disk	20 GB free disk space (depending on size of database)
DVD Drive	Any speed (for installation only)

The following requirements are for Topobase Web:

Autodesk Topobase 2011 Web Hardware and Software Requirements
Hardware/Software	Requirement	Notes
Operating system	Microsoft Windows^® Server 2003, R2, 32 bit, Service Pack 1 or later Microsoft Windows^® Server 2003, R2, 64 bit, Service Pack 1 or later With Microsoft IIS 6.0 Microsoft Windows^® Server 2008, 32 bit, Service Pack 1 or later Microsoft Windows^® Server 2008, 64 bit, Service Pack 1 or later With Microsoft IIS 7.0	It is recommended that non-English language versions of Topobase be installed on an operating system with a user interface language that matches the code page of the Topobase language. A code page provides support for character sets used in different languages.
Web browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Google Chrome 3.0	You cannot install Topobase if Microsoft Internet Explorer is not installed on the installation workstation. You can download Internet Explorer from the Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ You must enable JavaScript and disable the pop-up window blocker.
Processor	Windows XP:Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology Windows Vista:Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology
RAM	32 bit operating systems: 2 GB 64 bit operating systems: 4 GB
Hard disk	10 GB Free Disk Space
Pointing device	Mouse, trackball, or other device
DVD Drive	Any speed (for installation only)
Other Software	Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)