Planning for installation

Before you install or upgrade RICOH ProcessDirector, you must do these planning tasks:

  • Obtain required hardware.
  • Determine your database configuration.
  • Install required software.
  • Install optional software.

You can use the checklist in Installation planning checklist and the Task checklists at the beginning of each chapter to help you keep track of the planning tasks you have completed.

    Note:
  • Your software installs in trial mode. The trial license expires after 60 days. For more information about obtaining and installing license keys, see Downloading and installing license keys.

When you finish preparing your computers, continue with the appropriate section:

In this section:

  1. Task checklist
  2. Hardware requirements
    The computer or computers that you install the RICOH ProcessDirector base product on must meet minimum requirements. If you install RICOH ProcessDirector features on the same computer, it might need more memory, storage space, CPU, or network bandwidth.
  3. Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security support
    RICOH ProcessDirector provides support for the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, so you can protect the print data in the system.
  4. Considerations for virtual and cloud environments
    RICOH ProcessDirector can be installed in virtual environments, such as those provided with VMware, or cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services.
  5. Installing required software
  6. Running the prerequisite checker
    Use the prerequisite checker to verify that your system is ready to install RICOH ProcessDirector.
  7. Planning for optional software
Parent topic: Planning and Installing RICOH ProcessDirector