Cloud Storage System Requirements

Symform Makes It Easy to Synchronize and Contribute to the Network

RESOURCES

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to successfully upload your data with and contribute local drive space back to the Symform Cloud Storage Network. Below are the minimum requirements for participation.

Basic System Requirements:

  • Windows XP SP2, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2008 R2
    • Must be running Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5
  • Mac OS X 10.6 (aka “Snow Leopard”) or higher on Intel platform.
  • Linux
    • Symform is available for the latest distributions of Ubuntu, Fedora and CentOS.
    • You must be running the Gnome windowing environment on either 32- or 64-bit x86 architectures.
  • QNAP NAS
  • Synology NAS
  • NETGEAR ReadyNAS
    • Firmware version 5.3.6 and higher (ARM-based devices) or 4.2.21 and higher (Intel-based devices).
    • CPU speeds of 1.6 GHz and higher (standard CPU) or 1.0 GHz and higher (SOC).
    • Minimum 256 MB of RAM.
    • See all recommended ReadyNAS devices.

Contribution Requirements:

  1. Always-on, business class Internet connection with no transfer limits and sufficient bandwidth:
  2. Local drive space contributed proportional to what you will be using in the cloud.
  3. For users who wish to contribute more than 3 TB from a single device, the following additional minimum specifications are required:
    • Quad-core processor
    • 4 GB RAM
    • 7200 RPM drives
    • RAID 5 or 6 array