System Requirements for Acumatica 2018 R2

 

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The following system requirements are provided as of the time of this post and are subject to change as new builds are released. Please refer to the Acumatica Customer Portal for the most recent system requirements.

Acumatica ERP comprises the following components:

• Web interface accessed via the user Device
• Host Server / Web Server
• Database engine

Each of these components must meet the following system requirements.

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Workstations

Workstations that are used by employees of your organization to work with Acumatica ERP should meet hardware and software requirements listed in the table below.

Workstation Hardware/Software Requirements

• Display resolution Minimum 1024×768, Typical 1920×1080
• Adobe Reader (to open Acumatica ERP PDF documents) XI and higher
• Microsoft Office (to view documents exported from Acumatica ERP)
  • MS Office 2016
  • MS Office 2013
  • MS Office 2010
  • MS Office 2007
  • MS Office 2003 with the Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility pack
• Web Browsers
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, 10, and 11 with Compatibility View turned off.
    Note: For Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 the hotfix for the ASP.NET browser definition files in the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 should be installed. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2600088.
  • Microsoft Edge 38 and higher
  • Mozilla Firefox 47 and higher
  • Apple Safari 9 and higher
  • Google Chrome 52 and higher

Host Server

The environment where you install the server components of the Acumatica ERP should meet hardware and software requirements listed below.

Host Server Hardware/Software Requirements

• Operating systems
  • Windows Server 2016 64-bit edition
  • Windows Server 2012 64-bit edition
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit edition
  • Windows Server 2008 64-bit edition
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit edition

Note: You can install the server part of Acumatica ERP on non-server operating systems, such as Windows Vista 64-bit edition, Windows 7.0 64-bit edition, Windows 8.0 64-bit edition, Windows 8.1 64-bit edition, and Windows 10 64-bit edition, but only for testing purposes. For production you must use a server operating system.

• Microsoft .NET Framework 
  • version 4.7.1

• Microsoft Internet
  • 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, or 10 depending on the underlying operating system.
  • Note: You must set the “Enable 32-bit Applications” option to False in IIS settings.
  • Note: Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 supports only the Integrated mode of the application pool. The Classic mode is not supported. If you try to upgrade an earlier version of Acumatica ERP with Classic mode of the application pool to 2018 R2, upgrade will not be performed, and a corresponding error message will be displayed.

• Memory
  • 4 GB RAM as a minimum
  • Note: Size your memory based on your expected resource utilization.

• Hard Disk Space
  • 1 GB available hard disk space plus 200 MB for each additional instance of Acumatica ERP

Database Engine

You can find system requirements for the Acumatica ERP database in the following list.

Database Hardware/Software Requirements

• Microsoft SQL Server
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2014 64-bit edition
  • 2012 64-bit edition
• MySQL Community Edition Server
  • 5.7 64-bit edition

• Memory
  • 4 GB RAM

• Hard Disk Space For each database
  • 1 GB available hard disk space. Depending on the number of transactions, additional hard disk space may be required to store large numbers of transactions.

Code Authoring Environments

To create stand-alone applications with Acumatica ERP or develop customizations and add-on solutions on top of Acumatica ERP, you need one of the integrated development environments (IDEs) listed in the
table below.

• Microsoft Visual Studio  with Microsoft Web Developer Tools:
  • 2017 Community, Professional, and Enterprise editions
  • 2015 Community, Professional, and Enterprise editions

Configuring Web Server (IIS) Features

Before you install the Acumatica ERP server software, make sure that the following Web Server (IIS) features are turned on:

• Web Management Tools > IIS Management Console
• World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > .NET Extensibility
• World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ASP.NET
• World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ISAPI Extensions
• World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ISAPI Filters
• World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features > Default Document
• World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features > Static Content
• World Wide Web Services > Performance Features > Dynamic Content Compression
• World Wide Web Services > Performance Features > Static Content Compression
• World Wide Web Services > Security > Request Filtering

Note: Make sure, that for each application pool you are planning to use with Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 version or higher, the Enable 32-bit Applications parameter is set to False (the parameter is located under the IIS Manager > Application Pools > Edit Application Pool > Advanced Settings menu).

Setting Up an HTTPS Service in Web Server (IIS)

HTTPS is a secure communications channel that is used to exchange information between a client computer and a server. You may need to set up an HTTPS service in Web Server (IIS)—for example, if your users export data to Microsoft Excel and want to update the data automatically, or you want to use single sign-on (SSO).  To enable SSL in Web Server (IIS), you must first obtain a certificate that is used to encrypt and decrypt the information that is transferred over the network. You receive a certificate file from the certification authority, and then register the certificate with your Web Server (IIS). For instructions, refer to the documentation of your Web Server (IIS).

Enabling Semantic Search for Microsoft SQL Server

To access the full-text search functionality, you have to install the Semantic Search for the Microsoft SQL Server. For more information on searching in Acumatica ERP, see Managing Search in the
Acumatica ERP User Guide. To install Semantic Search, do the following:

• Select Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search on the Features to Install page during Microsoft SQL Server setup.

 

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Upgrade Notes

The upgrade to Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 must be performed as described in the following table. The upgrade process depends on the version from which you are upgrading.

Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 RTW can be upgraded from the following particular versions:
• 2018 R1 Update 10 (18.110.0017) and earlier
• 2017 R2 Update 11 (17.211.0022) and earlier
• 6.1 Update 24 (6.10.2412) and earlier

2018 R2 Beta

• An upgrade to later builds of Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 is supported.

2018 R2 Preview 2

• An upgrade to later builds of Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 is not supported. You must completely remove all components of the system and install the later build from scratch.

2018 R2 Preview 1

• An upgrade to later builds of Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 is not supported. You must completely remove all components of the system and install the later build from scratch.

2018 R1

• A direct upgrade to Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 is supported.

2017 R2

• A direct upgrade to Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 is supported.

6.2

• A direct upgrade to Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 is supported.

6.1

• A direct upgrade to Acumatica ERP 2018 R2 is supported.