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Description

CheckIEHardware is a command line tool which helps to determine whether a computer system is suitable for running Imaging Engine.

It checks the details of the computer's hardware and operating system. If the hardware is suitable to run Imaging Engine, it reports this and proposes the most suitable Imaging Engine configuration for that system. If the system is not suitable, it will identify where the system falls below the recommended levels.

It is recommended to run CheckIEHardware before Imaging Engine is installed, to check whether it will be necessary to upgrade the hardware or the operating system in order to run Imaging Engine.

CheckIEHardware is a single 32-bit command-line application that runs under Windows. No additional parameters are needed to run the utility.

How to get CheckIEHardware

You can click the link given below to download it:

CheckIEHardware_14A5.exe

CheckIEHardware_160.exe

How to run CheckIEHardware

After downloading the tool, you can run it simply by navigating to the download folder and double clicking the tool.

Alternatively, you can run it from a Command Prompt window:

  1. Open the Windows Start menu, click in the Search Programs and Files field, type cmd and press Enter. A command window will appear.
  2. Navigate to the folder into which you downloaded CheckIEHardware_14A5.exe / CheckIEHardware_160.exe  using the CD DOS command.
  3. Type CheckIEHardware_14A5 / CheckIEHardware_160.exe and press Enter.

An example of the output from the tool is:

Checking your system configuration...
Processor brand:         Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz
OS is 64-bit
OS version: Windows 7 SP1 or greater (a server OS is recommended)
System architecture: x64 (64-bit)
Processor cores: 4 (physical), 8 (logical) ==> Hyperthreading enabled.
Physical RAM: 16 GB
Imaging Engine 14 Assembly 5 requires at least 20GB of free disk space to run. Imaging Engine can be installed on the following drives:
        C:\ 38 GB free
        D:\ 22 GB free
                                                  ------
Hardware check for Imaging Engine 14 Assembly 5:  PASSED
                                                  ------
This machine looks suitable for running Imaging Engine 14 Assembly 5.
Recommended configuration (always reserving 1 core to run the Controller)
Simple jobs are jobs needing less than 4 GB of memory, complex jobs need more than 4 GB
When running on a separate system:
        4 workers for simple jobs, or 2 workers for complex jobs
When running together with Automation Engine:
        3 workers for simple jobs, or 1 worker for complex jobs
When running together with the Proof Server:
        3 workers for simple jobs, or 1 worker for complex jobs
When running together with both Automation Engine and the Proof Server:
        1 worker
Press any key to continue . . .

For a machine which does not meet the specifications for Imaging Engine, an example would be:

Checking your system configuration...

Processor brand: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           E5620  @ 2.40GHz 
OS is 64 bit OS version: Windows 7 SP1 or greater 
Warning: System architecture: x64 (64 bit) 
Processor cores: 2 Note: The minimum recommended number of processor cores is 4. Imaging Engine will run but performance might be compromised. 
Physical RAM: 4 GB Note: The minimum recommended installed RAM is 8 GB. Imaging Engine will run but performance might be compromised 
Imaging Engine requires at least 20GB of free disk space to run. Imaging Engine can run on following drives:  No drives available with enough disk space

                                    ------
Hardware check for Imaging Engine:  FAILED
                                    ------

This machine does not seem to be suitable for running Imaging Engine. Please verify, and upgrade before installing.
Press any key to continue . . .

  • The CheckIEHardware tool assumes that Imaging Engine requires a minimum of 4 GB RAM, 20 GB of free disk space, a 64-bit processor with two cores and a 64-bit version of Windows greater than Windows 7 SP 1.

  • Only local (i.e. non-network) disks which have more than 20 GB free space will be listed as suitable for the installation of Imaging Engine.

  • It is possible to use CheckIEHardware in scripts. If the system is fully compatible, the tool will return 0. Otherwise, it will return 1. By default, the tool waits for the user to press any key when it finishes execution. If the tool is being used in a script, specifying the q parameter will cause the tool to quit immediately after execution.
  • Compared to the original version (14A2), the latest version also indicates what the recommended configuration is when running Imaging Engine together with Automation Engine and/or Esko Proof Server on the same machine.
  • Latest version (CheckIEHardware_160.exe) is updated for Esko Software Platform - July 2016 release, but has no changes to the recommended configurations.
Article information
Applies to

Imaging Engine Powered by Adobe®

Created22-Jul-14
Last revised13-Apr-16
AuthorWL, PED
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2 Comments

  1. Demeulemeester, Tom

    If you want to output this result as a text file:

     

    1. Open the Windows Start menu, click in the Search Programs and Files field, type cmd and press Enter. A command window will appear.
    2. Navigate to the folder into which you downloaded checkiehardware_14a2.exe using the CD DOS command.
    3. Type checkiehardware_14a2.exe > %hostname%.log and press Enter.

    E.g.

    checkiehardware_14a2.exe > EAW13VM167.log

  2. Demeulemeester, Tom

    Could you please update the article with the correct name of the .exe "CheckIEHardware_14A2.exe"

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