OpenVPMS requires the following to be installed:

• Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 or higher

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is the minimum requirement.
See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

• MySQL 5.1.53 or higher

See http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.1.html
Download the MySQL Community Server 'Generally Available (GA) Release'
On Windows, the MySQL installer may require that the Microsoft .Net
Framework 4 be installed. This is available from:
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=17851

• MySQL Connector/J JDBC driver

See http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/5.1.html
This may be included in the MySQL server installation.

• Tomcat 6.0 or higher

See http://tomcat.apache.org/download-60.cgi
On Windows, select the 32-bit/64-bit Windows Service Installer

• OpenOffice 4.0.0 or higher

See http://www.openoffice.org/download/

• iReport Designer 3.7.6 or higher

Only required to customise document templates.
See http://community.jaspersoft.com/project/ireport-designer

MySQL:

• should be on the same host as Tomcat
• should accept connections on port 3306
• include the following lines in my.ini

 max_allowed_packet=16M
innodb_file_per_table 

Upgrading OpenVPMS

Users upgrading OpenVPMS should consult section 2 of the readme.txt file included in the distribution.

Prior to upgrading, back up the database.