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Microsoft Dynamics GP 10 System Requirements

Client Requirements:

Item Requirements Notes
Operating System 1

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP 2, Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP 4

The Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is only supported on a client connected to the Local Area Network.  The wireless components of Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition are not supported or recommended. 

Processor

Pentium III 1.2 GHz (or equivalent)

 
Available Hard Disk Space

600 MB or more on the system root 

 
RAM

256 MB (512 Recommended)

 
Network Card

100 Base T or 1000 Base T Ethernet

 
Microsoft Office2

One of the following:

  • 2007 Microsoft Office system3
  • Office 2003
  • Office XP
  
Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 7 or 6 SP1  
Adobe Adobe 8.0, 7.0, or 6.0  

1See the 64-bit support tables in #4 in the Additional notes section to verify that all products you're using are compatible.

2Microsoft Office Outlook is required for the Outlook area to display on the Microsoft Dynamics GP home page.

3The Microsoft Office Web Components are required for home page metrics. If you are using Office 2007, you must install the Office 2003 Web Components. Use the links below to install the components:

  • Office 2003 Web Component
  • Office XP Web Components

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Server recommendations

Review the following customer profiles to determine which profile best reflects your environment based on user count, modules used, and transaction volume. Use that customer profile as a recommendation for your server hardware implementation.

Customer profile 1

The following profile applies if you:

  • Use only Financial Series modules
  • Have 0-20 concurrent users for Microsoft SQL Server or 0-10 concurrent users for Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000 or SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
  • Use Report Writer, Crystal Reports, or FRx
  • Process fewer than 1,000 transactions a day
  • Import very little data
  • Have a dedicated server with SQL Server only
  • Recommend a dedicated server with MSDE 2000/SQL Server 2005 Express Edition only
Item Requirements
Database One of the following:
  • SQL Server 2005 SP2 Standard Edition 32-bit, Workgroup Edition, or Express Edition
  • SQL Server 2000 SP4 Standard Edition or Workgroup Edition
  • MSDE 2000 SP4
Operating System1 One of the following:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2, R2 Standard Edition SP2, x64 Standard Edition SP2, or R2 x64 Standard Edition SP22
  • Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition SP2 or R2 Premium Edition SP2
  • Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or R2 Standard Edition SP23
Processor

One dual-core or two single-core4
Disk Configuration

Microsoft SQL
Server only
  • Minimum: RAID 5 for operating system, applications, and SQL database log and data files5
  • Recommended: RAID 1 for operating system and applications; RAID 5 for SQL database log and data files6
RAM

1GB or greater
Network Card

100-MB Ethernet Full Duplex or 1-GB Ethernet

1While you can install MSDE 2000 and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition on a non-server operating system, it is recommended you install those components on a server operating system. The only non-server operating system supported for MSDE 2000 is Windows XP Professional SP2. The only non-server operating systems supported for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition are Windows XP Professional SP2 or Windows Vista. (See #3 in the Additional notes section.)

2See the 64-bit support tables in #4 in the Additional notes section to verify that all products you're using are compatible.

3MSDE 2000 and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition only.

4Ensure processors can be upgraded.

5More available disks will improve SQL Server performance.

6Recommend using a dual-channel fast and wide SCSI-2 controller.

Customer Profile 2

Use these guidelines if you:

  • Use Financials Series modules
  • Use Distribution Series modules moderately
  • Use Field Service Series modules
  • Use Manufacturing Series or Project Series modules moderately
  • Have 20-60 concurrent users
  • Use Terminal Services
  • Use Report Writer, Crystal Reports or FRx
  • Perform some online analytical processing (OLAP) cube generation
  • Using an import routine/eConnect/Integration Manager
  • Process 1,000–4,000 transactions a day originating in Sales (Sales Order Processing and/or Receivables Management), Payables Management, or General Ledger
  • Have a dedicated server with SQL Server only
Item Requirements
Database One of the following:
  • SQL Server 2005 SP2 Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • SQL Server 2000 SP4 Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition
Operating System1 One of the following:
  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition SP2, R2 x64 Enterprise Editon SP2, x64 Standard Edition SP2, or R2 x64 Standard Edition SP2
  • Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2, R2 Enterprise Edition SP2, Standard Edition SP2, or R2 Standard Edition SP
Processor2

One dual-core or two single-core
Disk Configuration3
  • RAID 1 for operating system and applications (two disks)
  • RAID 1 for SQL database log files (two disks)
  • RAID 5 (four disk minimum) or RAID 10 (eight disk minimum) for SQL data files
  • RAID 1 for TempDB (two disks)—optional, but recommended
  • RAID 0 for SQL backups (full disk volume and log) (two disks)

 


 
RAM4

4 GB or more
Network Card5

100-MB Ethernet Full Duplex or 1-GB Ethernet

1See the 64-bit support tables in #4 in the Additional notes section to verify that all products you're using are compatible.

2Ensure processors can be upgraded to four processors for Standard Edition or up to eight processors for Enterprise Edition.

3Additional disks will improve SQL Server performance. To process more than 4,000 transactions a day, you might need to increase the number of disks in your RAID 5 disk volume. Recommend use of Ultra SCSI 3 or Fiber Controller.

4If more than 2 GB of RAM is available, enable the 3 GB and/or the PAE switch in the boot.ini file if using Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. Refer to Article Q283037 for more information.

5Ensure switch is capable of handling network traffic.

Customer profile 3

The following profile applies if you:

  • Use Financial Series and Distribution Series modules extensively
  • Use Field Service Series, Manufacturing Series, and Project Series modules extensively
  • Have 60-100 concurrent users
  • Use Terminal Services
  • Use Report Writer, Crystal Reports, or FRx extensively
  • Use an import routine -- such as eConnect -- extensively
  • Process more than 4,000 transactions a day originating in Sales (Sales Order Processing and/or Receivables Management), Payables Management, or General Ledger
  • Perform OLAP cube generation to a different machine
  • Have a dedicated server with SQL Server only
Item Requirements
Database One of the following:
  • SQL Server 2005 SP2 Enterprise Edition 32-bit and 64-bit, or Standard Edition 64-bit
  • SQL Server 2000 SP4 Enterprise Edition
Operating System1

One of the following:

  • Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition SP2, R2 x64 Enterprise Edition SP2, x64 Standard Edition SP2, or R2 x64 Standard Edition SP2
  • Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or R2 Enterprise Edition SP2
Processors2

Two dual-core or four single-core
Disk Configuration3
  • RAID 1 for operating system and applications (two disks)
  • RAID 1 for SQL database log files (four disks)
  • RAID 10 for data files (eight disk minimum)
  • RAID 1 for TempDB (four disks)
  • RAID 0 for SQL backups (full disk volume and log) (two disks)



 
RAM4

8 GB or more
Network Card5

1-GB Ethernet

1See the 64-bit support tables in #4 in the Additional notes section to verify that all products you're using are compatible.

2Verify processors can be upgraded to eight processors.

3Additional disks will improve SQL Server performance. To process more than 4,000 transactions a day, you might need to increase the number of disks in your RAID 5 or RAID 10 disk volume. Recommend use of Ultra SCSI 3 or Fiber Controller.

4Enable the 3 GB and/or the PAE switch in the boot.ini file if using Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. (See Article Q283037).

5Ensure switch is capable of handling network traffic.

Terminal Services server requirements

Microsoft recommends using a dedicated Terminal Services server/Citrix server. There might be performance losses if SQL Server is running on the Terminal Services server/Citrix server. To help offset performance losses, it is highly recommended to have two separate servers: one server with Terminal Services and/or Citrix, and one server with SQL Server.

Item Requirements
Operating System1

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2, R2 Enterprise Edition SP2, Standard Edition SP2, or R2 Standard Edition SP2
Citrix (Optional)2

Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 or 3.0
Processors3

One dual-core or two single-core
Disk Configuration4

RAID 1 for operating system and applications (two disks)
RAM5

2 GB or more
Network Card6

100-MB Ethernet Full Duplex or 1-GB Ethernet
Users

Based on 15-20 users for each Terminal Services server

1See the 64-bit support tables in #4 in the Additional notes section to verify that all products you're using are compatible.

2If accessing Citrix, the hardware and software must be supported according to Citrix configuration requirements.

3Verify processors can be upgraded to four processors for Standard Edition or eight processors for Enterprise Edition.

4The amount of RAM needed depends on the number of concurrent users per Terminal Services server.

5Recommend no more then 25 users per 100 Base-T network card, unless a Fiber NIC is installed. If a Fiber NIC is installed, the SQL server also should have a Fiber NIC installed for optimal network performance. Ensure switch is capable of handling network traffic.

6Increased user count may require greater RAM and processor speed. Users of FRx or Crystal Reports via Terminal Services may require increased hardware to improve performance.

Additional notes

1.This document represents configurations tested by Microsoft and supported by Technical Support. Use of technologies not specified in this document is not recommended and will not be supported. Testing is ongoing, and as newer technologies become supported, this list will be updated.

2.If you will be using Workflow for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0, refer to the System requirements for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Web applications page for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server recommendations.

3.If you're running MSDE 2000 or SQL Server 2005 Express Edition on Windows XP SP2, or if you're running SQL Server on Windows Server 2003 SP1, refer to this KB article: Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2. You might need to enable port 1433 for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows Firewall to ensure the incoming Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) requests are accepted.

4.Review the following tables to verify that the features and products you're using are supported with 64-bit operating systems.

The following Release 10.0 products ARE supported on any 64-bit operating system.

Product

Microsoft Dynamics GP client or server installation

Note

The Field Service e-mail feature will not work on a 64-bit server.

Business Portal: Client accessing Business Portal

Note

IIS Server must be on a 32-bit server.

Human Resources and Payroll Suite

Integration Manager

Microsoft FRx Reporter 6.7

Note

SYSDATA must be on a 32-bit server.

Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK

Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK

The following Release 10.0 products ARE NOT supported on any 64-bit operating system. Unless otherwise noted, testing for these products is scheduled for later this year.

Product

Business Portal: IIS Server

Note

This will not be compatible with x64 operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Analysis Cubes for SQL Server 2005 (client and server)

Analysis Cubes for SQL Server 2000 (client and server)

Note

No compatibility is planned.

eConnect Runtime (including the SDK)

Office SharePoint Server Wizard

Personal Data Keeper

SQL Server Reporting Services Wizard

Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP Runtime (including the SDK and Management Tools)

Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP

Note

This will not be compatible with x64 operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

FRx Forecaster 6.7

Note

No compatibility is planned.

FRx Forecaster 7.0

Note

Compatibility is being researched.

FRx Web Port 6.7

Note

No compatibility is planned.

Microsoft Dexterity Development Tools

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