System requirements for Exact Globe Next product update 404
These are the system requirements for product update 404 of Exact Globe Next. 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 Next. Also Exact Synergy and Exact Synergy Enterprise have their own sets of system requirements that have to be taken into account.
Please take into account that third party software products such as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Microsoft SQL Server have their own system requirements which might be different from the system requirements of Exact Globe Next. Moreover, please note that Exact follows the Microsoft support lifecycle policy. In this policy Microsoft provides guidelines for product support availability throughout a product lifecycle. For more information, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy.
A complete overview of the system requirements per release, can be found at the startpage of the system requirements.
Stand-alone scenario
Requirements for a workstation in a stand-alone environment |
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Supported system requirements |
Recommended system requirements |
Operating system |
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) + service pack 1 |
Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise or Professional Edition + service pack 1 |
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 |
100 mbit\s |
MS Office version |
Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office 2003 or Microsoft Office 2007 or 32-bit Version of Microsoft Office 2010 (locally installed) |
32-bit Version of Microsoft Office 2010 (locally installed), excluding the click-to-run suite. For more information about 32-bit version and recommendation from Microsoft, click here.
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MS SQL Server version |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition or Workgroup Edition (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition or Workgroup Edition (32 or 64 bit) + latest service pack or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (64 bit) + latest service pack |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 + latest service pack |
Monitor resolution |
Minimum 1024 x 768, maximum 1600 x 1200 |
Minimum 1024 x 768, maximum 1600 x 1200 |
Server and workstations
Requirements for a dedicated database server |
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Supported system requirements |
Recommended system requirements |
Operating system |
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
or
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (32 or 64 bit)
+ latest service pack
or Microsoft Small Business Server + latest service pack
Supported versions: Small Business Server 2003 R2, Small Business Server 2008, Small Business Server 2008 R2, and Small Business Server 2011 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
+ latest service pack |
MS SQL Server version |
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 R2 (64 bit) + latest service pack
Note: If Microsoft Windows 2003 Small Business Server 2003 R2 is used, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 must be installed as an instance. |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 + latest service pack
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Processor |
X86 and X64 at 1.5 Ghz |
Please refer to the table below on ‘sizing’ |
Internal memory |
1 GB RAM |
Please refer to the table below on ‘sizing’ |
Free hard disk space |
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. |
Network connection |
100 mbit\s |
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 |
1 |
Small / medium business |
2 - 8 GB |
1 GB - 2 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 |
Large business |
> 50 GB |
Analyses needed |
Analyses needed |
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 |
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Minimal system requirements |
Recommended system requirements |
Operating system |
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) + service pack 1 |
Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise or Professional Edition + service pack 1
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Processor |
X86 and X64 at 1,0 Ghz |
X86 or X64 at 1,5 Ghz |
Internal memory |
512 MB RAM |
1 GB RAM |
Free hard disk space |
1,5 GB for a full installation including the help files |
1,5 GB for a full installation including the help files |
Network connection |
100 mbit\s |
100 mbit\s, no wireless connection |
MS Office version |
Microsoft Office XP or Microsoft Office 2003 or Microsoft Office 2007 or 32-bit Version of Microsoft Office 2010 (locally installed) |
32-bit Version of Microsoft Office 2010 (locally installed), excluding the click-to-run suite. For more information about 32-bit version and recommendation from Microsoft, click here.
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Monitor resolution |
Minimum 1024 x 768, maximum 1600 x 1200 |
Minimum 1024 x 768, maximum 1600 x 1200 |
Above system requirements are based on a workstation in a network environment that is not running any version of Microsoft SQL Server.
Terminal Servers
Requirements for dedicated Terminal Servers or virtual machines |
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Minimal system requirements |
Recommended system requirements |
Operating system |
Windows 2003 with Terminal Services (32 bits or 64 bits) + latest service pack or
Windows 2008 with Terminal Services (32 bits or 64 bits) + latest service pack
or
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit) with Terminal Services + latest service pack or
Citrix Metaframe XP or Citrix presentation server 4.5 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 with Terminal Services + latest service pack
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Processor |
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) |
Internal memory |
512 MB RAM for operating system and 128 MB RAM per user |
512 MB RAM for operating system and 192 MB RAM per user |
Free hard disk space |
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Network connection |
64 kbps for every 4 users (other applications not included) |
64 kbps for every 4 users (other applications not included) |
Exact Globe Next with extended functionality
Requirements for Exact Globe Next with extended functionality |
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Minimal system requirements |
Recommended system requirements |
General server requirements |
- Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime 2008 (x86) Redistributable Service Pack 1
- Microsoft MSMQ (Server Core features)
- Microsoft Windows Communication features (HTTP and non-HTTP activation)
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 or 7.0 and above
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 |
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General client requirements |
- Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime 2008 (x86) Redistributable Service Pack 1 |
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Internal memory |
2GB RAM
Note: An additional (extra) 2GB memory is required for scenarios where the Web Server (IIS), Reporting Server (SSRS), and Data Integration (DI) share the same database (SQL) server. If the Web Server (IIS), Reporting Server (SSRS), and Data Integration are installed on stand-alone machines, those machines will require a minimum of 2GB memory. |
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Additional components |
- Exact Synergy Enterprise
- Event Manager
- Reporting Services
System requirements Exact Synergy Enterprise product update 249
Exact Event Manager system requirements
Exact Integration pre-requisites |
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General requirements
- Microsoft .Net framework 4.0 (full framework) and Microsoft.Net 3.5 are required.
- Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime 2008 (x86) Redistributable Service Pack 1 is required (this feature is automatically installed if not present in the target server and target client).
- Windows XP service pack 3 update is needed for Windows XP workstation.
- Regularly backup the administrations/databases and store the backup on a different media device (not the machine where the Microsoft SQL Server is installed);
- Perform regular database maintenance;
- To update the software via the internet an internet connection is needed;
- Use scalable hardware;
- For support of Exact Globe Next in a WAN environment see document 10.287.204;
- For support of Clustered SQL Server environment see document 10.573.735;
- Exact Globe Next has been tested in a VMware environment. This test was conducted with VMware Server version 1.0.4 in combination with Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Office 2003. This combination is supported as of release 382. For all other combinations, please see document 16.037.327;
- The system requirements are based on the usage of Exact Globe Next only, if other applications are used on the same machines the requirements should be increased;
- System requirements for Terminal Servers are based on dedicated Terminal Servers, which means no other applications are running. In case other applications are running as well, the hardware specifications should be increased accordingly;
- In case multiple active directories are used and a trust needs to be established between those active directories, Windows Small Business Servers are not supported. A trust needs to be established if data needs to be send across active directories;
- Every new service pack is supported automatically by Exact, unless explicitly announced otherwise;
- In a network environment a Microsoft Active Directory (domain) needs to be present. The workstations, the SQL Server and the Windows Terminal Server need to be part of the same active directory;
- Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition does not support CRM wordmerge functionality due to limited functionality of this Standard Edition;
- The system requirements of Exact Event Manager can be found in document 20.854.166.
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For support of Exact Globe Next, Exact Synergy, and Exact Synergy Enterprise virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server on a Storage Area Network, see document 21.603.931. -
If you are using Exact Integration, make sure you have the correct version of Exact Globe Next and Exact Synergy Enterprise installed for Exact Integration to work. For more information, see Support Matrix - Exact Integration. -
Exact follows the Microsoft support lifecycle policy. In this policy, guidelines are provided by Microsoft for product support availability throughout a product lifecycle. For more information, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy.
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Main Category: |
Support Product Know How |
Document Type: |
Online help main |
Category: |
On-line help files |
Security level: |
All - 0 |
Sub category: |
Details |
Document ID: |
23.151.382 |
Assortment: |
Exact Globe+
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Date: |
26-09-2022 |
Release: |
404 |
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Disclaimer |
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