Recommended System Hardware and Software Requirements

The purpose of this document is to summarize system hardware and software requirements for the platforms on which Ross Systems applications and 3rd party tools are currently certified to run. Please note that these specifications are subject to change. Consult your Ross salesperson or pre-sales representative before making any purchase decisions. Listed below are the main components of a client/server system.

The Ross applications are designed to run in an “open systems” environment utilizing the most popular and powerful hardware, operating systems and relational database management systems on the market. System configurations may vary widely based on your organization’s requirements and budget, however, the following pages represent our recommended basic configurations by platform for a small, medium and large company, the size being dependent upon the average number of concurrent users on the main server.
 

  • Application Server

    This is the main system on which the Ross applications and database engine reside.
    Supported platforms:

  • HP 9000 (HP-UX),
  • Alpha (DEC-UNIX,
  • OpenVMS, NT),
  • VAX (OpenVMS),
  • RS/6000 (AIX),
  • Wintel-based servers (NT),
  • Fujitsu DS-90 (UNIX),
  • Siemens Nixdorf (SINIX)
  • Database

    Installed on the application server (or a clustered database server), the relational database management systems contain all the application’s data metadata.
    Supported RDBMS:

  •  Oracle 7 (Universal, Enterprise and Workgroup-based servers)
  • Oracle Rdb (Digital-based platforms only)
  • SQL-Server (planned for version 7.0/2H98)
  • Local- and wide-area network configuration

    Client/server applications and tools require an Ethernet network (10/100 base-T)  and TCP/IP support (Decnet also supported on Digital systems) on both the desktop and application server. Dial-in and/or remote access servers are recommended for
    WAN-based connections to the server where telecommunication costs are high and/or quality of service (especially latency time) is poor.

  • Desktop PC Clients

    Ross applications and 3rd party tools currently support the Microsoft Windows  platform (Windows 95, NT Client). Refer to the application’s and 3rd party tool’s product release notes for more specific information.

    Recommended Application Server Configurations

    The following configurations are general specifications for application servers. They are not complete systems but provide the basis for configuring one or more systems.

    Hardware Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    Model/Architecture:
    HP 9000/RISC
    NetServer/CISC
    Supported OS: HP-UX 10.01, 10.10, 10.20 (HP 9000) ,Windows NT 4.0 SP-3 (NetServer)

    HP 9000 SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
    CPU Type PA-8000 PA-8000/8200 PA-8000
    Model D370 K460/K570 T600
    Average Concurrent Users 1-25 25-75 75-150+
    Recommended CPU’s 1-2 2-4/2-6 4-12
    Memory 256-512 MB 512 MB-1.5 GB 1.5 GB to max
    Disk Configuration 5-8 drives 8-10 drives 10-20+ drives




    NetServer (Intel-based)
    Model LD Pro LD Pro n/a
    CPU Type Pentium Pro Pentium II n/a
    Recommended CPU’s 2 (minimum) 2-4 n/a
    Memory 256-512 MB 512-4 GB n/a
    Disk Configuration 5-8 drives 8-10 drives n/a
    Additional Peripheral Devices & Software Recommended Application Server Configurations

    The following configurations are general specifications for application servers. They are not complete systems but provide the basis for configuring one or more systems.

    Hardware Vendor: Digital Equipment Corporation
    Model/Architecture: Alpha/RISC
    Prioris/CISC
    Supported OS: Digital UNIX 4.0C, OpenVMS 7.1 (Alpha) , Windows NT 4.0 SP-3 (Alpha & Prioris)

    DEC Alpha SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
    CPU Type  21164/400 MHz  21164/533 MHz 21164/533+
    Model AlphaServer 800 1200A 4100 or 8000
    Average Concurrent Users 1-25 25-75  75-150+
    Recommended CPU’s  1 1-2  1-4
    Memory 256-512 MB 512-1,256 MB 1.5 GB to max
    Disk Configuration 5-8 drives 8-10 drives 10-20+ drives




    Prioris (Intel-based)
    Model Pentium Pro Pentium II n/a
    CPU Type 1-25 25-50 n/a
    Recommended CPU’s 2 (minimum) 2-4 n/a
    Memory 256-512 MB 512-4 GB n/a
    Disk Configuration 5-8 drives 8-10 drives n/a
    Additional Peripheral Devices & Software Recommended Application Server Configurations

    The following configurations are general specifications for application servers. They are not complete systems but provide the basis for configuring one or more systems.

    Hardware Vendor: IBM
    Model/Architecture: RS/6000 / RISC
    Supported OS: AIX 4.1, 4.2

    RS/6000 SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
    CPU Type  PowerPC 604e  PowerPC 604   PowerPC 604
    Model F50   J50/R50 S70
    Average Concurrent Users 1-25 25-75  75-150+
    Recommended CPU’s  1-2 2-8/2-8   4-12
    Memory 256-512 MB 512-1,5 GB 1.5 GB to max
    Level 2 (L2) Cache Maximum Maximum Maximum
    Disk Configuration 5-8 drives 8-10 drives 10-20+ drives
    Additional Peripheral Devices & Software Recommended Application Server Configurations

    The following configurations are general specifications for Intel-based application servers. They are not complete systems but provide the basis for configuring one or more systems.

    Hardware Vendor: (Any Intel-based OEM or reseller)
    Model/Architecture: Pentium Pro or Pentium II/CISC
    Supported OS: Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3)

    Intel-based Servers SMALL MEDIUM LARGE
    CPU Type Pentium Pro n/a Pentium II n/a n/a
    Model OEM dependent   OEM dependent   n/a
    Average Concurrent Users  1-25 25-50  n/a
    Recommended CPU’s 2-4   4-maximum n/a
    Memory 256-512 MB 512-1,256 MB    n/a
    Disk Configuration 5-8 drives 8-10 drives n/a
    Additional Peripheral Devices & Software  

    Note: The Ross Systems HR/Payroll application’s certification for NT systems is:

    Wintel-based systems with Oracle 8: April ’98
    Wintel-based systems with Oracle 7.3: June ’98
    Alpha-based systems with Oracle 8: October ‘98
     
    Recommended Desktop Configurations

    Refer to the following configuration guidelines for personal computers which are to be used as a clients running any GUI-based Ross-licensed applications or 3rd party products. Note that on all Ross-supported application server platforms (with the exception of NT) a personal computer may also be used in terminal emulation mode (refer to the Ross product’s Release Notes for any exceptions). PC’s to be used exclusively in a terminal emulation mode (or as a RAS-based “thin” client) may differ significantly from the guidelines below (less resources are required and different operating systems are supported for RAS-based clients).

    CPU: Intel 80486- or Pentium-based PC with mouse
    Memory: Min 16 MB (24 MB for NT Client); 32 MB recommended
    Disk Storage: 150 to 300+ MB (minimum is 15 MB just to install)
    Display: 14” Display (color or gray scale VGA)
    Controller Card: Ethernet (10/100 base-T) with working connection to server
    Operating System: Windows 3.11, DOS 5.0+, Windows 95, Windows, NT
    Protocol Software: TCP/IP (bundled MS Windows stack OK) recommended
    DECnet for Pathworks-based systems also acceptable
    Note: At this time Ross Systems has not certified any of its client/server products on any network computer (NC) or network PC devices. Any customer wishing to run the Ross-licensed products on these devices should discuss this with the respective Ross product manager.

    Additional Peripheral Devices & Software

    Recommended Remote Access Server Configuration 

    Refer to the following configuration guidelines when considering an Intel-based remote access server (RAS) which is to be used to implement one or more GUI-based Ross applications or 3rd party products over a wide-area network (WAN). A RAS configuration is usually recommended where network bandwidths and/or quality of service over WAN-based connections is cost prohibitive or so poor that system response times are unacceptable.

    Another reason for RAS-based operations is to support multiple desktop environments (e.g. older DOS-based PC’s, Mac’s, etc), allow the use of a web browser for accessing the applications or to simply provide a redundant means of access to the Ross applications or 3rd party tools.

    Note: Remote access servers should be dedicated to serving remote client connections; it is not recommended that the box be used as an e-mail server, firewall or domain  name server in order keep machine resources dedicated to the RAS functions.

    CPU: Pentium-based PC with mouse
    Memory: Min 128 MB + (4 MB per remote client)
    Disk Storage: 150 to 300+ MB
    Display: 14” Display (color or gray scale VGA)
    Controller Card: Ethernet (10/100 base-T) with working connection to server
    Operating System: NT 3.51
    Protocol Software: TCP/IP (bundled MS Windows stack OK) recommended
    Additional Peripheral Devices & Software

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