This topic presents the Windows installation requirements.
When upgrading to Rational Synergy Release 7.1 for Windows:
- Ensure that you are using the most recent version of the Rational Synergy Installation Guide for Windows.
- When installing a Rational Synergy Main or Additional Windows Server, log on as a user who has administrative privileges for the local machine. If you are installing an Additional Windows Server, you must also have administrative privileges for the machine where the Main Windows Server is installed.
- If you are running Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), you must also run Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) and Domain Name Service (DNS).
- Ensure that the Rational Synergy Windows Server machine has a static IP address. It cannot obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.