Epicor 9 Hardware Sizing and Configuration Guide for Applications Server and Microsoft SQL and Progress Databases. An Epicor White Paper

An Epicor White Paper

Epicor 9 Hardware Sizing

and Configuration Guide

for Applications Server

and Microsoft

®

SQL

™

and

Progress

®

Databases

! " !# $ % & ' ( ! " #$ % & # ' ( $ % ' ( ! # $ % ) ' ' # * & ' # + , , '-. / ) * & + 0 "1 2 , & -1 " 3 4 ( #+4( / 3 . * / ' ( 5 ' ! 6 2**5 7 & % 0 "& " % ! 0 . * ! " + 8 2 1 8 2 ! & " 2 2

1 " 8 2

0 " 22

'

9 # # , ' # # # , " # # 9 # # # , # -,

Determining Epicor 9 Application Load

" # # 9 : # " , 8 # #: # 8 ; < ' 2 = # - , # # # $ 8 (4= #= 0 " " '-. , < , 0 > # #, 9 # , & # ? , & , ' # = # : #,

Selecting the Right Server Configuration

8 = # # ? # , ) = ; @ # ( ! #

0 " 1 "

@

#

4

# " # , # : #, #= = , ? # # , 13 ' A < ? # + /, ) ? = # 8 = $ & # # 8 ? -+'-. /$ # " # # ? " #$ # ! $ % 4 2 2 * 5& # # # , = # # = ! = # = , ' = " = > " # , 6 2 1 5B 9 # # # ' 9 ? #, C # # , , = ? # ? # C , 2 5 # 8 , . : ( 6 D # C , = # '-. # " # , ' # ? = # # , 0 # = = " ,

7 * ' 8 A " # , ' ? # # # # , 4 #= " # - , ' # = # , ' ? #, > ( # , ! ' 3A # #> + (/ # = # , - - -, & # = # , ! 1 + 1 / , 9 = , 7 * 9 9 9 4 4 8A > 8 C ? " 8 # ?, - 4 2 A " 8 , 4 # # , : A & = 6 2**5 , , ' # & ! = 7EC & ? #, 90 & 5. # 8 ! (4= " # , @ #= # " " ' * -& ' , '-. # ' ,

* 0 A . " # ? , # , # ( ,= # 6 # ', ( : #, % ) * & ' * # 4 % ' 4 5& # = # " ,

9

(

(4+ /

# : 9 (4> # # " = + " / ? # # , " # , # (4 # , 1 8 C # , = (4 (4 C , & D_{2**3-2**% C C} # , & # & = , = (4 # , = ( 6 2**5 # ! ( + ! (/ C , 8 C 2 , (4 > , (4 F ,G # (4 = #+ ! /= '-. " " , & 2**3-2**% # # " 8 # (4, * 5' # # (4 " # > = ? (4 # # # , ? , < # ,

9

!

#

8

+

! /

) = # " ; -& 2**3-2**% 8 & 2**3-2**% ) # # # + (4= "= 0 "= ,/ ( ? A = ! # ) ( # = # , ( H # > ! 1 E**! 1 H @ 1 ! , # # * 8 E* * # 25 = * 2 !# A 8 # 9 % @ 1 ! , & ! = ! # > # , . # I ,5@ 1 * E* J *,E @ 1 I E @ 1 E* I 2 @ 1 I K% @ 1 E @ 1 * 2 @ 1 7 @ 1

9

"

#

# 9 " # , # # ( A (! ' - : # # '-. # ,

How Much Disk Capacity?

# " # = # " , # , 9 # , ' = 3**! 1 # *@ 1 # , # , < # 8 # ,

What Types of Drives Should I Purchase?

# " #

# ,

) = ' 4 ) -& "

4 ) -& " 5=*** ,

" 9 " 7 32 ! 1 ,

How Do I Protect My Data?

# # 8 " # , ( # , # # # = " = # = , ) = # ' ,

Fault Tolerant RAID Configurations

. # # # " , ; # = = , # = # - , C # # '-. # + " #/ & 2**3-2**% , ' , ' # " # = # = = , ' ' " # = " # ' , ' + */= , 1 # ' = # # " ? " # , ' # ; !# % ; " " = ' * # ' , ' = = # ' L " # # ' * , ? - ? # 8 , !# % ' " " ? , & ' = 8 # , . F G F G , " = # "C # " ", ' 8 , ' # = # , & ' + /= " ? ,

!# % ; !# % < !# % ;= !# %;< 9!# % <; ' * " , ' * # " = " , ) ? = # " , # " " , ' * " " # = # , ' * - # ' ? # " , # , !# % / ' !# % / 0 , ' ", ' # # " ' 5 # ' 5 ,

Implementation Types

' ; ' # ' " B ' ' # ' ' # ? , C ' " C = # , ' " # # C , 4 #= 8 " , # ? = # , ) " # , = ' , ' ' = " = C 8 C ", ' # , ' = # " = = C # " = =

READ and WRITE Cache

# " # , # ? # = # , & ' # ? # ? , ! # # & ' ,

System Drive Configuration (i.e. how to spread

the I/O load to gain performance)

# # # = # # = , < " # , # "'-. # , " 9 , = " , ' ' = = = ' # , : ( # ; . # C ( : ( " 6 2**5 # ; . # C 6 2**5 6 +,! )/ 6 +, )/ 6

' # = "= ' * ? #, # " # #, # , < 8 , # , # , = # , < # , # # = ? = " , ( # # # ' # , 1 # # + , , @ 1= % @ 1= 37 @ 1= ,/ , * A 1 # # # " #, ' # ? " #- 0= # # # # # " , = " #= '-. ,

0

"

Network Bandwidth

" " , ' " + # # " /= #, ' = " ", # C = " " , ! " # , 0 " # M M " # , " # " , & # + = # /= # # ,

+ = = ,/ # # " # # " " ? # " " ' # # ' " # " # , = 8 * 2*N +" / , # , #= 8 , 4 # " " #= " = " = ? " ,

1

"

)

. ; " 4 #

Tape Backup Devices

' ? # # " , 8 # # " # = # " , ' " "= # ,

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and Redundant Components

" # , ( # L = 4( = # , # # = # " "$ ( # = " =

F # G C , 1 8 # +2E?O/ # = = = C C # #, 0 " = = 4( 8 ,

9

@

Epicor 9 Installation using Progress Database

1 ># % ' 4 2 % ' ? /?@; 022 < % ? @ ? /; 022 < % : ? /;? ;;< 022 < % 0 & 2**3-2**% +7EC = 32C " / ? 3,* +32C / 40'P (-4P +32C 7EC / & 2**3-2**% +7EC = 32C " / ? 3,* +32C / 40'P (-4P +32C 7EC / & 2**3-2**% +7EC = 32C " / ? 3,* +32C / 40'P (-4P +32C 7EC / 2 " P . 0 6 C 3,* @ 9 E (4 " P . 0 6 C 3,* @ 9 7 (4 " P . 0 6 C 3,* @ 9 25*Q (4 , Q ( ?, !# % @ 1 2E @ 1 32 @ 1 . % 4 +0 ; ! '-. , ' = '-. # / ' 5" (! ' *+R/ ? ' = 5" (! ' * %*C 5* ? " # '-. " , ( ' , , 32 ' = 5" (! ' *, < ? 7 ", ) ? " # ' , ' ,

Epicor 9 Installation using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database

- % & *@ 1 ! 2*@ 1 ! E*@ 1 !

B@ *2E?O7% B@ *2E?O7% B@ *2E?O7%

%6%?! % 4 8 8 8 1 ># A: 4 +;;/ % ' 2 ) B A: 4 +;;/ 4 2 A: 4 ' * 1 > 4 &C A:% ' ? /?@; 022 < % ? @ ? +/ 022 < % : 5 +/?+/;< 022 < % 0 & 2**3-2**% +7EC / 32C " , & 2**3-2**% +7EC / 32C " , & 2**3-2**% +7EC / 32C " , A: 4 ' 38 0. < < 2 (4 " P . 0 6 C P 3,*@ 9 E (4 " P . 0 6 C 3,* @ 9 6 , 6 C E (4 " P . 0 6 C 3,*@ 9 A E 7 (4 " P . 0 6 C 3,* @ 9+ @ 9 / , 6 ?, !# % @ 1 7 @ 1 , 32 @ 1 6 , 7 @ 1 , 32 @ 1 6 ,

1 ># A: 4 +;;/ % ' 2 ) B A: 4 +;;/ 4 2 A: 4 ' * 1 > 4 &C A:% ' ? /?@; 022 < % ? @ ? +/ 022 < % : 5 +/?+/;< 022 < % . % 4 ) B 4 2 2 90 4 C = 90 4 2 ' 5" (! ' *+R/ ? ' 5" (! ' * 6 , ' 5" (! ? , 6 6 ' * , ? " # # '-. " , 32 ' 5" (! ' *, < 7 ", ) ? " #, ' 5" (! ? , 6 = 6 C ' * , % & 2 E - % & *@ 1 ! 2*@ 1 ! E*@ 1 !

B@ *2E?O7% B@ *2E?O7% B@ *2E?O7%

%6%?! % 4 8 8 8

2 . *

SOC " S35CE5" S5*"

Epicor Web Access

) & 2 = " = #! = 8 8 ,

Network Workstation

) " - " = " = #! = 8 8 , " # # , 7 +* ' ! " +; ! " ;; 0 & 2**3-2**% +7EC / & 2**3-2**% +7EC / 2 " P . 0 6 C P 3,*@ 9 E " P . 0 6 C P 3,*@ 9 !# E @ 1 7 @ 1 % & 2 1 2*@ 1 2*@ 1 B@ B@ *2E?O7% B@ B@ *2E?O7% %6%?! B C + / B C + / 0 0 @ " 0 @ " 7 * D 2 + ) * & 7 & ! " ! 2 0 & P( ( (2 & P( ( (2 ,% @ 9 2,% @ 9 , !# @ 1 2 @ 1 % & 2 1 @ 1 2 @ 1

! !" #

$ % &' ! ( ! " ) * ( +, )

&' ! ! ! ! *

Microsoft Terminal Services

5 8 #, %6%?! B C + / B C + / 0 ' ' 7 * 6 , 1 ) * & 7 & ! " ! 2 0 & B 1 +32C 7EC R/ & B 1 +32C 7EC R/ ,% @ 932C 7EC ' ( E 32C 7EC = 2,% @ 9 32C 7EC !# 2 @ 1 E @ 1 % & 2 1 2 @ 1 2 @ 1 B@ B@ *2E?O7% B@ B@ *2E?O7% %6%?! B C + / B C + / 0 ' ' 2 4 / 0 & 2**3-2**% +7EC = 32C " / P 6 3,*@ 9+ / !# % @ 1

" ) - . %# )) *

- % & 2*@ 1 !

B@ *2E?O7%

%6%?! % 4 8

.

8

Handheld Equipment

% 4 ! " 9 2E*?32* ! ' %*2, ) 8 # # ' %*2, ) 8 #

Barcode Equipment

1 3 1

MES Workstation

"

Communications

' 8 . 8 # ' ? D_O,*

Printer

8 ! &

Tape Drive Backup Equipment

# # "

Network Hardware Recommendations

@ 1( " )

+0 6 ; (' / = = = # , & 2*=*** E* = + (/= + ! /= # + ! / # #= , = = ? = 2**%, = " = # #, : , # # # > , " , " " , # , # > , # T 2**% , - 2 = ; J , Worldwide Headquarters

18200 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000 Irvine, California 92612

USA

Toll Free: +800.449.6772 (US/Canada) Phone: +952.417.5207 (International) www.epicor.com