Microsoft supports the following Web server recommendations and client workstation requirements for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Web applications, including: | • | Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 | | • | Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 | | • | Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services when used with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 |
The specific hardware that you will need for your configurations depends on several factores in your computing environment. To achieve individual performance expectations, you may need to increase the following recommendations. To find out about requirements other than those for Web applications only, refer to the System requirements for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. On This PageDedicated Web server recommendationsReview the customer profiles below and determine which one most accurately describes your environment based on user count and the components that you're using. Then use that profile as a recommendation for your Web server hardware implementation. The following table provides an overview of the recommended number of servers for each customer profile. The table also recommends which Web applications should be installed on each server. Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.04 | Server 1 | Server 1 | Server 1 | Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Enterprise Edition 32-bit only) | Server 1 | Server 1 | Server 1 | Workflow for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.05 | N/A | Server 1 | Server 1 | Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 | Server 1 | Server 2 | Server 2 | SQL Server Reporting Services when used with Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 | Server 1 | Server 2 | Server 3 |
Customer profile 1The following profile guidelines apply if you: | • | Use only one of the following Business Portal applications: | • | Requisition Management | | • | Human Resources Management Self Service Suite | | • | Order Management | | • | Project Time and Expense |
| | • | Process fewer than 500 transactions per day if using Requisition Management, Human Resources Management Self Service Suite, or Project Time and Expense | | • | Process fewer than 500 orders per day if using Order Management | | • | Use SQL Server Reporting Services | | • | Have 0-500 named users1 who are using Business Portal and SQL Server Reporting Services | | • | Have one Web server |
1A named user is a unique user who accesses Business Portal or SQL Server Reporting Services and performs a task on an average of once every four hours. Increased transaction volume per user will decrease the number of users a server can support. Operating system1 |
Windows Server 2003 Web Edition2 SP2, Enterprise Edition SP2, R2 Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition SP2, or R2 Standard Edition. | Processor3 | One dual-core or two single-core | RAM | 2 gigabytes (GB) | Network card | 100-megabyte (MB) Ethernet Full Duplex | Internet Information Services (IIS) | IIS 6.0 | SharePoint Products and Technologies | Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise Edition 32-bit | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Internet Explorer 7 or 6 SP1 | Other applications | | • | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or 2.0 | | • | ASP.NET 2.0 | | • | Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) or SQL Native Client | | • | Remote Desktop Web Connection (if using Terminal Services) | | • | Adobe Reader (required to read or print manuals) |
| Back office server | Refer to the System requirements for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 |
Customer profile 2The following profile guidelines apply if you: | • | Use two of the following Business Portal applications: | • | Requisition Management | | • | Human Resources Management Self Service Suite | | • | Order Management | | • | Project Time and Expense |
| | • | Process fewer than 1,500 transactions per day if using Requisition Management, Human Resources Management Self Service Suite, or Project Time and Expense | | • | Process fewer than 2,000 orders per day if using Order Management | | • | Use SQL Server Reporting Services | | • | Use Workflow | | • | Have 500-1,500 named users1 who are using Business Portal, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Workflow | | • | Have two Web servers—the following requirements apply to each Web server |
1A named user is a unique user who accesses Business Portal, SQL Server Reporting Services, or Workflow and performs a task on an average of once every four hours. Increased transaction volume per user will decrease the number of users a server can support. Operating system1 | Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2, R2 Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition SP2, or R2 Standard Edition | Processor2 | One dual-core or two single-core | RAM | 2 GB or more | Network card | 100-MB Ethernet Full Duplex or 1-GB Ethernet | Internet Information Services (IIS) | IIS 6.0 | SharePoint Products and Technologies | Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise Edition 32-bit | Internet Explorer | Internet Explorer 7 or 6 SP1 | Other applications | | • | .NET Framework 3.0 or 2.0 | | • | ASP.NET 2.0 | | • | Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) or SQL Native Client | | • | Remote Desktop Web Connection (if using Terminal Services) | | • | Adobe Reader (required to read or print manuals) |
| Back office server | Refer to the System requirements for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 |
Customer profile 3The following profile guidelines apply if you: | • | Use all of the following Business Portal applications: | • | Requisition Management | | • | Human Resources Management Self Service Suite | | • | Order Management | | • | Project Time and Expense |
| | • | Process more than 1,500 transactions per day in Requisition Management, Human Resources Management Self Service Suite, and Project Time and Expense | | • | Process more than 2,000 orders a day in Order Management | | • | Use SQL Server Reporting Services | | • | Use Workflow | | • | Have more than 1,500 named users1 who are using Business Portal, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Workflow | | • | Have three Web servers—the following requirements apply to each Web server |
1A named user is a unique user who accesses Business Portal, SQL Server Reporting Services, or Workflow and performs a task on an average of once every four hours. Increased transaction volume per user will decrease the number of users a server can support. Operating system1 | Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 or R2 Enterprise Edition | Processor2 | Two dual-core or four single-core | RAM | 4 GB or more | Network card | 1-GB Ethernet | Internet Information Services (IIS) | IIS 6.0 | SharePoint Products and Technologies3 | Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise Edition 32-bit | Internet Explorer | Internet Explorer 7 or 6 SP1 | Other applications | | • | .NET Framework 3.0 or 2.0 | | • | ASP.NET 2.0 | | • | Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) or SQL Native Client | | • | Remote Desktop Web Connection (if using Terminal Services) | | • | Adobe Reader (required to read or print manuals) |
| Back office server | Refer to the System requirements for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 |
Server requirements for Microsoft Dynamics GP and Business Portal on the same serverThe following requirements apply if you have 0-250 named users using Business Portal. Operating system1 | One of the following: | • | Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2, R2 Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition SP2, or R2 Standard Edition | | • | Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition SP2 or R2 Premium Edition |
| Processor2 | One dual-core or two single-core | Minimum available RAM | 4 GB | Internet Information Services (IIS) | IIS 6.0 | SharePoint Products and Technologies | Windows SharePoint Services 3.03 | Internet Explorer | Internet Explorer 7 or 6 SP1 | Microsoft SQL Server4 | | • | SQL Server 2005 SP2 Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition | | • | SQL Server 2000 SP4 Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition |
| Back office | Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 | Microsoft Office | | • | 2007 Microsoft Office system | | • | Office 2003 | | • | Office XP |
| Other applications | | • | .NET Framework 3.0 or 2.0 | | • | ASP.NET 2.0 | | • | Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) or SQL Server Native Client | | • | Remote Desktop Web Connection (if using Terminal Services) | | • | Adobe Reader (required to read or print manuals) |
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Perimeter network requirementsIf you are deploying Business Portal in an extranet environment, you must set up a perimeter network. Business Portal has been tested and documented using Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server) to create a perimeter network. If your company's perimeter network does not use ISA Server, we recommend that you use hardware and software with similar functionality. You also should set up the same communication rules and policies as recommended for ISA Server. For more information about ISA Server, including a hardening guide, refer to the ISA Server home page.
For information about recommended communication rules and policies to run Business Portal in an extranet environment, refer to the Business Portal Installation Guide. See Installing and deploying Business Portal for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 for more information. Client requirementsOperating system1 | | • | Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit) | | • | Windows XP Professional SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
| Processor | Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or higher | Minimum available RAM | 512 MB (1 GB recommended) | Internet Explorer2 | Internet Explorer 7 or 6 SP1 | Microsoft Office | | • | 2007 Microsoft Office system | | • | Office 2003 | | • | Office XP |
| Other application | Adobe Reader 8.0, 7.0, or 6.0 (required to read or print manuals) |
Additional notes1. | This document represents configurations tested by Microsoft and supported by Technical Support. Use of technologies not specified in this document is not recommended and will not be supported. Testing is ongoing, and as newer technologies become supported, this list will be updated. | 2. | Business Portal must be installed in a domain environment. | 3. | If you use antivirus software, consider its requirements when you calculate processor and RAM requirements. | 4. | If you use the Small Business Server operating system, your Web server may be a domain controller and may host other server applications, such as Microsoft Exchange. Consider the requirements of all server applications when you calculate processor and RAM requirements. | 5. | Review the following tables to verify that the features and products you're using are supported with 64-bit operating systems. The following Release 10.0 products ARE supported on any 64-bit operating system. Microsoft Dynamics GP client or server installation  note The Field Service e-mail feature will not work on a 64-bit server.
| Business Portal: Client accessing Business Portal note IIS Server must be on a 32-bit server.
| Human Resources and Payroll Suite | Integration Manager | Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK | Microsoft Dynamics GP SDK |
The following Release 10.0 products ARE NOT supported on any 64-bit operating system. Unless otherwise noted, testing for these products is scheduled for later this year. Business Portal: IIS Server note This will not be compatible with x64 operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
| Analysis Cubes for SQL Server 2005 (client and server) | Analysis Cubes for SQL Server 2000 (client and server) note No compatibility is planned.
| eConnect Runtime (including the SDK) | Office SharePoint Server Wizard | Personal Data Keeper | SQL Server Reporting Services Wizard | Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP Runtime (including the SDK and Management Tools) | Web Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP note This will not be compatible with x64 operating systems until the next release of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
| Microsoft Dexterity Development Tools |
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