System Requirements
VimBiz has been designed with large horizontal scalability in mind. Diagram 1 shows the minimum recommended architecture and Diagram 2 shows the recommended architecture for best performance and environmental robustness.
Software
- VimBiz installation file
- Windows 98, XP, Vista (x86 and x64), Windows 7 (x86 and x64), Windows Server 2003 and 2003R2 (x86 and x64), Windows Server 2008 and 2008R2 (x86 and x64), Windows Mobile 5.1 or higher (recommended 6.1 or higher)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or higher must be preinstalled (or enabled in Windows 7). For Windows Mobile, Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 must be installed.
- A SQL database is required. VimBiz comes prepackaged with Microsoft SQL Express 2008 R2 but can connect to an existing SQL 2008 R2 to 2012 server.
- IIS 6 or 7 is required on the VimBiz server only if VimBiz Web option is purchased.
Enterprise-scale Hardware Architecture
- Rich Client Desktop PC
- Supporting Servers
- Backup Server
- Test/Development Environments
- VimBiz Services Server
- VimBiz Web Server
- Main Server: VimBiz SQL Server
Rich Client Desktop PC
Minimum Requirements
- 80 MHz Intel® Pentium III
- Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7
- 512 MB
- 1024x768
Recommended Requirements
- Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II
- 64-bit OS
- 4GB
- 1920x1080 (or better)
Supporting Servers
Recommended Requirements
- Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II
- 64-bit OS
- 4GB
- 16GB available disk space
- Gigabit Ethernet Connection
Main Server
Recommend Requirements
- Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® (or better)
- 64-bit OS
- 8GB
- 3 Hard Disks in RAID 5 Configuration (minimum)
- 16GB available disk space
- Gigabit Ethernet Connection
VimBiz Mobile
- Windows Mobile 5.1 or higher (6.1 recommended)
- Wireless capabilities
The following diagrams represent typical VimBiz deployments and identify the different components of the VimBiz solution.
Diagram 1: The minimal recommended system architecture for an enterprise-scale implementation.
Diagram 2: The recommended system architecture for best performance and environment robustness for an enterprise-scale implementation.
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