XFRACAS Architecture and Requirements

XFRACAS is a web-based application that serves the needs of engineering teams of any size. Based on the .NET Framework, it is designed to be n-tier, scalable, distributable, robust and able to be deployed across multiple servers or on a single computer.

Server Requirements

If you plan to host the database and website on the same server, you will need the following:

  • Windows 2012 or newer
  • .NET 4.6
  • IIS with support for serving ASP.NET
  • SQL Server 2012 or newer OR Oracle 12c or newer

If Microsoft Office is installed, it must be 64-bit.

Client Requirements

Once the website has been implemented, users can access it with any browser that supports the following doctype:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

This includes most common browsers (such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari and Firefox) that are available for Windows, Mac and tablet operating systems.

Note: If you are using Internet Explorer, version 11 is required; earlier versions are no longer supported.

If the site is private (e.g., http://InternalServer/XFRACAS), an application administrator may need to provide instructions for accessing the site on the internal network from mobile devices (e.g., via VPN or some other method).

These are the same requirements as for the XFRACAS failure reporting, analysis and corrective action system. Both applications can be deployed together on the same database and web server(s).

Related Topics and Links

In This Topic