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# System Prerequisites

The following steps are required...

* Internet access to retrieve binary dependencies from online Maven repo.
* Java SDK Version 7 or beyond installed to target environment

NOTE: The Fortress build.xml may run without connection to Internet if:

* The binary dependencies are already present in FORTRESS_HOME/lib folder
* Local mode has been enabled on target machine. Local mode can be enabled by adding this property to build.properties: 

    local.mode=true