Select the programs to use and consider potential system configurations. The parentheses following each list item indicate the section that provides detailed explanation.

• Prerequisite programs for the asset management server
  Required
  
  • Types of OS to use, such as Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 (4.1.1(1))
  • Types of DBMS, such as Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle (4.1.1(1))
  • Version of the Web server to use (Microsoft Internet Information Services) (4.1.1(1))
  Optional
  
  • Whether to send notification by email (4.1.1(3))
  • Whether to use WSUS server (4.1.1(4))
  • Whether to use Active Directory to authenticate a user (4.1.1(9))
• Prerequisite programs for the client
  
  • Required Web browser (4.1.1(2))
• Asset Information Manager components
  
  • Types of components required (4.1.2)
  • Positioning of the asset management server and the asset management database (4.2.1)
• Linkage to other program products
  
  • Types of program products that can be linked (4.1.1, 4.1.3)