Total Office Manager Enterprise Edition

System Requirements

Introduction

The goal of this document is to provide detailed recommendations about what type of server configuration (hardware and software) is recommended by Aptora’s technical staff for running a Microsoft^® SQL Server database engine; the backbone of Total Office Manager Enterprise Edition. This document is not intended to provide pricing or vendor recommendations.

Before looking at the Detailed Recommendations for a server system please review the General Server Requirements.

Future Versions

Aptora’s goal is to stay up-to-date with the latest technology. As new operating systems and servers become available we will strive to make our software compatible. We cannot recommend or guarantee support of newer versions before they are publicly available. We will post information about compatibility on our Web site as it becomes available.

Workstation Requirements

Same as standard requirements.

Caller ID Requirements

Same as standard requirements.

General Server Requirements

Specification	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	Windows 2000 Professional (Some Service Packs may be required)	Windows Server 2003 (Any Edition)
SQL Server 5 Users or Less	SQL Server 2005 Express Edition† (Free)
SQL Server 6 Users or More	SQL Server 2005 Express Edition†* (Free)	SQL Server 2005 Workgroup, Standard or Enterprise**
Processor (CPU)	One (1) Pentium III 1 GHz	Dual- or Quad-Core Server-Grade Processor
Hard Disk Space	1 GB free	20% or more of the total disk space
Total RAM / Allocated to ‘TOM’ Instance	512 MB / 256 MB	2 GB / 1 GB or more
† Please read the SQL Server Express Limitations section of this document. * Having more than five users connected simultaneously could limit performance. ** Licensed editions of SQL Server can be purchased from most Microsoft resellers.

SQL Server Express Limitations

Specification	Limit
Physical Processors (CPUs)	One (1)
Physical Memory (RAM)	One (1) GB Allocation to SQL Server
Database Size	Four (4) GB

Detailed Recommendations

SQL Server Requirements

For systems being configured to run SQL Server, please use the system requirements available on Microsoft’s Web site at the following URLs:

SQL Server Express Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/sysreqs.mspx

SQL Server Workgroup Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/workgroup/sysreqs.mspx

SQL Server Standard Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/standard/sysreqs.mspx

SQL Server Enterprise Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/enterprise/sysreqs.mspx

SQL Server Editions

There are four main editions of SQL Server available from Microsoft. Below you will find information about what editions are recommended based on the planned configuration and use of TOM Enterprise Edition. Most companies will begin using TOM Enterprise Edition with SQL Server Express Edition, and will later upgrade to an edition with fewer limitations based on their needs at that time.

Express Edition

SQL Server Express Edition is recommended for companies that plan to have five or fewer simultaneous users in TOM Enterprise Edition. The database size and memory limitations of this SQL edition are not typically an issue with these types of configurations. If at anytime the limitations are exceeded an upgrade to a fully licensed copy of SQL Server will be needed to continue functioning with minimal or no performance constraints.

Workgroup Edition

SQL Server Workgroup Edition is recommended for companies that plan to have six or more simultaneous users in TOM Enterprise Edition. The memory limitations of this edition are very reasonable, and there is no limit to the size of the SQL database.

Standard and Enterprise Edition

SQL Server Standard and Enterprise Edition will typically not be needed for most companies that use TOM Enterprise for day-to-day operations. If the company plans to use SQL Server for operations other than TOM Enterprise (such as custom reporting using SQL Server’s Reporting Service, custom applications, etc.) then these editions of SQL Server can provide them with more configuration, expandability, and management options.

Operating System

It is recommended that a Windows Server operating system be used for the TOM Enterprise Edition server. In general, operating systems that support the current version of SQL Server will support the TOM Enterprise Edition server components.