The hardware requirements for Meridian Enterprise Server are primarily dependent on the amount of rendering that takes place. We recommend a dedicated processor with dedicated processor time for the best results. It is important that the rendering server conforms to at least the minimum hardware requirements of the applications that are used to render the documents.
The software used by the rendering modules or system links on the Meridian Enterprise Server computer might interfere with Publisher. Therefore, for high-volume use, we recommend a dedicated rendering computer for Publisher so that the applications that are invoked by the rendering modules and system links do not run while a publishing job is active. If additional applications are installed, those application requirements are in addition to those of Meridian Enterprise Server. In all cases where multiple components are hosted on the same computer, the system requirements of all components must be met and, between similar requirements, the greater requirement applies.
The Meridian Enterprise server hosting the vaults to be synchronized with the Meridian Explorer repository must meet the Meridian Enterprise system requirements for each version of Meridian Enterprise.
The computer where Meridian Enterprise Server is installed must meet the following minimum requirements. Additional requirements might apply depending on the system links and rendering modules that will be used.
The Meridian Enterprise application server should not be used to host PowerWeb, Explorer, or the EDM Service if you have a large user community. Meridian Enterprise Server processing, particularly rendering that can happen at any time, requires significant system resources and can degrade performance for Meridian Enterprise users to unacceptable levels. Instead, a dedicated computer should be used so that Meridian Enterprise Server processing will not interfere with the source or destination system processes.
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Intel® Core CPU 2.0 GHz or higher
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4 GB RAM or more
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One of the Windows Server operating systems (with latest Service Pack) listed in Operating Systems.
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Member server in an Active Directory domain.
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Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation
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Windows Process Activation service
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Windows Identity Foundation (for cloud-hosted Microsoft SharePoint destinations only. The Meridian Enterprise Server computer must also meet WIF system requirements. To download, see Windows Identity Foundation in the Microsoft Download Center.)
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DCOM access to the Meridian Enterprise application server
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Internet Information Services 7 or higher with the following components installed and enabled (only if the Meridian Enterprise Server server will also act as a web server):
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Windows Authentication service
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ASP.NET 4.6.1
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WCF Services
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HTTP Activation
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Static Content
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OLE DB access to an existing database in one of the SQL Server or Oracle versions (with latest Service Pack) listed in Database Management Systems.
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If SQL Server will be used, we recommend that you enable the FILESTREAM option of the database.
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If Oracle will be used, the Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) with Oracle Data Provider (ODP.NET) drivers must be installed on the Meridian Enterprise Server computer. Install the same bit-wise version as the operating system. The Configure ODP.NET and/or Oracle Providers for ASP.NET at machine-wide level option must be enabled during installation. Questions related to installing and configuring ODAC should be addressed to Oracle support.
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Additional software may be required by the various publishing modules as described in the Publisher Requirements.
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We do not recommend running Publisher with rendering modules on the source or destination document management systems servers.
