System Requirements

This section will help you verify that your system meets the minimum requirements for using dotTEST.

Operating Systems

64-bit versions of the following OSs are supported:

• Windows 7¹ and 10
• Windows Server 2016 and 2019

¹ Support for Windows 7 is deprecated.

Memory

At least 4 GB RAM is required. 8 GB RAM is recommended.

.NET Framework

.NET Framework 4.7.2 or higher must be installed on the target machine.

dotTEST is bundled with .NET Framework 4.7.2, which is installed automatically when dotTEST is installed. To install the framework manually, run the following command:

[INSTALL_DIR]\bin\prerequisites\dotNetFramework472.exe

Visual C++ Redistribution Packages

The Visual C++ Redistribution Packages are required to perform analysis and testing with dotTEST. If you install dotTEST with the executable installer, the Visual C++ Redistribution Packages are automatically installed in your machine.

If you install dotTEST from a ZIP distribution, you may need to manually install the Visual C++ Redistribution Packages by running the following installers located in the [DOTTEST_INSTALL_DIR]\bin\prerequisites directory:

• vcredist_x64_15.exe
• vcredist_x86_15.exe

Build Utilities

dotTEST requires Visual Studio IDE or Visual Studio Build Tools to be installed on the same machine to build the tested project. See Supported IDEs for the list of supported versions. 

Ensure that your build utility is installed with a .NET-related workload.

Support for .NET Core

dotTEST requires .NET Core SDK 2.1 or 3.1 to analyze .NET Core projects.

Ensure that your build utility is installed with a .NET Core-related workload.

Supported Languages

dotTEST supports code analysis for the following languages:

• C#
• VB.NET

Managed C++ is not supported.

Supported Visual Studio Solutions

dotTEST can analyze the following versions of Visual Studio solutions:

• 2012
• 2013
• 2015
• 2017
• 2019

IDE Integration

Parasoft dotTEST can analyze locally buildable projects in your IDE . This section describes the requirements to import and work with findings in an IDE. To perform code analysis, ensure that your system meets the minimum system requirements.

Supported IDEs

DTP Integration

If you connect your dotTEST instance to DTP, ensure that the DTP version you're connecting to supports your dotTEST version. For example, upgrading dotTEST to version 2020.2 requires upgrading DTP to version 2020.2.