This topic contains the hardware and software requirements for running the Aptify 5.5.2 server components and the Windows Desktop client. It includes the following sections:
This topic lists the minimum system requirements to run Aptify 5.5.2 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 of 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. |
This section lists the software and hardware requirements for the Aptify database server. Aptify is a write intensive (disk I/O) application which requires multi-disk RAID arrays to perform adequately. Drive specifications will create more space than is likely necessary to support the Aptify database, but will ensure there are enough disk I/Os to support the system. Note that this document specifies requirements for three levels of hardware support: minimum, mid-point, and high-end.
The requirements are listed in the following sub-sections:
Aptify recommends that you install the latest updates to the Windows server where you will be installing Aptify 5.5.2. |
| Database | Server Operating Systems |
|---|---|
Aptify 5.5 database deployed and active in: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 The Aptify database supports the following editions for all versions:
| Windows Server® 2008 – Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 – Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2012 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 – Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter |
Full Text Services must be installed for SQL Server. |
With the release of Aptify 5.5.2, Aptify has conducted testing using SQL Server 2014 and no compatibility issues have been identified. Please contact the Aptify Technical Support team if you run into any problems or have questions about using Aptify with this version of SQL Server. |
With the release of Aptify 5.5.2, Aptify has conducted testing using Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8/8.1 and no compatibility issues have been identified. Please contact the Aptify Technical Support team if you run into any problems or have questions about using Aptify with these versions of Windows. |
| Item | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Processor | 1 x 2.5 GHz 6-core or higher. Intel E5-2640 or higher, or AMD equivalent |
| Storage | Operating System Drive Configuration: 2 x 15K RPM SAS drives in a RAID 1 mirror Example: 2 x 300GB drives = 300 GB of usable space for OS
Minimum of 5 x 15k RPM SAS drives in a RAID 5 array Example: 5 x 300GB drives = 1.1 TB of usable space for the database, logs and tempdb. |
| RAM | 16GB at 1333MHz (A 64-bit OS is required to address this memory requirement) |
| Network card | Gigabit Ethernet, 1000 Mbps |
| Item | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2 x 2.2 GHz 6-core or higher. Intel E5-2660 or higher, or AMD equivalent |
| Storage | Operating System Drive Configuration: 2 x 15K RPM SAS drives in a RAID 1 mirror Example: 2 x 300GB drives = 300 GB of usable space for OS
Database Drive Configuration: Minimum of 8 x 15k RPM SAS drives Examples: Medium Transaction Volume: High Transaction Volume |
| RAM | 32 GB at 1333MHz (A 64-bit OS is required to address this memory requirement) |
| Network card | Gigabit Ethernet, 1000 Mbps |
This is the base hardware for a high throughput system. For extremely high workloads, additional RAM, more CPUs and more disk spindles in the RAID array will be required. Consult with Aptify’s Infrastructure Specialists for additional information. |
| Item | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2 x 2.9 GHz 6-core or higher. Intel E5-2690 or higher, or AMD equivalent |
| Storage | Operating System Drive Configuration: 2 x 15K RPM SAS drives in a RAID 1 mirror Example: 2 x 300GB drives = 300 GB of usable space for OS
Database Drive Configuration: Minimum of 14 x 15k RPM SAS drives Example: RAID 1+0: 14 x 300GB drives = 2TB of usable space for the database, SQL logs and tempdb |
| RAM | 128 GB at 1600MHz or more (A 64-bit OS is required to address this memory requirement) |
| Network card | Gigabit Ethernet, 1000 Mbps |
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.
If your Aptify database is named something other than APTIFY, additional steps are required prior to installing Aptify 5.5.2. Please contact the Aptify Technical Support team for the more information. |
When installing a large service pack like Aptify 5.5.2 (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:
If possible, it is also good practice to restart the database server before beginning the install, this ensures all memory is released before beginning. This is particularly true for test installations that may occur on non-production systems with low-end hardware.
If you are installing this service pack on a database server running Aptify 5.5 or 5.5.1, you must apply updates provided with 5.5.2 (which also include 5.5.1 updates if your system is currently running 5.5). Your Aptify Application Server must meet the basic requirements in System Requirements for Application Servers before applying the updates provided with Aptify 5.5.2. See Updating the AptifyAsyncProcessor.exe File for details.
This section lists the recommended software and hardware requirements for running the Aptify Desktop client in the supported environments.
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. |
| Item | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 8.1, Windows 8,Windows 7 Pro with SP1 or Vista Business Edition with SP2 |
| Processor | Intel Core2 Duo or higher, or AMD equivalent |
| Recommended Hard Drive | 500GB SATA or 512GB SSD |
| Minimum Hard Drive Space | 2 GB |
| Recommended RAM | 8 GB |
Minimum Free RAM Required for Application | 400 MB |
Recommended Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| CD-ROM | Optional |
| Network card | 100 Mbps |
This section lists the minimum software and hardware requirements for development environments.
This section lists third party software packages that are required to develop components for Aptify. This is in addition to the hardware and software requirements described above.
Aptify also leverages the C1SpellChecker control for the text field spell check functionality. Aptify uses the following version of the C1SpellChecker control: 2.0.20073.5.
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 these third party controls is not necessary. |
The Aptify Desktop client includes a Crystal Reports viewer for Crystal Reports 2008 (aka Crystal Reports 12). The Aptify web interface leverages a newer version of the Crystal Reports viewer (Crystal Reports 13 – Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010) 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 2008 viewer.
Aptify distributes the run time libraries from Crystal Reports so that end users can run reports directly from the Aptify Windows desktop application. However, report writers need a license for the full version of Crystal reports to create and edit reports. |
Aptify recommends that a developer’s computer meet the following minimum hardware specifications:
The software and hardware requirements to support an Aptify e-Business Server for web presence and online transactions are described in the e-Business System Requirements.
Aptify provides a web browser-based interface. Using a standard web browser, a user can connect to Aptify over the Internet and access the same user profile that is available when using the Windows Desktop client. The software and hardware requirements to support an Aptify web server are described in the System Requirements for the Aptify Web Interface.
If using minimum hardware , Aptify recommends running the installation program locally on the database server; do not run it over the network. The database server where you are running the Installer must meet the following basic requirements: