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vLive! System Requirements

vLive! FAQ | Elluminate Live! FAQ | System Requirements

SANS vLive! classes are now being taught using Elluminate Live! software to create a virtual classroom for the students and the instructor to "meet" in.

The software is Java-based so it will work on multiple platforms such as Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, etc. It requires you to have the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) software installed on your computer.

If you would like to try out the software and see what the virtual classrooms will look like prior to registering for a SANS vLive! session, you can go to Elluminate's web site (http://www.elluminate.com) and go to their support page (http://www.elluminate.com/support/). If you do not already have JRE installed, this page will offer you a method to download and install the software.

If you would like to listen to a 5 minute recorded session for an overview of being a participant in an Elluminate session, you can listen here (https://www.elluminate.com/site/pmtg.jnlp?psid=d120010780.194302).

Minimum system requirements for a client to run an Elluminate session are:

In addition to below, all clients require:

20 MB free disk space
Soundcard with speakers (microphone or headset are optional)
28.8 Kbps Internet connection
Java 1.4.2 or higher

Windows Client

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Pentium III 500 MHz processor
128 MB RAM

Mac Client

Mac OS 9.1/9.2, Mac OS X 10.1.5/10.2/10.3/10.4
G3 233 MHz or faster
64 MB (OS 9), 128 MB (OS X 10.1.5/10.2/10.3), 256 MB (OS X 10.4)

Java Desktop System (Linux) Client

Java Desktop System 2
Pentium III 1 GHz
256 MB RAM

Solaris Client

Solaris Sparc 9 and 10
Solaris X86 9 and 10
UltraSPARC IIc 300 MHz
128 MB RAM