Release Information

Platform

500 MHz Pentium III PC

Memory

256 megabytes of RAM (minimum); 512 megabytes recommended.

Hard Disk Space

60 MB

This space should exist on a local disk drive rather than a network drive.

Operating System

Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter server) with Service Pack 4

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)Microsoft Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter server) with Service Pack 4

Windows XP (32 or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2003 (32 or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 (32 or 64-bit)

Windows Vista (32 or 64-bit)

Additional Software

SQL Server 2000 Client Tools

Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or later

Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)

Other Requirements

CD-ROM drive or Internet connection (required for installation only).

A monitor capable of supporting a resolution of 1024x768 or greater.

Mouse

Platform

1GHz Pentium 4 PC

Memory

1 GB RAM minimum (2 GB recommended)

Hard Disk Space

16 GB. This includes disk space for history.

Operating System

Windows XP (32 and 64-bit) with Service Pack 2 or later

Windows Server 2003 (32 and 64-bit) 

Windows Server 2008 (32 and 64-bit)

Additional Software

.NET 2.0 or later must be installed on the Diagnostic Server machine

SQL Server Client Tools

SQL Server Management Tools

To use the Session Trace and SQL Analysis functionality in Spotlight on SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 servers, you must install the SQL Server 2005 Management Tools.