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Configuring a file server
This section describes how to set up a file server. The file server is a PC used to host the
generator system and resource files to be shared by networked generators. To configure
the file server, you must install FTP server software on it, create an FTP directory (site),
and copy the 882 system and resource files into the FTP directory.
File server specifications
The minimum configuration for the file server should be as follows:
• Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system
• Pentium-based processor (for example, Pentium 4)
• 256 MB SDRAM
• 20 MB of free disk space
Note: If you will be using the Software Development Kit and gcc compiler to create
custom images, an additional 100 MB of free disk space is required.
• Ethernet card and a connection to the corporate LAN
• CD-ROM drive (for loading the 882 system and resource files and documentation from
the ResourceCD)
• Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or later
Installing an FTP server
Setting up an FTP server on the file server is necessary if you want the generators to boot
from the file server or if you want to store files on the server that you can access from the
generator in the Browse mode. Any standard FTP server program, such as Microsoft FTP
Server, can be used. Microsoft FTP Server operates with Microsoft Internet Information
Services; therefore, both must be installed on the server PC.