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Passageways Server Requirements

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Jerad Fuller
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Minimum System Requirements
Hardware

Processor
  • Dual or Quad Core 64-Bit. Any business class processor family is compatible including Intel x64, AMD64, IEM 64. Common families include Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon. The most frequently used Intel processors include the Xeon E55 and E56 class processor. The most frequently used AMD processors include the Opteron 4000 series.

Memory (RAM)
  • 16 GB

Hard Drive
  • While Passageways suite of products boasts a fairly small installation footprint (around 100 MB), a wide variety of images, videos, and documents are supported. It is strongly recommended to use the maximum amount of hard disk space that is available. Typical installations may use 250 or more GB of disk space.
Software

Operating System Versions
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-Bit Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

Web Server Software (IIS) Versions
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.5
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 8

Database Software (MSSQL) Versions
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition - 2014
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 is supported at this time 

Optimal Hardware Requirements

These recommendations boast a longer shelf life according to Microsoft and will help to match against several future technologies including .NET 4.6.1 and SQL Server 2012.
Hardware (Web Server and Database Server)

Processor
  • Dual or Quad Core 64-Bit.
  • Intel® Xeon® X5647 2.93GHz, 12M Cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI, 4C or better.
  • AMD Opteron™ 4280, 2.8GHz, 8C, Turbo CORE, 8M L2/ 8M L or better.

Memory (RAM)
  • 32 - 64 GB

Hard Drive
  • 1 TB

FAQs

Can a virtual machine host the Portal?

Yes, virtual machines may be used to host the Passageways Portal.

Does the Portal support SQL Server 2000?

In part because Microsoft has discontinued mainstream support for SQL Server 2000, we no longer support SQL Server 2000. SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition is the recommended version of SQL Server.

Can the same server be used for both the web application and SQL?

It is highly recommended that different servers are used for both the SQL server and the application server. If the ability to use separate servers does not exist, please ensure that adequate resources are available for both including up to 16-32 GB of RAM and at least 500 GB - 1 TB of disk space

Can different servers be used for the web application and SQL?

Yes, the web application and SQL can be installed on different servers. The same hardware and software requirements will apply to both servers. If separate servers are used, the web server must be able to connect to SQL. If you are planning on using database documents it is recommended that you increase the Hard Disk space on the SQL server to accommodate this additional storage.

Do we need a full SQL license?

Yes a full SQL License is required. Passageways software is not compatible with SQL Express. For more information please see Microsoft's "How to Buy" page located here.

Microsoft, according to their website, charges the same price per processor regardless of the number of "core" processors that make up the chip. For example, a dual core processor and a quad core processor would require only a single processor license.

 

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