Web Server Requirements
Web Server Requirements
The web server you plan to run Evolve from must meet the following requirements.
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Type |
Required/REcommended |
Notes |
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Memory |
Min. 8GB (Quad Core) Min. 12GB (6 Cores) |
Memory usage increases along with the number of people accessing an evolve site. you may therefore require additional memory with higher numbers of users. |
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Processor |
a modern server-class processor such as quad core i7 |
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Available Disk SPace |
40GB |
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Operating System |
Only the following are supported: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 |
The server should have the Role of Web Server enabled. See Appendix A – Pre Install Components: Web Server (IIS) Features for more detail. |
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.NET Frameworks |
4.8.0 (provided) |
All necessary lower versions of .NET are included in this package. NB: 3.5 should also be selected. |
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Software |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.0 IIS Manager |
The following MIME Type extensions are required in IIS: .eot /.json /.ttf /.woff /.woff2 See Appendix D – IIS MIME Type Support. |
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UserS and PERMISSIONS |
The user who installs Evolve Web Platform needs Administrator rights on the web server machine. The Evolve Designer user must be able to run the application as Administrator for some functions. So Evolve Web Platform can connect to the Evolve Repository, you need the login details of a Evolve System Manager. | |
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If any user accessing the Evolve Web Platform sites using Internet Explorer, you must ensure that the name of the server you installed Evolve on must not include any underscores.
Any issue with Internet Explorer, that mean there is an underscore in the name and thus user faces issue while logging. |
Database Server Requirements
Database Server Requirements
This guide assumes you already have a database server set up for Evolve Suite use.
If the Evolve Database connection is using Trusted Mode, ensure that users running the IIS application pool have access to the database.
There are no additional database requirements for running Evolve Web Platform.
Evolve Suite Client Requirements
Evolve Suite Client Requirements
This guide assumes you already have a Evolve Suite client set up. There are no additional database requirements for running Evolve.
Evolve Client Requirements
Evolve Client Requirements
For end-users the only requirements are for internet browser software. The following are supported:
Google Chrome v95+
Firefox v93+
Microsoft Edge
If you plan to use Automatic Logon for users to log on to Evolve, please see Appendix G – Enabling Automatic logon with Active Directory Authentication - Client Machines for details on specific settings required for the browsers.