K2 blackpearl Product Documentation: Installation and Configuration Guide
Software Prerequisites

Software Prerequisites

The information below describes all the software requirements for a K2 installation. For specific version details (e.g. CRM 2015 RTM and Online) see the K2 blackpearl Support Matrix.

Please note that Setup Manager needs .NET Framework 4.5 to execute while K2 Studio and K2 for Visual Studio components require .NET Framework 4 and the K2 Server and K2 Workspace require .NET Framework 4.5.

SharePoint 2013 integration requires the SharePoint Server 2013 Client Components SDK. System requirements and more information can be found on Microsoft's SharePoint Server 2013 Client Components SDK page.

Server Component Operating system

K2 Server

K2 Databases

K2 Reporting Services

K2 for SharePoint

  • * ** Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise SP2 or Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, RTM and SP1 or Windows Server 2012

 

If the K2 for SharePoint 2013 component is to be installed (i.e. in a SharePoint 2013 environment), the minimum operating system requirement is the 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) (see Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013)

K2 Workspace

  • * ** Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise SP2 or Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP1 or Windows Server 2012

K2 for Visual Studio

K2 Studio

These two components may be installed on ANY of the operating systems listed.

  • * ** Windows Vista SP1 or SP2 or Windows 7 RTM or SP1 or Microsoft Windows 8 (Windows 8 / Pro / Enterprise)

* Latest security patches
** See the topic 32-bit and 64-bit support in the Prerequisites - Hardware section.

Server Component Windows Components

K2 Server

  • Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Services
    • Message Queuing Server
    • Directory Service Integration
  • A User Manager: The default User Manager is Active Directory (AD), but a custom user manager may be configured for use with K2 blackpearl
  • Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)
  • IPv4 (IPv6 can exist, but IPv4 must also be configured)

K2 Reporting Services

K2 for SharePoint

K2 Workspace

  • IIS 7.0 with IIS 6.0 Compatibility or IIS 7.0 Management Tools or IIS 8 Manager
  • Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)
  • IPv4 (IPv6 can exist, but IPv4 must also be configured)
  • ASP.NET
  • Windows Authentication Role Services

K2 Database

  • Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)
  • IPv4 (IPv6 can exist, but IPv4 must also be configured)

K2 for Visual Studio

K2 Studio

  • No Windows components
Server Component Additional Software

K2 Server

Note: Windows Support Tools is a prerequisite if the installer is to automatically set the SPNs during the installation of K2 blackpearl. Otherwise, the Windows Support Tool is regarded as optional software.

K2 Database

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-za/download/details.aspx?id=30653
  • SQL Azure (minimum requirement Service Tier S3) or Microsoft SQL Server 2014 RTM or Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express, Standard, BI, Enterprise or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express, Standard, Enterprise SP3 or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1

K2 Workspace

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653

* IISReset or reboot is recommended after installation

K2 Studio

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5

    For more information on .NET framework and K2, please see the topic: .NET Technologies

  • Active Directory Server (Windows 2000 Functional Level or greater).
    The default User Manager is Active Directory (AD), but a custom user manager may be configured for use with K2 blackpearl.
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP3 (required for Exchange Wizard) or Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Tools SP3 or Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP1, SP2 or SP3
  • Windows Powershell 3.0 or later (get it at the Microsoft Download Center.)
  • If you want to integrate with CRM 4, download and install the CRM 4 SDK prior to starting the K2 Setup Manager. (Note that the CRM 4 SDK Assemblies must be added to the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) of the K2 server)
    CRM 4 SDK: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=82e632a7-faf9-41e0-8ec1-a2662aae9dfb&displaylang=en
  • If you want to integrate with CRM 2011, 2013 or 2015, the K2 Setup Manager will automatically install the required SDK and redistributables.
  • OpenXML SDK 2.0 Redistributable (required for Inline Functions)
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb265236.aspx
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 SP3
    • Excel Web and Calculation Services
    • Trusted file locations for Excel spreadsheets 
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 RTM or SP1
  • Excel Services Application (only available in SharePoint 2010 Enterprise and MOSS 2007) with Trusted file locations for Excel spreadsheets 
  • Either Visual Studio 2012/2013 or Visual Studio 2010 Web Deployment Projects is required to deploy projects in K2 Studio (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25163)

Windows SDK v7.0A is required when the 'Generate ASP Pages' option is used. This is installed and configured when Visual Studio 2010 or 2012 is installed.

K2 for SharePoint

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=BB196D5D-76C2-4A0E-9458-267D22B6AAC6&displaylang=en

K2 for Visual Studio

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5:

For more information on .NET framework and K2, please see the topic: .NET Technologies

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2010-2013 (Professional / Premium / Ultimate) with or without Sp1
  • A User Manager:

Active Directory Server (Windows 2000 Functional Level or greater).
The default User Manager is Active Directory (AD), but a custom user manager may be configured for use with K2 blackpearl.

  • OpenXML SDK 2.0 Redistributable (required for Inline Functions)
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb265236.aspx
  • Excel Web and Calculation Services
      with
    Trusted file locations for Excel spreadsheets or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
      and
    Excel Services Application (only available in SharePoint 2010 Enterprise and MOSS 2007)
      with
    Trusted file locations for Excel spreadsheets 

K2 for Reporting Services

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Reporting Services or Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
  • Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008 SP1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=BB196D5D-76C2-4A0E-9458-267D22B6AAC6&displaylang=en

NOTE:
K2 Reports Runtime – requires Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008 SP1
K2 SSRS Service Broker – requires Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2005 SP1

See Also

 

 


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