Monitoring Server software prerequisites
Updated: 2010-03-11
Either Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services must be installed in order to successfully install and use Monitoring Server. Monitoring Server supports Excel Services as a report type and data source, but is supported only with Office SharePoint Server 2007 installed instead of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. To review the difference between these SharePoint Products and Technologies, see Which SharePoint technology is right for you.
The terms "Windows SharePoint Services" and "SharePoint Services" are used collectively in PerformancePoint Server documentation to refer to Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Important
Office Web Components are not supported on PerformancePoint Server 64-bit deployments. These components are 32-bit only and are not compatible with the 64-bit implementation of PerformancePoint Server even though these components may run on a 64-bit computer when 32-bit Internet Explorer hosts the Office Web Components. This is a known issue and is not supported.
Important
PerformancePoint Monitoring Server supports 32-bit and 64-bit operating system environments. The following are the supported Monitoring Server and operating system combinations. All other combinations are not recommended and are unsupported.
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32-bit PerformancePoint Monitoring Server on 32-bit operating systems
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64-bit PerformancePoint Monitoring Server on 64-bit operating systems
Tip
Following are essential questions and answers about using Strategy Maps and reports with PerformancePoint Monitoring Server and clients.
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Is Microsoft Visio Viewer needed to view Strategy Maps rendered as an image in a PerformancePoint dashboard when installed on the SharePoint Server? Strategy Maps rendered as images do not require the Visio Viewer redistributable control.
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Is it possible to view a Strategy Map rendered as a Visio chart in a PerformancePoint dashboard with Microsoft Visio Viewer installed on the SharePoint Server? No, Visio Viewer must be installed on the PerformancePoint client computer for Strategy Maps rendered as Visio drawings.
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Is Microsoft Visio Viewer needed to view Strategy Maps rendered as an image in a PerformancePoint dashboard when installed on the client computer? Strategy Maps rendered as images do not require Visio Viewer.
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Can you use Microsoft Visio Viewer to view a Strategy Map rendered as a Visio chart in a PerformancePoint dashboard when installed on the client computer? Yes.
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Is a full installation of Microsoft Office Visio required for using Strategy Maps in PerformancePoint Server? For information workers using a PerformancePoint client computer, the full version of Visio is only required for authoring Strategy Maps, not for consuming them from published dashboards. The full version of Office Visio is required on the PerformancePoint Server for rendering Strategy Maps as images.
Clients
| Product | Supported operating system | Additional requirements | Supported browsers |
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PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer |
Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and R2), 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP (excluding XPe), SP2 Microsoft Vista® (Business, Business N, Enterprise) 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit |
ADOMD.NET 9.0 MSXML 6.0 + updates SQL Server 2005 SP2 Analysis Services server OLE DB 9.0 Provider + Cumulative Update 9.00.3186 (kb939537) SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services server Service Pack 4 - Build 2174 for Client Systems (to use SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services server as a data source) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Report Viewer for SQL Server 2005, 2005 SP1, or SQL Server 2008 depending on your configuration Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007 or Visio 2010 for creating Strategy Map reports |
Not applicable |
PerformancePoint Add-in for Report Designer |
Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and R2), 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP (excluding XPe), SP2 Microsoft Vista® (Business, Business N, Enterprise) 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit |
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005 with SQL Server 2005 SP2 Report Designer The Report Designer component can be found on the SQL Server 2005 CD by installing Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) |
Not applicable |
PerformancePoint Dashboard Client |
Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and R2), 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP (excluding XPe), SP2 Microsoft Vista® (Business, Business N, Enterprise) 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit |
Viso Viewer 2007 or Visio Viewer 2010 for viewing Strategy Map reports |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 Note If you use Internet Explorer 8 with PerformancePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 3, then you must set a security option in your browser. You must set the Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints option as Enabled. See To enable security options in Internet Explorer 8 for more information. |
Server and services
| Product | Supported operating systems | Additional requirements | Supported browsers |
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PerformancePoint Monitoring Server Configuration Manager |
Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and R2), 32-bit and 64-bit |
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 SQL Native Client 9.0 SP2 |
Not applicable |
PerformancePoint Monitoring Server |
Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and R2), 32-bit and 64-bit |
Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 (XP) 6.0, or IIS 7.0 with IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility, and IIS 6.0 Isolation Mode Install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 first, and then Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 SQL Server 2005 Analysis Management Objects 9.0 SP2 SQL Server 2005 Native Client 9.0 SP2 SQL ADOMD.NET 9.0 MSXML6.msi + updates SQL Server 2005 SP2 Analysis Services OLE DB 9.0 Provider + Cumulative Update 9.00.3186 (kb939537) SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Service Pack 4 — Build 2174 for Client Systems (to use SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services as a data source) Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007 or Office Visio 2010 required for rendering Strategy Maps |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 Note If you use Internet Explorer 8 with PerformancePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 3 then you must set a security option in your browser. You must set the Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints option as Enabled. See To enable security options in Internet Explorer 8 for more information. |
PerformancePoint Dashboard Server Web Part for Windows SharePoint Services |
Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and R2), 32-bit and 64-bit |
Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, or IIS 7.0 with IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility, IIS 6.0 Isolation Mode Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (SP1 for Windows Server 2008) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 SQL Server 2005 Analysis Management Objects 9.0 SP2 SQL Server 2005 Native Client 9.0 SP2 SQL ADOMD.NET 9.0 MSXML6.msi + updates SQL Server 2005 SP2 Analysis Services OLE DB 9.0 Provider + Cumulative Update 9.00.3186 (kb939537) SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Service Pack 4 — Build 2174 for Client Systems (to use SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services as a data source) |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 Note If you use Internet Explorer 8 with PerformancePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 3 then you must set a security option in your browser. You must set the Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints option as Enabled. See To enable security options in Internet Explorer 8 for more information. |
PerformancePoint Scorecard Viewer for Reporting Services |
Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and R2), 32-bit and 64-bit |
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Monitoring Server 2007 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 Reporting Services Server |
Not applicable |
PerformancePoint Monitoring System database |
Windows Server 2008, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and R2), 32-bit and 64-bit |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 Standard Edition + Cumulative Update 9.00.3186 (kb939537) |
Not applicable |
To enable security options in Internet Explorer 8
Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
Click the Security tab.
Click the Internet icon.
In the Security level for this zone section, click Custom level.
Find Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints and click Enabled.
When you are finished making changes to the security settings, click OK.
Microsoft ProClarity Analytics Server
The hardware and software prerequisites for ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 Service Pack 3 is provided with the PerformancePoint Monitoring Server prerequisites for ease of use for customers.
The Microsoft ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 Service Pack 3 (SP3) is a cumulative patch release that includes all fixes made to ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 and ProClarity Professional 6.3 since the General Availability (GA) release of these products.
Note
This service pack is not a full product build. Before you can install this service pack, you must install the full products, ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 and ProClarity Desktop Professional (Build 6.3.129.200). Similarly, before installing a localized version of this service pack, you must install the corresponding, full-version ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 language pack. For more information, see the ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 SP3 Readme file.
| Product | Hardware Requirements | Supported Operating Systems | Software Requirements | Supported browser |
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ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3, including ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 languages packs |
Minimum: Pentium-class processor 512 MB RAMRecommended: Server-class processor 4 GB RAMHard-drive requirements: 60 MB free space on hard drive (C:)Minimum color depth: 32-bit |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2), 32-bit or 32-bit on x64Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP2), 32-bit or 32-bit on x64Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 32-bit or 32-bit on x64 |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 or IIS 7.0Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services with Service Pack 3 (SP3), Standard or Enterprise OR Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Standard or EnterpriseInstalled with product:
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Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0 or IE 8.0 |
Important
ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 notes
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To deploy ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 on Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x64), you must grant the installation account permissions to configure the IIS metabase.
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To deploy ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 SP3 on Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x64), you must first install the Visual C++ Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package ATL Security Update. See also the Microsoft Support Article 973544
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Some additional configuration is required to install ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 on either Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
For more details and step-by-step instructions, see ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 SP3 Readme
| Product | Hardware Requirements | Supported Operating Systems | Software Requirements | Supported browser |
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Analytics Server 6.3 database and ProClarity Administration Tool 6.3 (if installed separately, not with ProClarity Analytics Server) |
Pentium-class processor 128 MB RAM |
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3) (excluding Windows XPe) Microsoft Windows Vista (Business, Business N, or Enterprise) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) 32-bit, 32-bit on x64 (excluding Vista Starter) Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services with SP3, Standard or EnterpriseORMicrosoft SQL Server 2008, Standard or Enterprise |
NA |
ProClarity Web Standard 6.3 |
Pentium-class processor 128 MB RAM |
Windows XP SP3 (excluding XPe) Windows Vista (Business, Business N, or Enterprise) SP2 32-bit, 32-bit on x64 (excluding Vista Starter) Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate |
Required for ProClarity Web Standard Export to Excel feature:
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IE 7.0 or IE 8.0 |
ProClarity Professional 6.3 |
Pentium-class processor 512 MB RAM |
Windows XP SP3 Windows Server 2003 SP2 Windows Vista (Business, Business N, or Enterprise) SP2 32-bit, 32-bit on x64 (excluding Vista Starter) Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate Note If you are installing ProClarity Professional 6.3 on Windows Vista, you must first install MSXML 6.0 and Windows Installer 3.1 v2. |
For ProClarity Professional Export to Outlook, Export To Excel, and Export to PowerPoint features:
Installed with product:
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ProClarity Dashboard Server 6.3 |
See ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 requirements, listed earlier. |
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The ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 SP3 release does not include fixes for ProClarity Dashboard Server 6.3. For the latest ProClarity Dashboard Server 6.3 fixes, install ProClarity Dashboard Server 6.3 SP2. |
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ProClarity SharePoint Viewer 6.3 |
ProClarity SharePoint Viewer 6.3 supports Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1. See: The 2007 Microsoft Office Server Service Pack 1 (SP1) For additional information, see the Microsoft Support article 934074: Frequently asked questions about interoperability between ProClarity products and Microsoft SharePoint products |
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Service Pack 3 for ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 does not include fixes for ProClarity SharePoint Viewer 6.3. The latest version of SharePoint Viewer 6.3 is available on the Microsoft Download Center. |
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