GE Digital APM Server

Hardware Requirements

The following hardware requirements outline the minimum hardware required for any machine that will serve as the GE Digital APM Server. These requirements account for the GE Digital APM software only. Additional hardware may be required on a GE Digital APM Server machine on which other components are installed. These minimum requirements may not be sufficient, depending upon how your system is configured and the anticipated user load the system must service.

Four Processor Cores, 2+ GHz

16 GB RAM

Note: If you will install Elastic Search on the GE Digital APM Server, to improve system performance, GE Digital recommends that the server machine have a minimum of 24 GB RAM.

100 GB of available hard drive space on, at a minimum, 7.2K RPM drives

A minimum of a 100BASE-TX switched network is required between the GE Digital APM Server and the Database Server.

Note: For maximum system availability, we recommend deploying GE Digital APM servers in a clustered configuration to facilitate load balancing and failover in the event of a hardware problem. GE Digital APM supports Microsoft Clustering Services and Network Load Balancing for clustered deployment configurations.

If you are using a virtual machine (VM) to host your GE Digital APM Server, we recommend that:

You increase the physical server CPU and hard drive space requirements by 20% to ensure that the application will perform equivalently in a virtualized environment.

You double the physical server memory requirements.

Each VM have its own dedicated processor cores and memory allocation to ensure appropriate performance.

GE Digital supports Hyper-V and VMWare platforms.

These requirements may not be sufficient, depending upon how your system is configured and the anticipated user load. Parameters that affect the hardware requirements include the number of users, modules purchased, database size, and other factors that can vary from one customer to another. For help refining your specific system requirements, contact GE Digital.

Software Requirements

The following software components are required on any machine that will serve as the GE Digital APM Server. This table is intended to be used as a reference of the behavior of the GE Digital APM Server and Add-ons installer as it relates to each component. In addition to the components that appear in this list, there are configuration settings that will need to be set depending upon your operating system.

A Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit) or Windows Server 2016 Version 1607 operating system is required to properly run GE Digital APM software, and must be installed on the machine that will serve as the GE Digital APM Server.

Software Name and Version	Where You Can Obtain It	Required?	Behavior of GE Digital APM Server and Add-ons Installer
IIS 8.5 -and- IIS 6.5 WMI Compatibility Roles	Microsoft	Yes	If this is not found, an error message will appear.
Java	Oracle Corporation	Yes	If this is not found, an error message will appear.
Microsoft Access Database Engine (ACE) 2010	GE Digital APM distribution package	Yes	The installer does not check for this component. Microsoft Database Access (ACE) is required on the GE Digital APM Server if you have translations stored in your database and want those translations to be exported during the database upgrade process. The Microsoft ACE software is stored in the following location in the GE Digital APM distribution package: Required 3rd Party Components\Microsoft ACE\12.0. To install this component, open the file AccessDatabaseEngine_x64.exe.
Microsoft ADOMD.Net	Microsoft	Yes, if Rounds will be installed.	If this is not found, the installation will continue.
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)	Microsoft	Yes	If this is not found, you can continue through the installation process. This service can be activated through roles in the Server Manager.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects	Microsoft	Yes	If this is not found, the installer will install it automatically.
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86)	GE Digital APM	Yes	If this is not found, the installer will install it automatically.
ReportViewer2015	Microsoft	Yes	If this is not found, the installer will install it automatically.
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) (if you are using SQL Server Reporting Services 2012)	Microsoft	Yes, if you want to design reports on that machine. Otherwise, this is not required.	None
WinMerge	This is a third-party component, and must be obtained from WinMerge Development.	Yes, if you will use the GE Digital APM Database Comparison Tool. This tool is required if you are upgrading GE Digital APM, but is not required if you are performing a first-time installation.	If this is not found, an error message will appear. However, you can continue through the installation process without installing WinMerge.

Software Name and Version

Where You Can Obtain It

Required?

Behavior of GE Digital APM Server and Add-ons Installer

IIS 8.5

-and-

IIS 6.5 WMI Compatibility Roles

Microsoft

Yes

If this is not found, an error message will appear.

Java

Oracle Corporation

Yes

If this is not found, an error message will appear.

Microsoft Access Database Engine (ACE) 2010

GE Digital APM distribution package

Yes

The installer does not check for this component.

Microsoft Database Access (ACE) is required on the GE Digital APM Server if you have translations stored in your database and want those translations to be exported during the database upgrade process.

The Microsoft ACE software is stored in the following location in the GE Digital APM distribution package: Required 3rd Party Components\Microsoft ACE\12.0.

To install this component, open the file AccessDatabaseEngine_x64.exe.

Microsoft ADOMD.Net

Microsoft

Yes, if Rounds will be installed.

If this is not found, the installation will continue.

Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)

Microsoft

Yes

If this is not found, you can continue through the installation process. This service can be activated through roles in the Server Manager.

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects

Microsoft

Yes

If this is not found, the installer will install it automatically.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86)

GE Digital APM

Yes

If this is not found, the installer will install it automatically.

ReportViewer2015

Microsoft

Yes

If this is not found, the installer will install it automatically.

SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) (if you are using SQL Server Reporting Services 2012)

Microsoft

Yes, if you want to design reports on that machine. Otherwise, this is not required.

None

WinMerge

This is a third-party component, and must be obtained from WinMerge Development.

Yes, if you will use the GE Digital APM Database Comparison Tool. This tool is required if you are upgrading GE Digital APM, but is not required if you are performing a first-time installation.

If this is not found, an error message will appear. However, you can continue through the installation process without installing WinMerge.