Before you Install

System Requirements to Operate M3

M3 Client/Server System Requirements

	Minimum	Recommended
Server	Windows 2003	Windows 2003 or Later
	Pentium 4 1.3 GHz	Xeon or Opteron dual core
	1 GB RAM	2 GB RAM
	400 MB hard disk space (free)	1 GB hard disk space (free)
	TCP/IP Enabled	TCP/IP Enabled
	MS Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox 3 or later	MS Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox 3 or later
	CD-ROM drive (Installation only)	CD-ROM drive

Workstation	Windows 2000	Windows XP or later
	Pentium III at 1 GHz	Modern Intel or AMD proc at 2GHz
	128 MB RAM	128 MB RAM
	800 x 600 Resolution	800 x 600 Resolution
	Ink Jet Printer with postscript support	Laser Printer with postscript support
	TCP/IP Installed	TCP/IP Installed
	MS Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox 3 or later	MS Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox 3 or later

Installation Configuration Options

Before installing the M3 Library Automation System, decide which of the following two installation configuration options best suits your library situation.

• Option I – Install your databases onto your server and then install the M3 core client modules (Circulation, OPAC, and so on) onto the hard disks of the individual workstations. For maximum performance, this is the pre- ferred option.

• Option II – Install your databases and the M3 core client modules onto your server, then run the Workstation Setup utility at each M3 workstation to enable access to the core modules installed on the server. For performance purposes, only consider this option with a high-speed network protocol.

NOTE: The Workstation Setup places the necessary

.dll and .ocx files onto the workstations. It does not

install the client modules onto the individual workstation

hard disks.

General Installation Steps

Installing the M3 system involves multiple steps, whether installing the M3 system for the first time or installing an M3 update CD. As an overview, the order of the process is described here. Each procedure is covered in detail in upcoming sections

Install the M3 Server files. The server files can only be installed onto your server. The folder containing these files resides on the M3 CD.
Install the program files for the M3 core client modules (Circulation, OPAC, and so on). These client modules can be installed onto individual workstation hard disks (Option I in the previous section) or onto the server site (Option II in the previous section). The folder containing these program files resides on the M3 CD.

If you selected Option II in the previous step, run the Workstation Setup procedure at each workstation that requires access to the M3 core client modules. After installing the client modules, the Workstation Setup can be found in the M3 folder on the server

(the default path is C:\Program Files\Mandarin M3\Workstation Setup).