System Requirements

Client & Server System Requirements for SME

SME Technical Specifications:

SME and system requirements for Client Machine

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• Minimum CPU required: 800 MHz minimum (Get a good mid-range size and use that)
• Minimum memory required: 2GB - 4GB recommended
• Minimum free hard disk space required: 300 MB, 1 GB recommended
• Operating system version: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
• Minimum screen resolution: 1024 x 768
• Network: 10MHz minimum, 100MHz or higher recommended

SME minimum system requirements for Server

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• Minimum CPU required: 1.5 GHz, 2 or more GHz recommended.
• Memory/RAM: Ram requirement is a factor of the database size. Plan on 1 gig per gig of database size plus 2-gig minimum for operating system use.
  • MS SQL should not be installed on a domain controller due to security considerations and domain controller default SQL databases
  • MS SQL version should be matched to server operating system 2008 – SQL 2008 R2, 2012 – SQL 2012 R2
  • Server should have a separate drive for SQL Temp database usage as this database is written to often in high volume operations
• Minimum free hard disk space required: 4 GB minimum, 10 GB preferred
• Minimum screen resolution: 1024 x 768
• Network: 10Mbps min, 100Mbps or 1Gbps recommended.
• Operating System: Vista/Win 7 or Windows Server 2003/2008/SBS R2/2011: MS Does not recommend installing MS SQL Server on a domain controller. We also do not recommend installing on a server running MS Exchange Server: (We no longer support the use of Windows 2000 Server as Microsoft discontinued their support for this system)
• Note: SME does NOT work with SBS non-R2 edition because non-R2 uses SQL 2000. Check with your IT group about upgrading to R2 version
• Windows Server 2012 is in preliminary testing with SME and looks very good, however we have not officially completed testing. Sept 2012.
• Database: MS SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012 any edition.
• Note that the Express Edition is free and has no user limit, but does have a limit of 4GB database size for 2005 and 10GB limit for 2008 and 2012. This is sufficient size for most companies unless you plan lots of stored documents. If you already have MS SQL Server installed for other applications it should work for SME.
• Follow link for MS SQL requirements for SQL Server 2005 or Follow link for MS SQL requirements for SQL Server 2008
• Follow link for a comparison of MS SQL versions for SQL Server 2005 or Follow link for a comparison of MS SQL versions for SQL Server 2008
• Follow link for MS SQL pricing for SQL Server 2005 or Follow link for MS SQL pricing for SQL Server 2008