Difference between revisions of "AquilaCRS Pre-requisites"

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SQL Server

• The AquilaCRS (IBID) application server requires a single database on MS SQL Server 2008 R2 or later. The app server supports SQL Server Express editions or above, and requires one of the SQL Server x86 or x64 Native Client drivers, or ADO, to be present on the application server machine.

• The database connection method is TCP/IP. In the case where SQL Express is installed, the TCP/IP protocol must be enabled and ports correctly configured for each IP address.

• The application server (AquilaServer) will require it's own SQL Server login to access the database if using SQL Authentication Mode or the machine that is running AquilaServer will require access rights to the SQL Server Database if using Windows Authentication Mode.

Application Server

The application server software component needs installing on a server. The server can be either physical or virtual, shared or dedicated. It can co-exist with other systems, including BIBID, so it's possible to re-use an existing server.

Host the database in either in your existing SQL server cluster or on a separate server. The server can be the same server as the app-server software component.

• The server machine can be physical or virtual.
• Running server editions of Windows, version 2003 or later.
• Minimum RAM 4Gb as a standalone application server, or 8Gb+ if you're hosting SQL Server on the same machine.
• Requires 4Gb free disk space (estimated data transfer and future years database size)
• App Server requires ~50Mb free disk space

Client PC Specifications

• Windows XP - Windows 10
• Minimum RAM 2Gb
• 1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution.
• Requires 60Mb free disk space for installation
• Internet connection with access to the URL's listed on Aquila Software Status.

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• Thin client solution, such as Citrix.

For more information on writeable folders that are shared between users, please read the Shared writeable folders.

For those that have installed the all users version, i.e. for Citrix or other thin client solutions, you will need to manually upgrade the application.