Recommended System for Microsoft Dynamics SL 2018 Synergy Business Solutions recommends three separate servers but this can be discussed during the upgrade planning process. Dynamics SL / Management Reporter Server SQL Database Server Web Host Server We recommend four servers (a terminal server in addition to the servers above) if the customer decides to use a terminal server for users to connect to SL instead of SL Client workstation installations. Overview This document contains the minimum client hardware requirements, server recommendations and Terminal Server minimum hardware requirements suggested by Synergy Business Solutions. The requirements and recommendations are based on experience with many different installations. Users may need to increase these requirements due to environmental factors to achieve individual performance expectations. Review each layer below to determine the profile that best fits your business taking into account the user count, modules used and transaction volume. Use these guidelines for your server hardware implementation. Dynamics SL Client (Workstations) Operating System Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise Edition Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard or Data Center Edition 1 Dual Core 2.6 GHz or higher 600 MB of available hard disk space in addition to what is required for the operating system and other programs on the workstation 8 GB or more Last Updated: 6/01/2018 are subject to change Page 1
Microsoft Office Web Browser Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise Edition E3 and E5 Internet Explorer 10.0 or 11.0, Edge Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 Standard or Data Center Edition NOTES When you deploy a system in a virtual environment, make sure that you have sufficient hard disk space to avoid performance problems. Each computer that you deploy in a virtual environment should meet or exceed the random access memory () requirements and the hard disk space requirements. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 897615 Support policy for Microsoft software running in non-microsoft hardware virtualization software. Dynamics SL File Server with Management Reporter Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard or Data Center Edition Microsoft Office Web Browser 4 Processing Cores or more, 2.6 GHz or higher 120 GB or more of available hard disk space in addition to what is required for the operating system and other programs on the workstation 32 GB or more Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise Edition E3 and E5 Internet Explorer 10.0 or 11.0, Edge Microsoft Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 Standard or Data Center Edition Last Updated: 9/19/2016 are subject to change Page 2
Database Server Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition 4 Processing Cores or more, 2.6 GHz or higher 120GB C: Drive for the OS and SQL Server. 500GB Estimate for the Data drive or array. This varies depending on the size and type (prod, test, etc ) of the databases. Double the size of the databases is required. 16 GB or more Database SQL Server 2016 Standard or Enterprise Edition SQL Server 2014 Standard or Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 Standard or Data Center Edition NOTES If utilizing separate database servers for multiple application databases, each database server must have the appropriate Microsoft software licenses and a Microsoft Dynamics SL system database. The use of this configuration must conform to Microsoft Dynamics SL licensing requirements and some multi-company restrictions may apply. Last Updated: 9/19/2016 are subject to change Page 3
Web Applications Server Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition 1 Dual Core 2.6 GHz or higher Web server pre-requisites 4GB of available hard disk space in addition to what is required for the operating system, prerequisites, and other programs on the workstation 8 GB or more Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or later Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) server feature and all subfeatures.net Framework 3.5 SP1 or later WCF Activation server feature and HTTP Activation sub-feature Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V NOTES: Web Applications requires Microsoft Dynamics SL 2018 database access. Last Updated: 9/19/2016 are subject to change Page 4
Terminal Server (Not required if using SL Client on Workstations) Operating System Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition Users Supported (option) 4 Processing Cores or more, 2.6 GHz or higher 12 GB 15-20 users per Terminal Server Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 Standard or Data Center Edition NOTES It is recommended to have a dedicated Terminal Server. There may be performance losses if Microsoft SQL Server is running on the Terminal Server. Therefore, it is highly recommended to have two separate servers, one server with Terminal Server and one server with Microsoft SQL Server. Verify processors can be upgraded. The amount of needed depends on the number of concurrent users per Terminal Server. Increased user count may require greater and speed. Verify switch is capable of handling network traffic. When you deploy a system in a virtual environment, make sure that you have sufficient hard disk space to avoid performance problems. Each computer that you deploy in a virtual environment should meet or exceed the random access memory () requirements and the hard disk space requirements. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 897615 Support policy for Microsoft software running in non-microsoft hardware virtualization software. If the users will access Microsoft Dynamics SL using Terminal Services, the Terminal Services Client must be installed on each workstation connected to the Terminal Server. Last Updated: 9/19/2016 are subject to change Page 5
Support Information For technical support questions, contact your partner or, if enrolled in a support plan directly with Microsoft, you can enter a new support request to Microsoft Dynamics Technical Support from CustomerSource or PartnerSource under Support >> New Support Request. Last Updated: 9/19/2016 are subject to change Page 6