Hardware and Software Requirements

Overview

Akcelerant Elements (Elements) requirements vary depending on the volume of data, the number of users and any other applications running on the server and/or workstation. The following system requirements are intended as a guide for a smaller institution (up to 5 users). Larger institutions should adjust these requirements accordingly.

Akcelerant is not responsible for the purchase and/or cost of the required hardware and software.

This table provides hardware/software information for clients/servers running Elements. These specifications are intended solely for the usage of Elements. For use of Elements for other purposes please contact [email protected].

Requirement	Database	Download	Web	Web Browser
Processor	Pentium IV, 3.0 GHz	Pentium IV, 3.0 GHz	Pentium IV, 3.0 GHz	Pentium IV, 3.0 GHz
RAM ¹	2GB	1GB	1GB	1GB
Available Hard Disk ²	1GB	1GB	1GB
Operating System	Windows 2008®, Windows 2003®, Windows 2000®	Windows 2008®, Windows 2003®, Windows 2000®	Windows 2008®, Windows 2003®, Windows 2000®	Any
Internet Information Services (IIS)			Required (the version is dictated by the operating system)
.NET Framework ⁴		.NET 3.5	.NET 3.5
SQL Server 2008® R2 (32 or 64 bit) or SQL Server 2012® (32 or 64 bit) Framework ⁵	Standard OR Enterprise
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) ⁶	Version 2.8 or higher		Version 2.8 or higher
Internet Explorer®				Version 8 or 9 with backwards compatibility off
Adobe Acrobat Reader®				Required (download from www.adobe.com)
Microsoft Word®				Optional
Monitor Resolution				1024 x 768 minimum

Performance has not been tuned for minimum system configuration. Increasing RAM above the recommended system configuration increases performance specifically when running multiple applications or working with large databases.
Hard drive space required for SQL Server is completely dependent on the volume of data. An empty Akcelerant Elements database requires 20 MB of space. A production database may require 75 MB to 1 GB (or even higher).
The Akcelerant Elements Web, Download and Database may be installed on a single server. If all elements are combined on the same server, hardware (RAM) should be upgraded.
.NET Framework is included with the Akcelerant Elements install.
Microsoft SQL Server Command Line Utilities must be installed for the installed version of SQL Server. Please use the following table to assist in installing the proper components.

SQL Requirements Download Links

SQL 2008 R2 x 64 (64 bit) Windows Installer 4.5 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=188401&clcid=0x409

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Command Line Utilities http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=188430&clcid=0x409

SQL 2008 R2 x 32 (32 bit) Windows Installer 4.5 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=188400&clcid=0x409

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Command Line Utilities http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=188429&clcid=0x409

SQL 2012 x 64 (64 bit) Windows Installer 4.5 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=239648&clcid=0x409

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Command Line Utilities http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=239650&clcid=0x409

SQL 2012 x 32 (32 bit) Windows Installer 4.5 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942288

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=239647&clcid=0x409

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Command Line Utilities http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=239649&clcid=0x409

6. MDAC must be installed on Windows Server 2003. WDAC is included as part of Windows Server 2008. 32-bit and 64-bit versions of WDAC are released with the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Windows operating systems respectively.

The specifications above are recommendations only, and subject to change based on individual client business requirements and infrastructure needs.