Operating Systems

• Data-Center Server 2018 Standard
• Windows^® Server 2019 Standard
• Windows^® Server 2016 Standard
• Windows^® Server 2012 Standard
• Windows^® Server 2012 R2 Standard
• Windows^® 10 Enterprise

Note:

While installing FedEx Ship Manager Server (FSMS) software, the installer verifies if the applicable .Net Framework version is installed on the system. If the valid .Net Framework version is not present, then the installation will be aborted, and an error message "FedEx Ship Manager® Server requires that your system has the .Net Framework version installed. Please install the required .Net Framework then run the Installer. Your system has not been modified." will be displayed and the the installer will be closed. This behavior is applicable for new installs or CD upgrades.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

• Processor Quad Core Xeon E3 or E processor
• Memory 8 GB ECC
• Hard drive 300 GB
• Dedicated Cores (Virtual machines only) 2 
• Network adapter 10/100/1000 Mbps
• Modem Hayes compatible 56k

For additional minimum requirements information, click here.

High-Volume & Performance Hardware

High-volume and performance hardware is recommended for shippers processing between 40K and 100K shipments a day. The hardware is based on the existing warehouse distributed platform with the below noted upgrades.

Processor (minimum):

• Xeon E7 or Dual E3 or Dual E5 processor (fastest and most cores available)
• 20 GB ECC

Disk:

• Recommended 1TB SSD (solid state)
• Space determined by shipping needs of client but not less than 1 TB

• Windows^® Server 2012 Standard
• Windows^® Server 2016 Standard

Note: 

Compatible Hypervisors that FedEx Ship Manager^® Server supports (virtualization lets you replicate multiple servers on a single machine, requiring less hardware):

• VMware ESX 3.5 and greater
• VMware VSphere 4 and greater
• Hyper-V

Hardware Requirements

• Processor XEON E5
• Memory 12 GB ECC
• Dedicated Cores(Virtual Machines only) 4 
• Hard drive SSD (Solid State) Space not less than 1 TB (determined by shipping needs)
• Ambient temperature 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit
• Network adapter 100/1000 Mbps

Supported Thermal Printers

EPL Printers

• Zebra 2348 Plus
• Zebra 2844

ZPL Printers

• ZM 400 Printers
• Zebra Z4M Plus
• Zebra ZP 500
• Zebra ZP 500 Plus
• Zebra ZP 505
• ZT4 10

Supported Dot Matrix Printers
 

• Lexmark 2480
• Lexmark 2580
• Lexmark 2580 Plus

Supported Laser Printers
 

• HP LaserJet P 2015
• HP LaserJet P 2035
• HP LaserJet 1160
• HP LaserJet 1300
• HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401n

Supported Scales

Serial/USB

• Mettler Toledo PS60
• Mettler Toledo PS90
• Mettler Toledo BC 60