System Requirements

System Requirements

Both the ADAM & SMART solutions are built on the FileMaker platform

Single User Systems

Operating Systems*
  • Windows 8.1 Standard Edition
  • Windows 8.1 Pro Edition
  • Windows 8 Standard Edition
  • Windows 8 Pro Edition
  • Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium*
  • OS X Yosemite v10.10
  • OS X Mavericks v10.9

*Version stated is the minimum requirement. FileMaker Pro may also work with later operating systems certified by FileMaker, Inc. Operating systems not listed in the table above have not been tested and are not supported.

Hardware Requirements

  Minimum Requirements Recommended Requirements
Windows
  • CPU:1 GHz or faster x86 or x64 processor
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • DVD drive for boxed product
  • CPU: 1 GHz or faster x86 or x64 processor
  • RAM: 2 GB or more
  • DVD drive for boxed product
Mac
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • DVD drive for boxed product
  • RAM: 4 GB or more
  • DVD drive for boxed product

Multi-User Networked Systems

The ADAM & SMART can run over a network as a “client-server” type system. You’ll need to install FileMaker Server software on your server. The databases and program itself will reside on the server. Each workstation will require one copy of FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Server installs as a service on the server. The client software installs as a desktop application on each workstation. The server will support up to 250 simultaneous users.

Volume pricing starts at 10 or more seats. The solution can also be installed on be installed on a Terminal Server or Citrix Server.

Server Requirements

  • Operating Systems*
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition with Update (see Microsoft KB 2919355)
  • Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition (See deprecated technologies†)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition
  • OS X Yosemite 10.10
  • OS X Mavericks 10.9
  • *Version stated is the minimum requirement. FileMaker Pro may also work with later operating systems certified by FileMaker, Inc. Operating systems not listed in the table above have not been tested and are not supported.

Hardware Requirements

A dedicated computer is recommended for FileMaker Server.

Database Server
Minimum Recommended
  • CPU: Dual Core
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Hard Drive: 80 GB or more, dependent on file size,
  • requires minimum 10 GB free space
  • CPU: 4-Core
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Hard Drive: 80 GB or more, dependent on file size,
  • requires minimum 10 GB free space

Additional Requirements & Information

Technology Requirements
Java
  • FileMaker Server 14 is currently certified to work with JRE 1.8.0_31. The minimum
  • required version of Java is JRE 1.8.0_31. Learn more
PHP
  • FileMaker Server 14 installs what you need to use PHP including the PHP engine,
  • the FileMaker API for PHP, and documentation. Use the latest version of PHP that
  • FileMaker, Inc. has certified.
  • Windows users need PHP 5.5.16
  • OS X 10.10 users need PHP 5.5.14
  • OS X 10.9 users need PHP 5.4.24
Admin Console
  • FileMaker Server Admin Console is accessed through a web browser from a machine that
  • has network access to FileMaker Server 14. Supported web browsers include:
  • Safari 7.x and Safari 8.x
  • Internet Explorer 10.x and 11.x
  • Chrome 38 or later
  • These versions are the minimum requirements. FileMaker Server Admin Console may
  • also work with later browser versions certified by FileMaker, Inc..
Supported ESS Data Sources
  • MS SQL Server 2008 R2
  • MS SQL Server 2012 SP1
  • MySQL 5.6 Community Edition (free)
  • Oracle 12c R1
  • Oracle 11g R2
Security

Supports AES-256 encryption of data at rest when the solution files are encrypted by FileMaker Pro 14 Advanced. Sharing, reading from, and writing to AES-256 encrypted files is supported by all products in the FileMaker 14 Platform.

Supports SSL with AES-256 encryption of data in transit when the solution files are hosted with FileMaker Server 14.

Supports third party Certificate Authority (CA) SSL certificates to prevent Man in the Middle (MitM) attacks when the solution files are hosted with FileMaker Server 14.