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Installation Process

This section provides the steps required to successfully install PowerMedia XMS. There are two installation methods available:

ISO Method
RPM Method (used for a CentOS or RHEL installation)

System Requirements

Regardless of the installation method used, the recommended minimum and recommended system requirements are as follows:

Item	Requirement
Hardware	Intel Architecture-based server
Operating System	Note: 32-bit operating systems are not supported. Community ENTerprise Operating System (CentOS) 6.2 or higher (provided with the installation) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.2 or higher Note: The perl-core-5.10.1-xxxxx.x86_64.rpm is required if using the RPM Method.
Processor	Minimum: Intel Xeon E5420 Quad-Core (2.50 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, 80W) Recommended: Intel Xeon X5650 Dual Hex-Core (2.66 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) or better for performance systems
Ethernet	Dual 1000Base-TX (RJ-45)
Memory	Minimum: 4 GB RAM Recommended: 8 GB RAM or higher
Storage	60 GB HDD
Note: The recommended server configuration is applicable for higher density audio solutions of 1500 or greater sessions, video transcoding solutions, or solutions utilizing virtualization.

Supported Web Browsers

The following web browsers are supported:

Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Internet Explorer
Safari

Note: If you download the PowerMedia XMS RPM distribution file (dialogic_xms_x.x.xxx.tgz) from the web server using Internet Explorer, the distribution file will be renamed with a .gz extension when downloaded. The file should be renamed back to a .tgz extension so that the PowerMedia XMS Web GUI upgrade process can recognize the file.