REQ PH Info: Private Host 5.2 System Requirements

Summary:

This article details the system requirements for Solver Private Host v5.2. Customers should review this article, prior to installing Solver Private Host 5.2. 

Current Version: 5.2.405 (May 2021)
NOTE: As Windows Server 2022 came out after the May 2021 Private Host release (5.2.40514), it is not guaranteed compatible with versions 5.2.40514 and older.

Article Sections:

• More Information
  • Report Designer Excel Plugin and Browser
  • Server Requirements
  • SQL Server
  • Technical Information
  • Web Server
  • Services Server
• Properties

More Information:

Report Designer Excel Plugin and Browser

The below requirements pertain only to users who will be Report Designers (“power users”). All other users will use the web interface and should reference the Browser Compatibility section only. The Excel plugin is not required for users without a Solver Report Designer license.

16gb recommended.

To install the Report Design add-in, computer admin permissions are needed along with the ability to create and update registry keys.

Server Requirements

The following servers (Virtual or Physical) are required for Solver:

Additionally, end-users will be accessing Solver from their work computers. Organizations may choose to use Terminal servers and/or Citrix as other ways to access the Solver application for the end-user.

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SQL Server

The SQL Server will contain two or more Solver databases. The specs below are the minimum requirements for Solver relevant database, however, it is strongly recommended to build out a SQL server that can be expanded as the use of Solver Private Host grows within the organization.

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1. SQL Server Standard or greater version.
   • Case Sensitive SQL server is not supported
2. SQL Compact and Express are not supported.
3. The supported SQL versions are for Solver specific databases and are not requirements of the source database, typically the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) database.
4. SQL Server Mixed Mode Authentication Required.
5. For organizations using SQL instances, SQL Server Browser (found in Server Configuration Manager) must be enabled.

Technical Information

The latest updates to the Operating System and Office are required. Please note that this may require a reboot and therefore should be done during non-business hours if the installation is being done on the Terminal Server

The Reporting application will install a small repository database on a designated SQL server that can be the same server as the ERP and/or Warehouse.

Solver Private Host typically supports service packs and cumulative updates of SQL. New versions of SQL Server are tested and confirmed by the Solver development team. 

The Solver Suite is not supported on systems that use FIPS or ADFS.

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Web Server

See the section below for the system requirements for the webserver where the Solver Portal application will be installed.

If installing Web Budgeting, the Solver Private Host and/or ERP database must be set to SQL Compatibility mode 2008R2+. More information can be found here.

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Services Server

Solver Private Host utilizes Microsoft Service Fabric to manage the Report/Budget template rendering, Data Integrations, Publisher, and other Solver services. Depending on the size of the deployment, the services are designed to scale from one to many servers, if needed.

This should be a dedicated machine that is not running any other applications.

SQL Server Browser must be enabled on the SQL server in order for the Service Fabric installer to connect to the SQL server if the SQL server has multiple instances created. 

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Properties:

Private Host version 5.2