GE Healthcare
MUSE* v8
Cardiology information system
Customer-supplied hardware
Minimum Specifications
MUSE Application / Database Server MUSE Client Workstation HL7 Server
Form Factor Tower or Rack Desktop or Mini Tower Tower or Rack
Processor type and speed Intel Xeon 2 GHz with 512k L2 Cache, or
performance equivalent
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 512 MB (Windows XP)
Hard disk 18 GB C: partition (system partition)
72 GB D: partition (database
partition) – see “System Sizing
Information” in the pre-installation
manual for more information
RAID Recommended Recommended Recommended
Optical drive CD/DVD-ROM CD/DVD-ROM CD/DVD-ROM
Floppy drive Customer preference Required for local data acquisition from a
Serial port 1* see “Optional hardware
requirements” below
Parallel port Customer preference Customer preference Customer preference
USB 2.0 port 2 Required for SD Card Reader support and
Keyboard port 1 1 1
Mouse port 1 1 1
Video Capable of 1024 x 768 resolution 1024 x 768 resolution 1024 x 768 resolution
Network 1-10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet 1-10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet 1-10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Operating System Supports: Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Std, SP2, R1/R2 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Std, SP2, R1 (32-bit edition)
Database Application Supports: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, SP4
(32-bit edition)
Intel Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz, or performance
equivalent
1 GB (Windows 7)
4 GB (Windows XP)
16 GB (Windows 7)
C: or D: partition
floppy diskette.
Required for local data acquisition or order
download through a modem, or to support
an outbound fax modem. Two would be
required to support both modems.
for either local data acquisition from, or for
order download to an SD card.
Supports: Microsoft Windows 2000
Pro, SP4 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Windows XP Pro,
SP3 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Windows 7
Ultimate (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Windows 7
Ultimate (64-bit edition)
N/A N/A
†
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit edition) does not support modems
Optional hardware requirements
Digi AccelePort
- Configured for COM 3 - COM 10.
- Required for multiple CSI or Fax modems attached to a file server
®
8-port PCI adapter (Digi part number 77000889) with 8-port DB9
†
Two Intel Xeon, single core
2.8 GHz single core Xeon, or
performance equivalent
2 GB
2 x 72 GB SCSI
HDDS with 18 GB
free on C: partition
Customer preference
1 or none – only required
for remote modem
support (if network
connection not available)
2
Supports: Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Std, SP2,
R1/R2 (32-bit edition)
Customer-supplied hardware
Recommended Specifications
MUSE Application / Database Server MUSE Client Workstation HL7 Server
Form Factor Tower or Rack Desktop or Mini Tower Tower or Rack
Processor type and speed Dual Core Intel Xeon with 4 MB L2 cache, or
performance equivalent
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 512 MB (Windows XP)
Hard disk 18 GB C: partition (system partition)
72 GB D: partition (database
partition) – see “System Sizing
Information” in the pre-installation
manual for more information
RAID Recommended Recommended Recommended
Optical drive CD/DVD-ROM 16 x DVD-ROM CD/DVD-ROM
Floppy drive Customer preference Required for local data acquisition from a
Serial port 1* see “Optional hardware
requirements” below
Parallel port Customer preference Customer preference Customer preference
USB 2.0 port 2 Required for SD Card Reader support and
Keyboard port 1 1 1
Mouse port 1 1 1
Video Capable of 1024 x 768 resolution 1280 x 1024 resolution 1024 x 768 resolution
Network 1-100/1000 Mbps Ethernet 1-100/1000 Mbps Ethernet 1-100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Operating System Supports: Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Std, SP2, R1/R2 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Std, SP2, R1 (32-bit edition)
Database Application Supports: Microsoft SQL Server
2005, SP4 (32-bit edition)
Optional hardware requirements
Digi AccelePort
- Configured for COM 3 - COM 10.
- Required for multiple CSI or Fax modems attached to a file server
®
8-port PCI adapter (Digi part number 77000889) with 8-port DB9
Customer-supplied hardware
Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz, or performance
equivalent
Two Intel Xeon, single core
2.8 GHz single core Xeon, or
performance equivalent
2 GB
1 GB (Windows 7)
4 GB (Windows XP)
16 GB (Windows 7)
C: or D: partition
2 x 72 GB SCSI
HDDS with 18 GB
free on C: partition
Customer preference
floppy diskette.
Required for local data acquisition or order
download through a modem, or to support
an outbound fax modem. Two would be
required to support both modems.
1 or none – only required
for remote modem
support (if network
connection not available)
2
for either local data acquisition from, or for
order download to an SD card.
Supports: Microsoft Windows 2000
Pro, SP4 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Windows XP Pro,
Supports: Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Std, SP2,
R1/R2 (32-bit edition)
SP3 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Windows 7
Ultimate (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Windows 7
Ultimate (64-bit edition)
†
N/A N/A
†
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit edition) does not support modems
Virtual Hardware Specifications
MUSE Application / Database Server HL7 Server
Processor type and speed
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk
Optical drive Virtual CD/ROM needed for software installation Virtual CD/ROM needed for software installation
Network
Operating System
Database Application
One processor license allocated, 2.6 GHz or performance equivalent Two processor licenses allocated, 2.8 GHz or equivalent
1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended 2 GB minimum, 4 GB recommended
Use the hard drive capacity recommended specifications for physical servers taking into account current size, expected growth, and
ability to increase storage space as required
One virtual Network Interface Card (NIC) connected to 1 GB
shared virtual switch
Use the operating system recommended specifications
for physical servers
Use the database application recommended specifications
for physical servers
Use the hard drive capacity recommended specifications for
physical servers taking into account current size, expected
growth, and ability to increase storage space as required
One virtual Network Interface Card (NIC) connected to 1 GB
shared virtual switch
Use the operating system recommended specifications
for physical servers
Use the database application recommended specifications
for physical servers