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Category | Minimum Requirements | Recommended Requirements |
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Brands | Insula Software recommends quality name brand server equipment that is fully tested and certified as compatible with Microsoft operating systems and associated products. Suppliers of these products (HP, Dell, etc.) offer on-site support assistance, which should also be considered. | |
Purpose | Ideally not responsible for PDC (Primary Domain Controller), authentication, mail, or other processor, disk, network intensive applications. The server (and all connecting Workstations) should ideally be on a domain. Not operating a domain makes ongoing maintenance, system updates and support more complex for IT resources. | Must be a dedicated database/file server and NOT responsible for PDC (Primary Domain Controller), authentication, mail, or other processor, disk, network intensive applications. The server (and all connecting Workstations) must be on a domain. |
CPU Performance | Refer to manufacturer recommendations based on the workload of the sever, not only for Framework (as listed here), but for all current and envisioned server workloads. | |
RAM | Minimum 8GB, 250MB permanently allocated to Microsoft SQL Server cache. Optimum cache performance is achieved when allocated RAM is equal to total data size. | Minimum 16GB, 500MB permanently allocated to Microsoft SQL Server cache. Optimum cache performance is achieved when allocated RAM is equal to total data size. |
Free Hard Drive Space | 50 GB The minimum space required for the default Framework ECM and Licence Databases is 200MB. | 100 GB The minimum space required for the default Framework ECM and Licence Databases is 200MB. |
Video | 1024 x 768 Resolution, 32-Bit Colour Depth | 1024 x 768 Resolution, 32-Bit Colour Depth |
Performance | High performance hardware (BUS, HDD, etc.) is recommended as standard. | High performance hardware (BUS, HDD, etc.) is recommended as standard. |
Networking | LAN connectivity is required. | LAN connectivity is required. |
Remote Access | Internet access and a remote access/support system is highly recommended (e.g. Teamviewer, VNC, GoTo Support products, etc.). | Internet access and a remote access/support system is highly recommended (e.g. Teamviewer, VNC, GoTo Support products, etc.). |
Redundancy | Standard server redundancy techniques should also be employed, including redundant power supplies, RAID 5 (or better) HDD configurations, a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) solution, and established on-site support contracts to ensure continuity of server availability should problems arise. | |
| Backup | A comprehensive backup solution is a mandatory requirement as a part of the business' broader infrastructure backup strategy. This must include the ability to backup all MS-SQL databases and all files associated with Framework. | |
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