System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Tasktop Sync is supported on the following operating systems and versions. Versions tested by Tasktop are indicated below.

• 32-bit or 64-bit Windows; Windows Server 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016 or 2019 are recommended.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 or 8; GTK3 and X Windows are required.
  • To force GTK3, add the following to the TasktopSync.ini file before -vmargs:
    --launcher.GTK_version 
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• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12, 15; GTK3 and X Windows are required.

  • To force GTK3, add the following to the TasktopSync.ini file before -vmargs:
    --launcher.GTK_version
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Java Runtime Environment

Tasktop Sync is packaged with a JRE and there is no need to install a JRE separately. Tasktop Sync uses Oracle JRE.

Networking

Tasktop Sync requires an IPv6 or IPv4 network to access target ALM repositories. Access to some repositories is limited to IPv4, so please check the Tasktop Sync documentation specific to the repositories to be synchronized prior to configuring the network.

Tasktop Sync should be located on the same network (or very nearby) to the target ALM repositories in order to minimize latency between servers. Recommended network throughput is 100Mbps with a latency of less than 50ms. When synchronizing large attachments (i.e., sizes > 20MB) greater throughput may be desired.

Hardware Sizing for Deployment Scenarios

The following hardware is recommended for three example Tasktop Sync deployment scenarios.

Disk space is primarily used for caching and storing transient data that can be used to enhance the synchronization process. The amount of disk space needed is proportional to the size of the collection of artifacts that are being synchronized.

Processor sizes below are based on the equivalent to a 2007 Opteron or 2007 Xeon processor.