Kofax Front-Office Server 3.0 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
How to Use This Guide ................................................................................................................................7
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................7
Related Documentation ........................................................................................................................7
Training ...................................................................................................................................................8
Technical Support ..................................................................................................................................8
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................9
Types of Kofax Front-Office Server Configurations .........................................................................9
Scaling and High Availability Options ......................................................................................................9
Load Balancing with IIS Components for Kofax Front-Office Server .........................................10
Adding Kofax Front-Office Server Nodes ................................................................................11
Scaling the IIS Servers .........................................................................................................................11
Specifying the ProxyServer Value .............................................................................................12
Removing the Kofax IIS Components .......................................................................................12
Adding Kofax Front-Office Server Nodes to an IIS Cluster ...................................................12
Removing Kofax Front-Office Server Nodes from an IIS Cluster .........................................14
Load Balancing with Microsoft NLB ................................................................................................14
NLB Using VM Images ................................................................................................................15
Specifying the ProxyServer Value .............................................................................................15
Adding Kofax Front-Office Server Nodes to an NLB Cluster ...............................................16
Removing Kofax Front-Office Server Nodes from an NLB Cluster .....................................16
System Requirements .................................................................................................................................16
Server Requirements ...........................................................................................................................16
Supported Operating Systems ....................................................................................................16
Certified VMWare Configurations ............................................................................................17
Supported Databases for the Enterprise Configuration .........................................................17
Support for User Account Control (UAC) ................................................................................18
Minimum Hardware Requirements ..........................................................................................18
Hard Drive Space Requirements ................................................................................................18
Host Name .....................................................................................................................................18
Port Configuration .......................................................................................................................19
Client Requirements ............................................................................................................................19
Monitor Display Resolution ........................................................................................................19
Certified Web Browsers ...............................................................................................................19
Adobe Reader Requirement .......................................................................................................19
Preparing for New Installations ...............................................................................................................19
Log On Requirements .........................................................................................................................19
Network Configuration Requirements ............................................................................................20
Installing on a Local Drive .................................................................................................................20
Requirement for Free Hard Drive Space ..........................................................................................20