The following are the minimum system requirements for Imaging Engine 22.07 Powered by Adobe®. Exceeding these requirements will in most cases lead to a performance increase. Running Imaging Engine Powered by Adobe® on a system that does not meet these requirements is not supported.
Information on additional Imaging Engine Tools
The following tools can also be installed on the same system:
Curve Pilot (which can include PressSync Pilot)
HDFlexo Screens
Screen Manager
Bitmap Viewer (64-bit)
Color Pilot (which can include Print Control Wizard)
You can also install these tools on a separate system, see Additional Tools for Imaging Engine 22.07 Powered by Adobe® System Requirements for the minimum system requirements for Curve Pilot, HDFlexo Screens and Screen Manager, see Bitmap Viewer 22.07 System Requirements for the minimum system requirements for Bitmap Viewer.
In the 18.x releases, Print Control Wizard was a part of Curve Pilot. Since version 20, the Print Control Wizard is integrated in the Color Pilot. Color Pilot can be installed on the same system or on a separate system. For system requirements and a list of supported spectrophotometers please check Color Pilot 22.07 System Requirements.
Minimum requirements
Minimum System Requirements for Imaging Engine 22.07 Powered by Adobe® | |
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Processor type and speed | Only 64-bit Intel® compatible processor, minimal four logical cores per worker and four logical cores for the OS (so eight logical cores in case of one worker). Intel® CPU We've only tested on Intel® CPU's and not on "non-Intel" CPU's. But they are assumed to be compatible. Number of workers The number of workers you can configure for Imaging Engine is determined by the license you have and by the number of cores/processors on the server. So even if you have a license for four workers, but only two cores, you can configure only two workers (Even four cores is below the minimal requirement for one worker). "logical cores" means:
Enabling Hyper-threading can increase the performance, but it could also cause problems when you are at the limit of using all cores. In this case, we advise to disable hyper-threading.
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RAM | Minimum 8 GB for the OS and 8 GB RAM per worker (e.g. 16 GB RAM in case of 1 worker - 40 GB RAM in case of 4 workers). For more info about memory limitations in Windows operating systems, please consult this table. |
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Network | 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol. TCP/IP v6 protocol is not supported. |
Graphics and video | Minimum 1280 x 1024 screen resolution, true color depth. |
Virtualization |
Hardware connections, including dongles, proofers, spectrophotometers and others may work, but are not supported. Customers should verify hardware support through their virtualization support channels. |
File servers | All Esko applications running on Windows OS can use data that is available on network shares. For Automation Engine to perform according to expectations, these shares need to be on NTFS volumes on Windows file servers (with no folders enabled for case-sensitive file names). It is recommended to use Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019 as file server (preferably the same version as for the Automation Engine server). Only Windows file servers are supported. macOS X or Unix/Linux (CIFS/SMB or NFS) data servers for instance are not supported (including many Network Attached Storage units). |
Versions
Imaging Engine and Automation Engine
Imaging Engine and Automation Engine must run exactly the same version (e.g. 22.07).
Imaging Engine and Pack Proof (including the Esko Proof Server)
Pack Proof is a version of Imaging Engine that is sold specifically for proofing only solutions. Imaging Engine 22.07 is compatible with both Pack Proof 20.1 (Esko Proof Server 18) and Pack Proof 22.07 (Esko Proof Server 20).
One server or different servers?
Imaging Engine and Automation Engine
We advise to install Automation Engine and Imaging Engine on separate machines. Check the system requirements for both products.
Imaging Engine and Imaging Engine Pilot
Imaging Engine Pilot is actually a lightweight Automation Engine with two processing channels. It can be run on the same machine as Imaging Engine, but the properties of the system should at least provide the sum of what both products require with regard to the amount of processor cores and RAM.
Imaging Engine and the Esko Proof Server (part of Pack Proof)
In case of heavy load on the Esko Proof Server, we advise to install the Esko Proof Server on a separate machine. If you decide to install both the Esko Proof Server and the Imaging Engine on the same machine, then first check the Imaging Engine system requirements to make sure minimum two extra cores (and preferably four) are available for the Esko Proof Server in addition to what Imaging Engine needs.
Proof Server connectivity problems
To avoid connectivity issues, we advise to install the Proof Server on the same PC as the Automation Engine Server (Additionally you must execute workaround 2 as described in this article: KB172026546: FlexProofE/PackProof - Proof Server Application stops after start up
Supported Operating Systems
Recommended operating systems are highlighted in green in the tables below.
If an operating system is not listed in the tables below, it is not supported. Do not try to install Imaging Engine Powered by Adobe® on a computer running an unsupported operating system.
Windows Server 2022
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Windows Server 2022 Standard |
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Windows Server 2022 Datacenter |
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Windows Server 2022 Essentials |
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Windows Server 2019
Edition | 64-bit |
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Windows Server 2019 Standard |
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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
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Windows Server 2019 Essentials |
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Windows Server 2016
Edition | 64-bit |
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Windows Server 2016 Standard |
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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
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Windows Server 2016 Essentials |
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Windows Storage Server 2016 |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 (*)
Edition | 64-bit |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation |
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Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Workgroup |
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Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 (all editions) is not supported for new installations as of Imaging Engine 22.03.
Upgrading an existing Imaging Engine to Imaging Engine 22.07 is still possible on Windows Server 2012 R2, but this will become unsupported soon (for later versions) as well.
Windows Server 2012 (*)
Edition | 64-bit |
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Windows Server 2012 Standard |
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Windows Server 2012 Datacenter |
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Windows Server 2012 Essentials |
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Windows Server 2012 Foundation |
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Windows Storage Server 2012 Workgroup |
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Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard |
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Windows Server 2012 (all editions) is not supported for new installations as of Imaging Engine 22.03.
Upgrading an existing Imaging Engine to Imaging Engine 22.07 is still possible on Windows Server 2012, but this will become unsupported soon (for later versions) as well.
Additional Supported Operating Systems for Imaging Engine for CDI
Imaging Engine for CDI is a version of Imaging Engine that is sold specifically along with the CDI and is designed just for that purpose. The Imaging Engine for CDI can drive only one device using LEN format, processing only one job concurrently. Because Imaging Engine for CDI is a more restricted version, it can be supported on the "workstation" versions of Windows that are listed below. The full Imaging Engine Server is only supported on the "server" versions of Windows that are listed above.
Windows 11
For more information on Esko products supporting Windows 11 see: KB337392127: Do Esko products support Windows 11
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| Windows 11 Enterprise | |
Windows 10
For more information on Esko products supporting Windows 10 see: KB344821882: Which versions of Windows 10 are supported?
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| Windows 10 Enterprise | |
Unsupported Operating Systems
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (all editions)
Windows Server 2008 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2003 (all editions)
- Windows 2000 (all editions)
- Windows 8 and 8.1 (all editions)
- Windows 7 (all editions)
- Windows Vista (all editions)
Operating Systems to become unsupported soon
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2012 (all editions)
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| Applies to | Imaging Engine Powered by Adobe® |
| Version | 22.07 |
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