Before beginning an installation of Smart 3D, verify that your servers meet the following hardware recommendations and software requirements.
Applicable Hardware
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Database server
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File server
Hardware Recommendations
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Intel Xeon® 5600 Series or better (64-bit instruction set, not Itanium®)
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32 GB to 128 GB or greater RAM depending on project size
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For hard drive size, see Smart 3D Project Hardware Sizing Recommendations
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Backup system for server
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Access to DVD drive, either locally or through a network connection
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1 GbE or higher network interface for client connections, latency should be less than 1 ms between client and database server
Supported Operating Systems
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Standard or Enterprise) running on a Windows Active Directory domain
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Oracle Linux 7.8 Update 4 or later (Oracle database only)
Supported Database Servers
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Microsoft SQL Server 2016 (Standard edition for stand-alone environments; Enterprise edition for Global Workshare environments; 64-bit)
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Oracle Database 18c or 19.3.0
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If you are going to use Oracle in a Global Workshare configuration, you also need Oracle GoldenGate, which is separately purchased from Oracle.
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Oracle Linux 7.8 does not support a Global Workshare configuration.
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Oracle 19.3.0 only runs on Microsoft Windows Server 2019 operating system.
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There are internationalization considerations concerning the SQL Server collation
settings you specify that relate to reference data, using SmartPlant Enterprise integrated
systems, Global Workshare Configuration, multiple locales, backup/restore, reports,
and upgrading to future releases. Please contact Customer Support for specific configuration
questions.
Software Prerequisites
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Adobe Reader (Required to view documentation PDFs. You can download Acrobat Reader from the Adobe web site.)
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Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 6.0 SP1 (Database server only)
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Microsoft .NET 4.6 or later
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For more information on hardware requirements, see Smart 3D Project Hardware Sizing Recommendations.
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For information on disk space usage and determining RAID configuration, see Disk Usage.
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For specifications regarding minimum hard drive disk space requirements by the product setup, see Disk Partitioning Guidelines.
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On the server, distribute files across several disk drives with the following minimum distribution: operating system and database software on one drive, database data files on another drive, and the database log file on the third drive.
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Ensure that your system's security certificates are updated prior to installation.
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Microsoft and Oracle will enforce the Internet Host Table Specification RFC 952 which mandates that component hostname labels can contain only alphanumeric characters. Host names using underscores (‘_’) are not allowed. Refer to Oracle Support Articles 1603775.1 and 1957895.1 and Microsoft KB 101785.