Server Specifications

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1 Requirements

2 Server s It is highly recommended that MS Exchange does not run on the same server as Practice Evolve. Server Minimum Minimum spec. is influenced by choice of operating system and by number of users. Suitable for indicatively less than 20 users Recommended Recommended spec. is influenced by choice of operating system & by number of users. Suitable for indicatively greater than 20 users Processor 2GHz processor 2GHz processor or faster Multi CPU RAM Disk Space Operating 2GB allocated to run PE 1GB allocated to run associated SQL Server databases Application: 300 MB Data: 120 GB Available. Disk space upgrade once capacity has reached 90% Windows 2008 R2 Server Windows PowerShell 4.0 6GB allocated to run PE 2GB allocated to run associated SQL Server databases Same as minimum. Data: Estimated 3x current storage, take into consideration growth rate Windows 2016 Server Windows PowerShell 5.1 Platforms Microsoft.Net Framework 4.5 SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Microsoft.Net Framework 4.5 SQL Server 2017 Standard Network Standard Local Area Network For satellite offices, a permanent VPN broadband Internet connection 10Mbps or faster between offices Standard Local Area Network For satellite offices, a permanent VPN broadband Internet connection 10Mbps or faster between offices Drive Dedicated Internal Data Drive Dedicated Internal Data Drive Other Patches Backup solution External USB storage device All current Service Packs required (Windows & SQL Server) Backup solution Off-site back up solution All current Service Packs required (Windows & SQL Server)

3 Workstation s Minimum Recommended Processor Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core i5 or newer RAM 2 GB The client process itself takes approximately 300MB of process memory 4 GB The client process itself can benefit from 600MB of process memory Disk Space 20 GB Available 20 GB or higher available Graphics 1280 x 1024 resolution 1280 x 1024 resolution Operating Window 7 Windows 10 Software MS Office 2007, MS Outlook as default client Microsoft.Net Framework 4.5 MS Office 2010 or newer MS Outlook as default client Microsoft.Net Framework 4.5 Other 100Mbps Network Cards 1Gbps Network Cards Anti-virus software Patches All current Service Packs required All current Service Packs required Additional Services 1) Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) Service. The service needs to be running on both the application server and SQL server. This is required to ensure cheque requisition and other accounting operations can run successfully. 2) Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Analysis Services OLEDB Provider, 64-bit (SQL_AS_OLEDB.msi). This should be installed on both the application server and client machines. This is required for various analytical functions available in the software. This is not dependent on the version of SQL installed, and can be downloaded here (

4 Network transport protocols The following network protocols are used in Office Evolve. 1) FTP Port 21 is used to FTP client product updates from the server machine. 2) Practice Evolve Documents TCP Port 6087, ) Practice Evolve Accounts TCP Port 8001, ).Net Remoting over TCP/IP This is used in all remote procedure calls between the client and the server. 5) Static IP Address is required on the Server and the Internet Router. Bandwidth guidelines We can offer guidelines based on usage scenarios. All values we provide are dedicated to running Practice Evolve alone. This does not take into account other network activity that users may perform, or is required by existing infrastructure. The bandwidth required by a Practice Evolve deployment will vary largely depending on the number of users, the information stored and the end users usage of the product. On site testing and resulting network configuration changes will help define the best requirements for network bandwidth. The primary bandwidth usage will be transporting client files stored in Office Evolve to and from the server. On average we recommend an availability of 50KBps per user. You can multiply this by the number of users to determine the minimum bandwidth required to sustain concurrent use. At this speed, a 1MB document will take 20 seconds to download. If you require faster speeds such as 100KBs per user, you can multiple this again by the number of users to determine your network requirements. Please refer to the examples to below.

5 Client site with 1MB files Allow 10-15MB daily network bandwidth per user for system with Office Evolve Customers Office Evolve Projects Average usage of Diary, Internal Mail, Timesheets, Workflow One Office Evolve Client shutdown and restart Allow 25MB daily network bandwidth per user (with average file size of 1MB) 15 Document Opens 5 Document Checkouts 5 Document Check ins Number of Users Daily Traffic per user Daily Traffic required Minimum bandwidth 10 15MB + 25MB = 40MB 10 * 40MB = 0.4GB 10 * 50KBps = 0.5MB/s (4.0Mbps) 50 15MB + 25MB = 40MB 50 * 40MB = 2GB 50 * 50KB/s = 2.5MB/s (20Mbps) MB + 25MB = 40MB 100 * 40MB = 4GB 100 * 50KBps = 5MB/s (40Mbps) MB + 25MB = 40MB 250 * 40MB = 10GB 250 * 50KBps = 12.5MB/s (100Mbps)

6 Client site with 5MB files Allow 25-35MB daily network bandwidth per user for system with Office Evolve Customers Office Evolve Projects High usage of Diary, Internal Mail, Timesheets, Workflow One Office Evolve Client shutdown and restart Allow 125MB daily network bandwidth per user (with average file size of 5MB) 15 Document Opens 5 Document Checkouts 5 Document Check ins Number of Users Daily Traffic per user Daily Traffic required Minimum bandwidth 10 35MB + 125MB = 50 35MB + 125MB = MB + 125MB = MB + 125MB = 10 * = 1.6GB 10 * 50KBps = 0.5MB/s (4.0Mbps) 50 * = 8GB 50 * 50KB/s = 2.5MB/s (20Mbps) 100 * = 16GB 100 * 50KBps = 5MB/s (40Mbps) 250 * = 40GB 250 * 50KBps = 12.5MB/s (100Mbps)