Hardware Configuration

Aveva PDMS
V.01 / 4 July 2019

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Cambridge CB3 0HB
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Table of Contents

1. AVEVA PDMS VERSION 12.1.SP4 RECOMMENDED HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS ...... 3

1.1. WORKSTATION CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................................... 3

1.2. SERVER CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................................. 4

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1. AVEVA PDMS Version 12.1.SP4 Recommended Hardware

Specifications
1.1. Workstation Configuration

PDMS 12.1.SP4 uses the new AVEVA Licensing System (ALS)-

it will not work with FlexMan. However, older versions of PDMS
will work also with ALS.
A new release of AVEVA Global Server 12.1.SP4 should be
used with PDMS 12.1.SP4.

Operating System(s) Windows 8.1 (32 bit) Windows 10 (64 bit)Windows 8.1 (64
bit)Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit)Windows 7 SP1 (32
bit)Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit)Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64
bit)
Windows 10 (64 bit)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. This is supplied on the AVEVA
DVD and installed if necessary.
Intel x86 or x64 compatible - a modern, high end CPU
Processor Type / Speed architecture with high performance in each of the processor
cores.
4 GB of high speed RAM
Memory
6 GB recommended for latest especially for Windows 7 64-bit.
Hard Disk Storage See HDD in Workstation Notes below.
High resolution widescreen display recommended (1920 x
Display 1200);
dual screens also supported. Minimum resolution 1280x1024.
nVIDIA Quadro or similar.
Graphics Card See Graphics in Workstation Notes below - Verified Graphics
Cards Reports
NTFS (for information on converting to NTFS, please see
File-System
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx )
Network Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) LAN
Firewall Microsoft ICF disabled (see Workstation Notes below)
Mouse - 3 button with wheel.
DVD drive - DVD-ROM will be used for media distribution.
Microsoft Visio 2007/2010 32-bit Standard edition (for AVEVA
Diagrams)
Others
Microsoft Office 2007/2010 32-bit (for Excel import/export,
Schematic Gateway and Reporting)
Arial Unicode MS font (supplied and installed with MS Office)
Adobe Acrobat Reader

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1.2. Server Configuration

Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise (32- or 64-bit) + Service
Pack 1.
Windows Server 2008 R2 + Service Pack 1.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1.
Operating System
Windows 8.1.
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 10
Modern architecture multiple core processors recommended;
the
Processor Type / Speed
number and performance of the cores will determine the
capacity and responsiveness of the server.

4 GB RAM. Additional RAM increases the caching capability

Memory
and thereby the performance.

The amount of disk space should be configured according to

the customer's requirement based on the number and size of
Hard Disk Requirements projects. To secure data and improve performance, the use of
RAID 0+1 or 5 storage is recommended; 15k rpm drives are
preferred.

Network Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) LAN. 64-bit capable network adapter.

File System NTFS

Aveva Licensing System 3.0.1 or above is required for this

Licensing
version.
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CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HB
TEL +44 (0)1223 556655
FAX +44 (0)1223 556666
AVEVA.COM