Titan II Tech Info
Titan II Precast Management System is a SQL Database
program with a MS Access* front-end. On the this
page you will find information about what hardware/
software you will need.
System
Requirements
Below are the minimum system requirements for MS SQL
2005 Standard Edition provided by Microsoft.
This will enable your Titan II Precast Management
System to be “operational”.
Please see notes below the minimum system requirement
for Muka Development’s suggested configuration to
optimize your server and to ensure you won’t have to
upgrade your server in 6 months.
Standard Edition System Requirements
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32-bit
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x64
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Itanium
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Processor
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600-megahertz (MHz) Pentium
III-compatible or faster processor; 1-gigahertz
(GHz) or faster processor recommended
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1-GHz AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon
64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel
Pentium IV with EM64T support processor
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1-GHz Itanium or faster
processor
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Operating System
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
with Service Pack (SP) 4 or later; Windows 2000
Professional Edition with SP 4 or later; Windows
XP with SP 2 or later; Windows Server 2003
Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, or
Datacenter Edition with SP 1 or later; Windows
Small Business Server 2003 with SP 1 or later
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Standard x64 Edition, Enterprise x64 Edition, or
Datacenter x64 Edition with SP 1 or later;
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or later
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Enterprise Edition or DataCenter Edition for
Itanium-based systems with SP 1 or later
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Memory
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512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or
more; 1 gigabyte (GB) or more recommended
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512 MB of RAM or more; 1 GB or
more recommended
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512 MB of RAM or more; 1 GB or
more recommended
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Hard Disk
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Approximately 350 MB
of available hard-disk space for the
recommended installation
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Approximately 425 MB
of additional available hard-disk space
for SQL Server Books Online, SQL Server
Mobile Books Online, and sample
databases
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Approximately 350 MB
of available hard-disk space for the
recommended installation
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Approximately 425 MB
of additional available hard-disk space
for SQL Server Books Online, SQL Server
Mobile Books Online, and sample
databases
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Approximately 350 MB
of available hard-disk space for the
recommended installation
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Approximately 425 MB
of additional available hard-disk space
for SQL Server Books Online, SQL Server
Mobile Books Online, and sample
databases
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Drive
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
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Display
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Super VGA (1,024x768) or
higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
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Super VGA (1,024x768) or
higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
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Super VGA (1,024x768) or
higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
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Other Devices
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Microsoft Mouse or compatible
pointing device
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Microsoft Mouse or compatible
pointing device
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Microsoft Mouse or compatible
pointing device
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Other Requirements
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Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
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For Reporting
Services, you need Microsoft Internet
Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later,
and ASP.NET 2.0 or later
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Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
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For Reporting
Services, you need Microsoft Internet
Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later,
and ASP.NET 2.0 or later
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Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
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For Reporting
Services, you need Microsoft Internet
Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later,
and ASP.NET 2.0 or later
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Workstation Installation
Requirements
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Workstation must
be local to SQL server (on same local
network, not remote connection nor VPN)
MS Access 2003 or
2007*
Min Hardware/
Software**
.Net 2.0 or
greater
256 MB RAM min
Windows Installer
2.0
Windows XP SP1
1.6 Ghz processor
or greater
**Preferred
additions
GB NIC
1 GB RAM
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Workstation must
be local to SQL server (on same local
network, not remote connection nor VPN)
MS Access 2003 or
2007*
Min Hardware/
Software**
.Net 2.0 or
greater
256 MB RAM min
Windows Installer
2.0
Windows XP SP1
1.6 Ghz processor
or greater
**Preferred
additions
GB NIC
1 GB RAM
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Reference
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/standard/sysreqs.mspx
If you want your Titan II Precast Management system to be more
than just “operational” please follow these guidelines.
Dedicated Server
I can't say it too often. SQL Server should run on a dedicated
physical server, not shared with other application
software. This means DO NOT share this server with
Exchange.
Time and time again, when I get questions about poor SQL
Server performance, I find out that the culprit
responsible is another application running on the same
server. 32 bit is fine, 64 bit is better.
Software
Windows 2003 OS and MS SQL 2005, you need to be serious about
your data, running Windows 2000 and SQL 7.0 is just
fooling yourself and asking for trouble.
CPU
The more CPUs your SQL Server has, the faster it can perform.
Purchase a server with as many CPUs as you can afford.
If you can't do the above, then at least purchase a
server that has room to expand its total number of CPUs.
Almost all SQL
Servers need
more power as time passes and workloads increase.
If you don’t have at least 2 expect
performance problems within a year or two.
Purchase the fastest CPUs you can afford. It is better to
purchase too large a system than too small a system.
If you will only be running 2 CPUs, go with the fastest CPU you
can get, with L2 cache as a secondary consideration. If
you have a choice of L2 cache size, always get the
largest you can.
But, if you will be running 4 or more CPUs, then you
want to go with the CPUs with the largest L2 cache, even
though their speed may not be as high. The reason for
this is in order for SQL Server to run optimally on
servers with four or more CPUs, the L2 cache has to be
much larger, otherwise you will be wasting much of the
power of the additional CPUs.
Memory
Try to order your SQL Server with enough RAM to hold the
entire size of the projected database. Titan II database
will grow to an average size of 4 GB within the first
year.
Hard Disk
RAID 10 offers the best performance for SQL Server
databases, although it is the most expensive RAID
option. The more write intensive the database, the
more important it is to use RAID 10.
RAID can be implemented through hardware or software
(via the operating system). There is no debate on this
topic, don't ever user software RAID, it is very slow.
Always use hardware RAID.
Separate the operating system files, data file, and
transaction log on different disks to optimize
performance.
Network
Gigabit NICs and Gigabit switches will allow the server
to work at an optimum.
Misc
Real-time antivirus software creates a big resource hog for SQL
Server, and is not recommended on production SQL
Servers, especially clusters.
If you are worried about viruses, you can do remote scanning
against your SQL Servers on a daily basis, preferably
during off hours.
For more tips and recommendations see:
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/sql_server_performance_audit4.asp
Following these tips will eliminate any hardware performance
issues as your database grows, and it will. If you don’t
have to budget or the ability to implement these
recommendations try to configure the server as close as
possible. If
you have any questions or concerns please contact us at
732-866-8686 or email me at
eomalley@muka.net