• The following table provides guidelines for hardware configurations suitable for System Platform 2017 Update 3 SP1 software based on the size of the installation. These guidelines are subject to the limitations of your Windows operating system.
  • The Intel Itanium 2 processor is not supported.
  • We recommend 1280 x 1024 as the minimum display resolution for engineering tools such as the Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
  • A Windows Server operating system is required for large installations with more than 50,000 I/O per node.
  • SQL Server Express is not supported for installations with more than 25,000 I/O per node (small installations only).

Notes:

1. In redundant environments, increase CPU and RAM to maintain a maximum of 40% typical resource utilization.
2. Minimum amount of storage needed to provide sufficient capacity for 1 week @ max frequency.

• Hardware Requirements Notes
  • Windows operating systems and SQL Server versions may impose hardware requirements that exceed the minimum requirements for InTouch HMI 2017 Update 3 SP1. Refer to the following Microsoft Web pages for Windows and SQL Server hardware requirements:
    • Windows Server 2016 System Requirements
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 System Requirements
    • Windows Server 2012 System Requirements
    • Windows 10 System Requirements
    • Windows 8.1 System Requirements
• Auxiliary Hardware Requirements
  • This section describes any optional hardware requirements beyond the specific hardware requirements discussed earlier in this Readme.
  • Alternative Authentication Using Smart Cards
    • Smart Card: Raak Technologies C2-40 Mini Driver Smart Card
    • Smart Card Reader: OK 3021 USB Smart Card Readers

Operating System, .NET Framework, and Virtualization Requirements

• The following table provides guidelines for hardware configurations suitable for Wonderware System Platform 2014 R2 software based on the size of the installation, applicable to both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. The Intel Itanium 2 processor is not supported.

• Compatibility with New Versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, the .NET Framework, and SQL Server

  Wonderware System Platform 2014 R2 SP1 component products are able to run under new versions of Windows, including Windows 10, and are compatible with new versions of the .NET Framework and SQL Server. 

• Expanded Support for Virtual Environments

  All Wonderware System Platform 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 products are able to run in vSphere/ESXi 6.0 and VMWare Workstation 11.x virtual environments, as well as the latest versions of Hyper-V.

• Wonderware Historian Client Hardware Guidelines

  	Required Minimum	Recommended
  Processor	1.2 GHz  Pentium III	Single CPU- 2 GHz or more
  Memory, RAM	512 MB	1 GB or more
  Free hard drive space	55 MB	55 MB or more

  
  

• Wonderware Information Server Hardware Requirements

  	Required Minimum	Recommended
  CPU	2.5 GHz Pentium 4	3.0 GHz Pentium 4
  Memory	2 GB RAM	Greater than 2 GB RAM
  Free hard drive space	10 GB of free disk space	20 GB or more of free disk space, depending on the number of InTouch HMI windows, ArchestrA Symbols, ActiveFactory Reports and ArchestrA Reports published to the site.
  File system	NTFS	NTFS