Base Server Requirements for Small Operations
The following requirements are needed on the base combined file and database servers for small operations:
| Recommended Specification | Optimal Specification |
|---|---|
| Six (6) Processor Cores, Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 (Haswell) Family or newer, 1.7 GHz or greater base frequency | Eight (8) Processor Cores, Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 (Haswell) Family or newer, 2.1 GHz or greater base frequency |
| 8 GB RAM memory; <1 TB of disk usage for file shares | 16 GB RAM memory; >1 TB of disk usage for file shares |
| Three (3) 300 GB 15K SAS hard disk drives, configured in RAID5 array* | Four (4) 300 GB 15K SAS hard disk drives, configured in RAID5 array with hot spare* |
| SAS disk controller (RAID 0/1/5/10 compliant, 1 GB battery backed cache) | SAS disk controller (RAID 0/1/5/10 compliant, 1 GB battery backed cache) |
| Monitor (17” LCD/LED or larger) | Monitor (19” LCD/LED or larger) |
| 1 Gbps Ethernet interface | 1 Gbps Ethernet interface |
| MSSQL Server 2014, 2016, 2017 / Oracle 12c (12cR2) | MSSQL Server 2016, 2017 / Oracle 12c (12cR2) |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Note: *Required storage is dependent on actual sizes of database files, logs, and
backups. These specifications are intended as a baseline, initial
configuration.