This topic contains the hardware and software requirements for running the Aptify 6.3 server components and the Windows Desktop client. It includes the following sections:
- Database Server Requirements
- Application Server Requirements
- Aptify Desktop Client Requirements
- Development Requirements
- e-Business Server Requirements
- Aptify Web Interface Requirements
- Installation Computer Requirements
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This topic lists the minimum system requirements to run Aptify 6.3 in various environments. Note that these requirements are only an estimate; an individual client's requirements may vary. For example, a client’s disk array solution will depend on projected transactions per minute. This needs to account for orders, queries, web transactions and other types of database transactions. Disk Subsystem requirements vary greatly from customer to customer due to factors such as transactional throughput and capacity. Because of this, Aptify is unable to make complete recommendations for the required storage solution. The examples given for each hardware class should be used as a starting point for understanding the storage requirements to be implemented in your system. If you would like to virtualize your environment please consult with Aptify’s Infrastructure Specialists for additional recommendations. |
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The requirements are listed in the following sub-sections:
- Supported Database and Operating Systems
- Minimum Hardware Requirements - Database Server
- Mid-Point Hardware Requirements - Database Server
- High-End Hardware Requirements - Database Server
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Aptify recommends that you install the latest updates to the Windows server where you will be installing Aptify 6.3. |
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Aptify 6.2 3 databases deployed and active in: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (with CLR Security setting disabled) The Aptify database supports the following editions for all versions:
| Windows Server 2012 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter Windows Server 2016 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter Windows Server 2019 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter |
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Aptify recommends optimizing the memory that SQL Server utilizes so the setup can be successful. See Note Concerning SQL Memory Usage below for more details.
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If your Aptify database is named something other than APTIFY, additional steps are required prior to installing Aptify 6.3. Please contact the Aptify Technical Support team for additional information. |
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When installing a large service pack like Aptify 6.2 3 (and on busy systems in general), Aptify recommends restricting the amount of memory that SQL Server can utilize based on the system's overall available memory. This will ensure the setup program itself has access to the appropriate memory it needs to successfully install. You can find several examples online, including posts like the following, for guidance:
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This section lists the recommended software and hardware requirements for running the Aptify Desktop client in the supported environments.
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The Aptify Desktop client will function on hardware that does not meet these requirements, but for best performance, a user’s workstation should meet these requirements. |
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This section lists the minimum software and hardware requirements for development environments.
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- The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify 6.23:
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Additionally, the following products are required to develop new user interface components for the Aptify Desktop client that utilize the Aptify framework:
- Infragistics NetAdvantage 2008 Volume 1:
- You need a license for these Infragistics control if you are creating new Aptify forms within Visual Studio since several Aptify bound controls inherit from Infragistics controls (and when you use the components in Visual Studio, licensing is required for the underlying third-party controls).
- While newer versions of the Infragistics tools may be available, Aptify 6.2 3 and later uses NetAdvantage® 2008 Volume 1. In order to obtain this software, you may need to purchase the latest version and then contact Infragistics to obtain the 2008 Volume 1 version (and an appropriate installation key for that version).
- Note that this requirement only applies to developing new functionality for the Aptify desktop application.
- ComponentOne Studio® for WinForms:
- Note that this requirement only applies to developing new functionality for the Aptify desktop application.
- You need a license for this developer tool if you intend to add an Entity List View control to a form you are developing within Visual Studio (since the Entity List View control uses the ComponentOne C1FlexGrid control) or if you are inheriting from one of the Aptify wizard assembly that uses the C1FlexGrid control. Aptify uses the 2.6.20073.357 version of the C1FlexGrid control.
Aptify also leverages the C1SpellChecker control for the text field spell check functionality. Aptify uses the 2.0.20073.5 version of the C1SpellChecker control.
Note title Note If you are developing user interfaces using the Aptify Visual Designer environment, you do not need these third-party applications. The Visual Designer allows you to modify existing form templates in the system and is the most common way of altering the user interfaces in Aptify. Since when using the Visual Designer you are interacting with Aptify controls within Aptify’s design time environment (and not within the Visual Studio environment), a license to the third party controls is not necessary.
- The following software is required to write Crystal Reports:
- SAP Crystal Reports.
The 6.2 3 Aptify Desktop client and Aptify web interface use the Crystal Reports 13 (Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010) viewer to display reports. Upgrading Crystal Reports versions for a Crystal Reports writer should not have an impact on Aptify. The reports viewed through Aptify should continue to use the Crystal Reports viewer leveraged by the Aptify interfaces. Existing reports should continue to function as they do today. New reports should still be compatible with the Crystal Reports 13 viewer.
Note title note Aptify distributes the run time libraries from Crystal Reports so that end users can run reports directly from the Aptify Windows Desktop client. However, report writers need a license for the full version of Crystal Reports to create and edit reports.
- The following software is required for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Reports:
The 6.2 3 Aptify Desktop client and Aptify Web interface use the Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 to display reports. This software is installed by the Aptify 6.2 3 install program.
- Infragistics NetAdvantage 2008 Volume 1:
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- Aptify Desktop client installed with 6.2 3 components.
- Aptify Desktop client has connected at least once to the Aptify 5.5.6 database server.
This topic contains the hardware and software requirements for running the Aptify 6.2 3 server components and the Windows Desktop client. It includes the following sections:
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This topic lists the minimum system requirements to run Aptify 6.2 3 in various environments. Note that these requirements are only an estimate; an individual client's requirements may vary. For example, a client’s disk array solution will depend on projected transactions per minute. This needs to account for orders, queries, web transactions and other types of database transactions. Disk Subsystem requirements vary greatly from customer to customer due to factors such as transactional throughput and capacity. Because of this, Aptify is unable to make complete recommendations for the required storage solution. The examples given for each hardware class should be used as a starting point for understanding the storage requirements to be implemented in your system. If you would like to virtualize your environment please consult with Aptify’s Infrastructure Specialists for additional recommendations. |
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Aptify 6.2 3 databases deployed and active in: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (with CLR Security setting disabled) The Aptify database supports the following editions for all versions:
| Windows Server 2012 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter Windows Server 2016 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter Windows Server 2019 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter |
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To support the Microsoft SQL Server 2019 for Aptify 6.2 application3 application, the 'CLR Strict Security' must be disabled. If your 'CLR Strict Security' setting is enabled (value = 1), follow the below steps to disable the same:
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When installing a large service pack like Aptify 6.2 3 (and on busy systems in general), Aptify recommends restricting the amount of memory that SQL Server can utilize based on the system's overall available memory. This will ensure the setup program itself has access to the appropriate memory it needs to successfully install. You can find several examples online, including posts like the following, for guidance:
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- The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify 6.3:
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Additionally, the following products are required to develop new user interface components for the Aptify Desktop client that utilize the Aptify framework:
- Infragistics NetAdvantage 2008 Volume 1:
- You need a license for these Infragistics control if you are creating new Aptify forms within Visual Studio since several Aptify bound controls inherit from Infragistics controls (and when you use the components in Visual Studio, licensing is required for the underlying third-party controls).
- While newer versions of the Infragistics tools may be available, Aptify 6.2 3 and later uses NetAdvantage® 2008 Volume 1. In order to obtain this software, you may need to purchase the latest version and then contact Infragistics to obtain the 2008 Volume 1 version (and an appropriate installation key for that version).
- Note that this requirement only applies to developing new functionality for the Aptify desktop application.
- ComponentOne Studio® for WinForms:
- Note that this requirement only applies to developing new functionality for the Aptify desktop application.
- You need a license for this developer tool if you intend to add an Entity List View control to a form you are developing within Visual Studio (since the Entity List View control uses the ComponentOne C1FlexGrid control) or if you are inheriting from one of the Aptify wizard assembly that uses the C1FlexGrid control. Aptify uses the 2.6.20073.357 version of the C1FlexGrid control.
Aptify also leverages the C1SpellChecker control for the text field spell check functionality. Aptify uses the 2.0.20073.5 version of the C1SpellChecker control.
Note title Note If you are developing user interfaces using the Aptify Visual Designer environment, you do not need these third-party applications. The Visual Designer allows you to modify existing form templates in the system and is the most common way of altering the user interfaces in Aptify. Since when using the Visual Designer you are interacting with Aptify controls within Aptify’s design time environment (and not within the Visual Studio environment), a license to the third party controls is not necessary.
- The following software is required to write Crystal Reports:
- SAP Crystal Reports.
The 6.2 3 Aptify Desktop client and Aptify web interface use the Crystal Reports 13 (Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010) viewer to display reports. Upgrading Crystal Reports versions for a Crystal Reports writer should not have an impact on Aptify. The reports viewed through Aptify should continue to use the Crystal Reports viewer leveraged by the Aptify interfaces. Existing reports should continue to function as they do today. New reports should still be compatible with the Crystal Reports 13 viewer.
Note title note Aptify distributes the run time libraries from Crystal Reports so that end users can run reports directly from the Aptify Windows Desktop client. However, report writers need a license for the full version of Crystal Reports to create and edit reports.
- The following software is required for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Reports:
The 6.3 Aptify Desktop client and Aptify Web interface use the Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 to display reports. This software is installed by the Aptify 6.3 install program.
- Infragistics NetAdvantage 2008 Volume 1:
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