Dynamics GP version 2018 is now out! Please review the following specifications to be sure your system can handle the requirements.

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Database Requirements
Item Requirements
Database One of the following:

  •  SQL Server 2005 SP3 – Standard, Workgroup, or Express Editions
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 – Standard Edition
  • SQL Server 2008 SP 1 or later – Standard, Workgroup or Express Editions
Workstation Requirements
Item Requirements Notes
Operating System
  • Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) with SP2 or later
  • Windows XP Professional SP3 or later (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
 FRx wont run on 64bit Windows
Processor 1 Dual Core or 1 single Core Processor 2.6 gigahertz (GHz) or higher
Hard Disk Space 2GB or more on the system root
RAM 2BG or more Set virtual memory size to at least the amount of RAM on the workstation plus 11 MB.
Network Card 1GB Ethernet
Microsoft Office One of the following:

  • Microsoft Office 2010
  • Microsoft Office 2007
 Microsoft Office Outlook is required for the Outlook area to display on the Microsoft Dynamics GP home page.
Misc. Internet Explorer 7 or 6 SP1 or later
Adobe 9.0, 8.0, 7.0, or 6.0
Server Requirements Profile 1
Item Requirements Notes
Profile 1 Usage
  • Use only Financial Series Modules
  • Has between 0-5 concurrent users for Microsoft SQL Server or for Microsoft SQL Server Express
  • Process fewer than 250 transactions per day
  • No web applications in use
  • Peer to Peer Environment
Operating System One of the following:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 or later, R2 Standard Edition SP2, x64 Standard Edition SP2, or R2 x64 Standard Edition SP2
  • Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition SP2 or R2 Premium Edition SP2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition, x64 Standard edition with or without SP 2
  • Microsoft Windows small business server 2008 premium edition with or without SP2.
 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.
Processors One dual-core or two single-core Make sure processors can be upgraded
Disk Configuration

(MS 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

 Having more disks available will improve MSSQL Server performance Recommend using a dual-channel fast and wide SCSI-2 controller.
RAM 2GB or greater Set virtual memory size to at least the amount of RAM on the computer plus 11MB.
Network Card 1-GB Ethernet
Server Requirements Profile 2
Item Requirements Notes
Profile 2 Usage
  • Use only Financial Series Modules
  • Has between 0-20 concurrent users for Microsoft SQL Server or 0-10 concurrent users for SQL Server Express, use Report Writer, Crystal Reports or FRx
  • Process fewer than 1,000 transactions per day
  • Import very little data
  • Dedicated server with Microsoft SQL server only
  • Recommended a dedicated server with Microsoft SQL Server Express only
Operating System One of the following:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2, R2 Standard Edition SP2, x64 Standard Edition SP2, or R2 x64 Standard Edition SP2
  • Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition SP2 or R2 Premium Edition SP2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition, x64 Standard edition with or without SP 2 • Microsoft Windows small business server 2008 premium edition with or without SP2.
 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.
Processors One dual-core or two single-core Make sure processors can be upgraded
Disk Configuration

(MSSQL
Server only)		 RAID 1 for operating system and application (2 disk) Raid 5 for SQL database log and data files (4 disk) Having more disks available will improve MSSQL Server performance Recommend using a dual-channel fast and wide SCSI-2 controller.
RAM 2GB or greater Set virtual memory size to at least the amount of RAM on the computer plus 11MB.
Network Card 1-GB Ethernet
Server Requirements Profile 3
Item Requirements Notes
Profile 3 Usage
  • Use only Financial Series Modules
  • Use Distribution Series modules moderately
  • Use Field Service Series modules
  • Use Manufacturing Series or Project Series modules moderately
  • Have between 20-60 concurrent users
  • Use Terminal Server
  • Use Report writer, Crystal Reports or FRx
  • Perform some online analytical processing (OLAP) cube generation
  • Using an import routine/eConnect/Integration Manager
  • Process between 1,000 and 4,000 transactions per day -originating in Sales (SOP and/or RM), Payables or General Ledger
  • Dedicated Microsoft SQL Server
Operating System One of the following:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2, R2 Standard Edition SP2, x64 Standard Edition SP2, or R2 x64 Standard Edition SP2
  • Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition SP2 or R2 Premium Edition SP2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition, x64 Standard edition with or without SP 2 • Microsoft Windows small business server 2008 premium edition with or without SP2.
 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.
Processors One dual-core or two single-core Make sure processors can be upgraded
Disk Configuration

(MSSQL
Server only)		 RAID 5 (4 disk minimum) or RAID 10 (8 disk minimum) for SQL data files. RAID 1 for operating system and applications (2 disk), RAID 1 for SQL database log files (2 disk) RAID 1 for TempDB (2disk) – optionals, but recommended. RAID 0 for SQL backups (full and log) (2 disks) Having more disks available will improve MSSQL Server performance Recommend using a dual-channel fast and wide SCSI-2 controller.
RAM 4GB or greater Set virtual memory size to at least the amount of RAM on the computer plus 11MB.
Network Card 100-MB Full Duplex or 1-GB Ethernet
Server Requirements 4
Item Requirements Notes
Profile 4 Usage
  • Use only Financial Series and Distribution Series Modules extensively
  • Use Field Service Series, Manufacturing Series, Project Series modules extensively
  • Have between 60 and 100 concurrent users
  • Use Terminal Server
  • Use Report writer, Crystal Reports or FRx extensively
  • Perform some online analytical processing (OLAP) cube generation (to different machine)
  • Using an import routine – eConnect
  • Process more than 4,000 transactions per day     -originating in Sales (SOP and/or RM), Payables or General Ledger
  • Dedicated Microsoft SQL Server
Operating System One of the following:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2, R2 Standard Edition SP2, x64 Standard Edition SP2, or R2 x64 Standard Edition SP2
  • Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition SP2 or R2 Premium Edition SP2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition, x64 Standard edition with or without SP 2
  • Microsoft Windows small business server 2008 premium edition with or without SP2.
 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.
Processors Two dual-core or four single-core Make sure processors can be upgraded
Disk Configuration

(MSSQL
Server only)		 RAID 1 for operating system and applications (2 disk), RAID 1 for SQL database log files (4 disk) RAID 1 for TempDB (4 disk) RAID 0 for SQL backups (full and log) (2 disks) RAID 10 for data files (8 disk or more) Having more disks available will improve MSSQL Server performance Recommend using a dual-channel fast and wide SCSI-2 controller.
RAM 8GB or greater Set virtual memory size to at least the amount of RAM on the computer plus 11MB.
Network Card 1-GB Ethernet
Terminal Server Requirements
Item Requirements
Operating System
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2
  • Windows Server 2003 SP2
Citrix (Optional) Citrix Presentation Server 3.0 or 4.0
Processors Two Dual Core or Four Single Core
Disk Configuration RAID 1 for operating system and applications (two disk)
RAM Two GB or more
Network Card 100 MB Full Duplex or 1GB Ethernet
Users 15-20 users per Terminal Server
Virtual Environments Supported (Optional) Hardware Virtualization: Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Software Virtualization: Microsoft SoftGrid 4.2
Notes
  1. It is recommended to have a dedicated Terminal Server/Citrix Server.  There may be performance losses if Microsoft SQL Server is running on the Terminal Server/Citrix Server.  Therefore, it is highly recommended to have two separate servers.  One server with Terminal Server and/or Citrix and one server with Microsoft SQL Server.
  2. The FRx Application wont run on 64-bit but sysdata directory can.
  3. The Easy Print functionality of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is not supported.
  4. If accessing Citrix, the hardware and software must be supported according to the Citrix configuration requirements.
  5. Make sure processors can be upgraded to 4 processors for Standard Edition or 8 processors for Enterprise Edition
  6. The amount of RAM needed depends on the number of concurrent users per Terminal Server.
  7. Recommend 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 should also have a Fiber NIC installed for optimal network performance.
  8. Verify switch is capable of handling network traffic
  9. Increased user count may require greater RAM and Processor speed
  10. Users utilizing FRx or Crystal reporting via Terminal Services may require increased hardware to increase performance.
  11. When you deploy a system in a virtual environment, make sure that you have sufficient hard disk space to avoid performance problems. Each computer that you deploy in a virtual environment should meet or exceed the random access memory (RAM) requirements and the hard disk space requirements.

A dedicated server is recommended.

*These requirements apply to systems with up to 15 users and fewer than 500 transactions per day. Please contact us if you exceed these numbers or import large amounts of data.