These are the system requirements for product update 397 of Exact Globe. Please be informed that third party software products like for example Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Microsoft SQL Server have their own system requirements which might be different from the system requirements of Exact Globe. Also Exact Synergy and Exact Synergy Enterprise have their own sets of system requirements that have to be taken into account.
A complete overview of the system requirements per release, can be found a the startpage of the system requirements.
The hardware and software requirements for product update 397 have been adjusted, compared to the requirements for product update 395 and 396. As of this product update, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (32 or 64 bit) is supported.
Requirements for a workstation in a stand-alone environment
Supported system requirements
Recommended system requirements
Operating system
Windows 2000 Professional + latest service pack or Windows XP (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack or Windows Vista Ultimate, Business or Enterprise (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack
or
Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise or Professional Edition (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack
Windows Vista Ultimate, Business or Enterprise Edition + latest service pack
Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise or Professional Edition + latest service pack
Processor
X86 and X64 at 1,0 Ghz
X86 or X64 at 1,5 Ghz or more
Internal memory
512 MB RAM
1 Gb RAM or more
Free hard disk space
1,5 GB for a full installation including the help files
Besides 1.5 Gb for installation, at least the annual database growth should be available as extra free disk space.
Network connection
100 mbit\s
MS Office version
Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office 2003 or Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2007 Note: The quotation word merge functionality is not supported by this version. Click here (*) for more information.
MS SQL Server version
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop or Personal Edition (included in Standard Edition) + latest service pack or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition or Workgroup Edition + latest service pack
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition or Workgroup Edition + latest service pack
Note: - SQL 2000 is not supported on Windows Server 2008 - SQL 2008 is not supported on Windows Server 2000
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition + latest service pack
Monitor resolution
Minimum 1024 x 768, maximum 1600 x 1200
Requirements for a dedicated database server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server + latest service pack or Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard or Enterprise Edition (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack or
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32 or 64 bit)
+ latest service pack
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (32 or 64 bit)
or Microsoft Small Business Server + latest service pack
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 MSDE, Standard or Enterprise Edition (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, Workgroup, Standard or Enterprise Edition (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express, Workgroup, Standard or Enterprise Edition (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition + latest service pack
X86 and X64 at 1.5 Ghz
Please refer to the table below on ‘sizing’
1 GB RAM
The free hard disk space on the drive where the databases are stored should be 1,5 times the annual database growth. The free hard disk space on the drive where the operating system is installed and the drive where the tempdb of SQL Server is located should be at least 5 GB in total.
At least the annual database growth should be available as extra free disk space.
100 mbit\s, no wireless connection
If Microsoft Windows 2003 Small Business Server 2003 R2 is used, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 needs to be installed as an instance.
Sizing of a dedicated database server
Recommendation
Database size
RAM memory
Number of processors
Number of disks
Small business
< 2 GB
1 GB - 2 GB
1
Small / medium business
2 - 8 GB
2
3
Medium / large business
8 - 25 GB
2 GB - 4 GB
2 - 4
5
Large business
25 - 50 GB
4 GB - 8 GB
4 - 8
10
> 50 GB
Analyses needed
Please also look at the SQL Server 2005 feature comparison matrix or the SQL Server 2008 feature comparison matrix of Microsoft, in which the differences between the available editions of SQL Server are shown.
Requirements for a workstation in a network environment
Minimal system requirements
X86 or X64 at 1,5 Ghz
Above system requirements are based on a workstation in a network environment that is not running any version of Microsoft SQL Server.
Requirements for dedicated Terminal Servers or virtual machines
Windows 2000 with Terminal Services + latest service pack or Windows 2003 with Terminal Services (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack or
Windows 2008 with Terminal Services (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 (32 or 64 bit) with Terminal Services + latest service pack or
Citrix Metaframe XP or Citrix presentation server 4.5
Windows Server 2008 R2 (32 or 64 bit) with Terminal Services + latest service pack
1 Pentium IV processor per 10 users (hyper threading not taken into account)
1 Xeon processor per 15 users (hyper threading not taken into account)
512 MB RAM for operating system and 128 MB RAM per user
512 MB RAM for operating system and 192 MB RAM per user
64 kbps for every 4 users (other applications not included)
* As a result of a US court ruling, Microsoft issued an update for Microsoft Office Word 2007 and Microsoft Office Word 2010. The updated software does not include a particular custom XML tagging implementation. This particular custom XML tagging capability is used by Exact for Word merge in Exact Globe. We are currenly investigating other possiblities to provide you with the Word merge in Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Office 2010. To read the official statement issued by Microsoft, click here and here (Word 2010).