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Dynamics GP 10.0 Hardware Requirements - Financials Only, 1 - 5 Users
The following profile
applies if you:
- Use only
Financial Series modules
- Have 0-5
concurrent users for Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Desktop Engine
(MSDE) 2000, or SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
- Process
fewer than 250 transactions a day
- Use no Web
applications
- Run Microsoft
Dynamics GP in a peer-to-peer environment
| Component
|
Requirements
|
Notes
|
| Database |
One of the following:
- SQL Server
2008 Standard Edition, Workgroup Edition, or Express Edition, with or
without SP1
- SQL Server
2005 SP2 or SP3 Standard Edition, Workgroup Edition, or Express Edition
- SQL Server
2000 SP4 Standard Edition or Workgroup Edition
- MSDE 2000
SP4
|
- Note
SQL Server 2000 mainstream support ended on April 8, 2008.
|
| Operating
system |
One of the following:
- Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (32-bit or 64-bit), with or without
SP2
- Windows
Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or R2 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit
or 64-bit)
- Windows
Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
- Windows
Essential Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
- 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
SP2
|
- Windows
Server 2008, Windows Small Business Server 2008, and Windows Essential
Business Server 2008 are supported with Microsoft Dynamics GP SP2 or
later only.
- While 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
with MSDE 2000 is Windows XP Professional SP2. The only non-server operating
systems supported with SQL Server 2005 Express Editing are Windows XP
Professional SP2 and Windows Vista.
- The Easy
Print functionality in Windows Server 2008 is not supported.
- Small Business
Server 2003 Standard Edition is supported with MSDE 2000 and SQL Server
2005 Express Edition only.
|
| Processor |
One dual-core or two
single-core |
Ensure that processors
can be upgraded. |
| RAM |
1 GB or greater |
|
| Network
card |
100 MB Full Duplex
or 1 GB Ethernet |
|
| Virtual
environments (optional) |
Hardware
Virtualization
- Microsoft
Virtual PC
- Microsoft
Virtual Server
- Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Software
Virtualization
|
Each computer that
you deploy in a virtual environment should meet or exceed RAM requirements
and hard disk space requirements to avoid performance problems.
|
Dynamics GP 10.0 Hardware Requirements
- Financials only
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
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
- Have a dedicated
server with MSDE 2000/SQL Server 2005 Express Edition only (recommended)
| Component
|
Requirements
|
Notes
|
| Database |
One of the
following:
- SQL
Server 2008 Standard Edition, Workgroup Edition, or Express Edition,
with or without SP1
- SQL
Server 2005 SP2 or SP3 Standard Edition, Workgroup Edition, or Express
Edition
- SQL
Server 2000 SP4 Standard Edition or Workgroup Edition
- MSDE
2000 SP4
|
- SQL
Server 2000 mainstream support ended on April 8, 2008.
|
| Operating
system |
One of the
following:
- Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (32-bit or 64-bit), with or without
SP2
- Windows
Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or R2 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit
or 64-bit)
- Windows
Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
- Windows
Essential Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
- 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
SP2
|
- Windows
Server 2008 is supported with Microsoft Dynamics GP SP2 only.
- Windows
Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008
are supported with Microsoft Dynamics GP SP2 or later only.
- While
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.
- The
Easy Print functionality in Windows Server 2008 is not supported.
- Small
Business Server 2003 Standard Edition is supported with MSDE 2000 and
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition only.
|
| Processor |
One dual-core
or two single-core |
Ensure that
processors can be upgraded. |
| Disk
configuration (for SQL Server only) |
- Minimum:
RAID 5 for operating system, applications, and SQL database log and
data files
- Recommended:
RAID 1 for operating system and applications; RAID 5 for SQL database
log and data files
|
- More
available disks will improve SQL Server performance.
- We
recommend using a dual-channel fast and wide SCSI-2 controller.
|
| RAM |
1 GB or greater |
|
| Network
card |
100 MB Full
Duplex or 1 GB Ethernet |
|
| Virtual
environments (optional) |
Hardware
Virtualization
- Microsoft
Virtual PC
- Microsoft
Virtual Server
- Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Software
Virtualization
|
Each computer
that you deploy in a virtual environment should meet or exceed RAM requirements
and hard disk space requirements to avoid performance problems.
.
|
Dynamics GP 10.0
Hardware
Requirements - All Modules
- Use Financial
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
- Use 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
| Component
|
Requirements
|
Notes
|
| Database |
One of the following:
- SQL Server
2008 Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit), with
or without SP1
- SQL Server
2005 SP2 or SP3 Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
- SQL Server
2000 SP4 Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition
|
- SQL Server
2000 mainstream support ended on April 8, 2008.
|
| Operating
system |
One of the following:
- Windows
Server 2008 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition (32-bit or 64-bit),
with or without SP2
- Windows
Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2, R2 Enterprise Editon SP2, Standard
Edition SP2, or R2 Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)
|
- Windows
Server 2008 is supported only with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 SP2.
- The Easy
Print functionality in Windows Server 2008 is not supported
|
| Processor |
One dual-core or two
single-core |
Ensure that processors
can be upgraded to four processors for Standard Edition or up to eight
processors for Enterprise Edition. |
| Disk
configuration |
- 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)
|
- Additional
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.
- We recommend
using an Ultra SCSI 3 or Fiber Controller.
|
| RAM |
4 GB or more |
If 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. |
| Network
card |
100 MB Full Duplex
or 1 GB Ethernet |
Ensure switch is capable
of handling network traffic. |
| Virtual
environments (optional) |
Hardware
Virtualization
- Microsoft
Virtual PC
- Microsoft
Virtual Server
- Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Software
Virtualization
|
Each computer that
you deploy in a virtual environment should meet or exceed RAM requirements
and hard disk space requirements to avoid performance problems.
|
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 supported Features and Products
Review the following
table to verify that the features and products you're using are supported
on Windows Server 2008.
| Product
or feature |
Windows
Server 2008 support |
Notes |
| Microsoft
Dynamics GP client or server installation |
Yes |
- Microsoft
Dynamics GP 10.0 SP2 is required.
- If User
Access Control (UAC) is used on the server, you must run Microsoft Dynamics
GP Utilities as an administrator.
- The Easy
Print functionality is not supported.
|
| Analysis
Cubes for SQL Server 2005 (client and server) |
Yes |
- SP2 of Analysis
Cubes for SQL 2005 is required.
- If UAC is
used on the server, you must run the Microsoft.Dynamics.GP.AnalysisCubes.
ConfigurationWizard.exe program as an administrator.
- If UAC is
used, you must run SQL Server Management Studio as an administrator
to connect to Integration Services and execute packages and process
cubes.
|
| Analysis
Cubes for SQL Server 2000 (client and server) |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| Business
Portal: Benefit Self Service Suite and Certification, Licensing, and
Training Manager |
Yes; 32-bit only |
|
| Business
Portal: Client accessing Business Portal |
Yes |
- Business
Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP SP2 or later is required.
- If UAC is
used and you're running Electronic Document Delivery from the browser
on a Windows Server 2008 computer, documents will not send. To work
around this issue, send the documents from a computer with a different
operating system or use the ScheduledSend executable.
- The Add
Users wizard will fail if you're running it from the browser on a Windows
Server 2008 computer where UAC is enabled. To work around this issue,
run Internet Explorer as an administrator or run the wizard on a computer
with a different operating system.
- The Easy
Print functionality is not supported.
|
| Business
Portal: IIS Server |
Yes; 32-bit only |
- Business
Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP SP2 or later is required.
- Electronic
Document Delivery is supported only with Windows Server 2008 and Windows
SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1.
- If UAC is
used and you're running Electronic Document Delivery from the browser
on a Windows Server 2008 computer, documents will not send. To work
around this issue, send the documents from a computer with a different
operating system or use the ScheduledSend executable.
- The Add
Users wizard will fail if you're running it from the browser on a Windows
Server 2008 computer where UAC is enabled. To work around this issue,
run Internet Explorer as an administrator or run the wizard on a computer
with a different operating system.
- The Easy
Print functionality is not supported.
|
| Business
Portal: Migration Utility |
Yes; 32-bit only |
|
| Catalog
Maintenance |
Yes; 32 bit only |
|
| Developer
Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 |
Yes |
|
| Dexterity
Development Tools |
Yes |
- SP2 for
the Dexterity Development Tools is required.
- Includes
Visual Basic Application compatibility.
- The DSCCS.exe
service can't be launched on a 64-bit operating system. However, it
can be used on a 64-bit operating system if the service is running on
a 32-bit operating system.
|
| eConnect
Runtime (including the SDK) |
Yes |
- SP2 for
eConnect is required.
- If UAC is
used, you must run the .msp file as an administrator. Type MSIEXEC,
followed by the name of the .msp to run, and press ENTER.
|
| eExpense |
Yes; 32-bit only |
|
| Enterprise
Reporting 7.5 |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| FRx
Forecaster 6.7 |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| FRx
Forecaster 7.0 |
Yes |
SP2 for Forecaster
7.0 is required. |
| FRx
Reporter 6.7 |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| FRx
Web Port 6.7 |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| Field
Service Anywhere |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| Human
Resources and Payroll Suite |
Yes |
SP2 for the Human
Resources and Payroll Suite is required. |
| Integration
Manager |
Yes |
- SP2 for
Integration Manager is required.
- If UAC is
used, you must run the .msp file as an administrator. Type MSIEXEC,
followed by the name of the .msp to use, and press ENTER.
|
| Office
SharePoint Server Wizard |
Yes |
- SP2 for
the Office SharePoint Server wizard is required.
- If UAC is
used, you must run the Office SharePoint Server wizard as an administrator.
- If you are
using a 64-bit operating system, the x64 Dexterity Common Components
must be installed before you install the Office SharePoint Server wizard.
|
| Personal
Data Keeper |
Yes; 32-bit only |
- SP2 for
Personal Data Keeper is required.
- If UAC is
used, you must run Personal Data Keeper as an administrator when you
start it for the first time.
|
| Rapid
Implementation Tools: Rapid Installation, Rapid Configuration, and Rapid
Migration |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| SDK
for Microsoft Dynamics GP |
Yes |
SP2 for the Microsoft
Dynamics GP 10.0 SDK is required. |
| Security
Synchronization Utility |
Yes; 32-bit only |
|
| SmartTags |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| Solution
Accelerator for Compliance Management |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| SQL
Server Reporting Services deployment wizard |
No |
- SP2 for
the SQL Server Reporting Services deployment wizard is required.
- If UAC is
used, you must run the wizard as an administrator.
- If you are
using a 64-bit operating system, the x64 Dexterity Common Components
must be installed before you install the SQL Server Reporting Services
deployment wizard.
|
| Web
Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP Runtime (including the SDK and Management
Tools) |
Yes |
- SP3 or later
for Web Services and the Web Services SDK is required.
- If you are
using a 64-bit operating system, the x64 Dexterity Common Components
must be installed before you install the Web Services Runtime.
|
| Workflow
for Microsoft Dynamics GP |
No |
Yes; 32-bit only |
| Workflow
SDK |
Yes |
SP2 for the Workflow
SDK is required. |
| Visual
Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK |
Yes |
- SP2 for
the Visual Studio Tools SDK is required.
- If UAC is
used, you must run dag.exe from an administrative command prompt to
generate DAG assemblies.
|
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Features and Products Compatibility
Review the following
table to verify that the features and products you're using are supported
with SQL Server 2008.
| Product
or feature |
SQL
Server 2008 support |
Notes |
| Microsoft
Dynamics GP client or server installation |
Yes |
Microsoft Dynamics
GP 10.0 SP2 is required. |
| Analysis
Cubes for SQL Server 2005 (client and server) |
Yes |
SP3 for Analysis Cubes
for SQL Server 2005 is required. |
| Analysis
Cubes for SQL Server 2000 (client and server) |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| Business
Portal: Benefit Self Service Suite and Certification, Licensing, and
Training Manager |
Yes |
|
| Business
Portal: Client accessing Business Portal |
Yes |
Business Portal for
Microsoft Dynamics GP SP2 or later is required. |
| Business
Portal: IIS Server |
Yes |
Business Portal for
Microsoft Dynamics GP SP2 is required. |
| Business
Portal: Migration Utility |
Yes |
Business Portal for
Microsoft Dynamics GP SP2 is required. |
| Catalog
Maintenance |
Yes |
Business Portal for
Microsoft Dynamics GP SP2 is required. |
| Developer
Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 |
Yes |
|
| Dexterity
Development Tools |
Yes |
- SP2 for
the Dexterity Development Tools is required.
- Includes
Visual Basic Application compatibility.
|
| eConnect
Runtime (including the SDK) |
Yes |
SP2 for eConnect is
required. |
| eExpense |
Yes |
|
| Enterprise
Reporting 7.5 |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| FRx
Forecaster 6.7 |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| FRx
Forecaster 7.0 |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| FRx
Reporter 6.7 |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| FRx
Web Port 6.7 |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| Field
Service Anywhere |
No |
|
| Human
Resources and Payroll Suite |
Human Resources and
Payroll SuiteYes |
SP2 for the Human
Resources and Payroll Suite is required. |
| Integration
Manager |
Yes |
SP2 for Integration
Manager is required. |
| Office
SharePoint Server Wizard |
Yes |
SP2 for the Office
SharePoint Server wizard is required. |
| Personal
Data Keeper |
Yes |
SP2 for Personal Data
Keeper is required. |
| Rapid
Implementation Tools: Rapid Installation, Rapid Configuration, and Rapid
Migration |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| SDK
for Microsoft Dynamics GP |
Yes |
SP2 for the Microsoft
Dynamics GP 10.0 SDK is required. |
| Security
Synchronization Utility |
Yes |
|
| SmartTags |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| Solution
Accelerator for Compliance Management |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| SQL
Server Reporting Services deployment wizard |
No |
SP3 for the SQL Server
Reporting Services wizard is required. |
| Web
Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP Runtime (including the SDK and Management
Tools) |
Yes |
SP2 or later for the
Web Services SDK is required. |
| Workflow
for Microsoft Dynamics GP |
Yes |
- SP2 for
Workflow is required.
- Microsoft
Office SharePoint Server SP2 is required.
|
| Workflow
History Archiving Utility |
Yes |
SP2 for Workflow is
required. This utility is installed with the service pack. |
| Workflow
SDK |
Yes |
SP2 for the Workflow
SDK is required. |
| Visual
Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK |
Yes |
SP2 for the Visual
Studio Tools SDK is required. |
64-Bit Operating Systems
Supported Modules
Review the following
table to verify that the features and products you're using are supported
on a 64-bit operating system.
| Product
or feature |
64-bit
support |
Notes |
| Microsoft
Dynamics GP client or server installation |
Yes |
- Microsoft
Dynamics GP 10.0 SP3 or later is required to use the U.S. Payroll Tax
Update Engine.
- The Field
Service e-mail feature will not work on a 64-bit server.
|
| Analysis
Cubes for SQL Server 2005 (client and server) |
Yes |
|
| Analysis
Cubes for SQL Server 2000 (client and server) |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| Business
Portal: Benefit Self Service Suite and Certification, Licensing, and
Training Manager |
No |
|
| Business
Portal: Client accessing Business Portal |
Yes |
The IIS server must
be on a 32-bit server. |
| Business
Portal: IIS Server |
No |
Not compatible with
64-bit operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics
GP. |
| Business
Portal: Migration Utility |
No |
Not compatible with
64-bit operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics
GP. |
| Catalog
Maintenance |
No |
Not compatible with
64-bit operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics
GP. |
| Developer
Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 |
Yes |
|
| Dexterity
Development Tools |
Yes |
- Includes
Visual Basic Application compatibility.
- The DSCCS.exe
service must run on a 32-bit operating system, but the service can be
accessed from a 64-bit operating system.
|
| eConnect
Runtime (including the SDK) |
Yes |
|
| eExpense |
No |
No compatibility is
planned |
| Enterprise
Reporting 7.5 |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| FRx
Forecaster 6.7 |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| FRx
Forecaster 7.0 |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| FRx
Reporter 6.7 |
No |
- No compatibility
is planned.
- SYSDATA
must be on a 32-bit server.
|
| FRx
Web Port 6.7 |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| Field
Service Anywhere |
No |
Compatibility is being
researched. |
| Human
Resources and Payroll Suite |
Yes |
|
| Integration
Manager |
Yes |
|
| Office
SharePoint Server Wizard |
Yes |
You must install the
64-bit Dexterity Common Components before you install the Office SharePoint
Server Wizard. |
| Personal
Data Keeper |
No |
Not compatible with
64-bit operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics
GP. |
| Rapid
Implementation Tools: Rapid Configuration and Rapid Migration |
No |
|
| SDK
for Microsoft Dynamics GP |
Yes |
|
| Security
Synchronization Utility |
No |
Not compatible with
64-bit operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics
GP. |
| SmartTags |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| Solution
Accelerator for Compliance Management |
No |
No compatibility is
planned. |
| SQL
Server Reporting Services Wizard |
Yes |
You must install the
64-bit Dexterity Common Components before you install the SQL Server
Reporting Services Wizard. |
| Web
Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP Runtime (including the SDK and Management
Tools) |
Yes |
- You must
install the 64-bit Dexterity Common Components before you install the
Web Services Runtime.
|
| Workflow
for Microsoft Dynamics GP |
No |
Not compatible with
64-bit operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics
GP. |
| Workflow
for Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK |
No |
|
| Workflow
History Archiving Utility |
No |
Not compatible with
64-bit operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics
GP. |
| Visual
Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK |
Yes |
Requires Microsoft
Dynamics GP 10.0 SP1 or later to use the Dag.exe tool. |
|