Chapter 1

Exploring hardware, operating systems,

and networking requirements
This section explains the hardware, operating systems, and networking requirements
of the NAV clients, server, and database server. Based on our decision of a
centralized or decentralized environment, we will need one or more instances
of database installations. We'll start with the requirements for a NAV client.

Dynamics NAV client

Although Dynamics NAV cannot be described as a thin client, in general it is a light
application, which can be run on most Desktop PCs, Notebooks, and Net Books. The
exact hardware requirements and performance also depend on the OS running on
the client machine.

General hardware requirements for default cache settings are as follows:

1 GB of RAM (32-bit)/2 GB of RAM (64-bit).

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) Intel or AMD processor.
Minimum 30 MB of free hard disk space for RTC (RoleTailored client)
and about 110 MB for Classic client. Approximately 140 MB space
required for each additional language module to be installed.

The OS requirements are as follows:

Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate

Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate with SP1 or SP2

Dynamics NAV server

Microsoft Dynamics NAV server is a .NET-based Windows Service application that

Framework as the communication protocol for RoleTailored clients and for Web
services. It can execute multiple client requests in parallel and serve other clients
by providing Web service access to authenticated clients.

The recommended Operating Systems for Dynamics NAV server are Microsoft
Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Small Business Server 2008, Microsoft Windows
Essential Business Server 2008 Standard or Premium, Microsoft Windows Server
2003 SP2 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 or later, and Microsoft
Small Business Server 2003 R2 with SP2.

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