BlueCielo Explorer

The BlueCielo Explorer versions listed in the following table are supported by the Meridian Enterprise versions indicated.

BlueCielo Explorer includes support for the AutoVue Client/Server versions listed in Oracle AutoVue. Select a supported combination of versions of Meridian Explorer or Meridian Enterprise Server with Meridian Enterprise if you expect to deploy them with a shared installation of AutoVue Client/Server. For information on file formats supported by the viewer, see the Oracle web site.

Unless otherwise specified, the following operating systems are supported on the Meridian Enterprise Server server computer with the following limitations.

• Windows Server Core Edition is not supported.
• BlueCielo ECM Solutions does not support any unlisted or Home edition of Windows as a valid business system.
• BlueCielo ECM Solutions does not support any Windows version without at least the first available service pack installed.
• Listed versions apply to both the 32-bit and 64-bit editions.
• Some third-party applications that are used for rendering are not compatible with all operating systems that Publisher is compatible with. When installed together with Meridian Explorer, we recommend that Publisher be installed on a dedicated computer running a version of Windows that is compatible with the third-party application and that Explorer be installed on a computer running Windows Server. For example, AutoCAD is not compatible with Windows Server. Therefore, we recommend that Publisher and AutoCAD be installed on a computer running a supported workstation operating system and that Explorer be installed on a separate computer running a supported server operating system.
• The workstation operating system variants are supported as Explorer server platforms for demonstration and evaluation purposes only. In a production environment, a server operating system must be used.
• While BlueCielo does not perform quality assurance testing with all virtualization systems (even those listed below) or all combinations of host and guest operating systems, running Meridian Enterprise software on any server or desktop virtualization technology is supported under the following conditions.
• The latest service pack and updates must be installed.

Supported operating systems

Operating System	BlueCielo Explorer
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 without SP
Windows XP Professional with or without SP
VMware Workstation1
VMware ESX Server1

1. Running the Meridian server software with VMware is conditionally supported for all versions of VMware including VMware ESX.
   
   Virtualization technologies are designed to be transparent to the software that they host and not require any specific special effort from the software vendors for their use. Testing by BlueCielo has found that while this is largely true, systems deployed in a virtualized environment might have issues related to performance and communication with peripheral devices, other hardware components, networking, and security. BlueCielo will not take responsibility or provide support for such issues, unless it is proven that such issues are not caused by the use of virtualization software. Note that general comments, warnings and conditions associated with the use of virtualization applications are documented in our knowledgebase.
2. Although there are no known issues, supported only for existing installations.

The following database management systems are supported by the BlueCielo Explorer versions indicated.

Notes

• The Express editions of SQL Server are supported for evaluation, development, and demonstration purposes only. BlueCielo does not test the Express editions for compatibility, performance, stability, or scalability. In a production environment, the Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter edition of SQL Server must be used.
• The Full Text Search component is not installed by default, but recommended. The Full Text Search component is only included in SQL Server Express with Advanced Services.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 provides a FILESTREAM feature for higher performance that we recommend and is enabled by default during repository creation. Before using this feature, we strongly recommend that you fully understand the advantages, limitations, and implications of the feature by studying the Microsoft SQL Server documentation. For an overview, see Designing and Implementing FILESTREAM Storage on Microsoft TechNet.
• Case-sensitive collation is not supported.

Notes

• Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) is supported.
• We assume that non-Windows versions of Oracle are compatible with the Windows versions (from Meridian Enterprise’s point of view). BlueCielo supports non-Windows configurations, but does not test them. For more information on testing and supporting non-Windows versions, contact BlueCielo Technical Support.
• The Oracle Text component is not installed by default, but is required for the Meridian Explorer full-text search feature.

The following table lists the web browsers that are supported by the BlueCielo Explorer client application.

Notes

1. Supported only with the site added to the Compatibility View list.
2. Document content viewing is only supported with AutoVue Client/Server. Batch file transfer requires a BlueCielo ActiveX control that is only supported by Internet Explorer.
3. The Apple iPad is supported by a dedicated Meridian Explorer website that can be created by a system administrator. Devices running iOS 7 & 8 are supported.

The following languages are supported by the BlueCielo Explorer client application user interface.