Purpose
This document will detail the minimum recommended hardware and software requirements and computer set up requirements for the complete SAP Visual Enterprise Generator installation.
The system requirements outlined in this topic are relevant to SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator version 9.0
Overview
SAP Visual Enterprise Generator is a graphical processing client-server application used to automate the processing of CAD and other 2D and 3D graphics.
SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Master and Client - Hardware
You must have the following hardware installed for the SAP Visual Enterprise Generator master and client computers to function correctly. The administrator or a user with administrative rights must perform all installations.
Minimum | SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Computer | SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Client Computer |
|---|---|---|
Processor | Xeon 64-bit or AMD equivalent | 64-bit Intel or AMD processor |
| Number of Cores | 4 | 2 |
Operating System | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
RAM | 16GB (4GB per core) | 4GB |
Hard Disk Space | 200GB | 5GB |
Graphics Card | N/A | 3D hardware accelerator with 128MB of RAM |
Recommended | SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Computer | SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Client Computer |
Processor | Xeon 64-bit or AMD equivalent | Pentium 4 3.6 GHz or higher |
| Number of Cores | 16 | 2 |
RAM | 64GB (4GB per core) | 8GB |
| Hard Disk Space | 1000GB | 20GB |
Video Card | N/A | 3D hardware accelerator with 1GB of RAM |
SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Master and Client - Software
You must have the following software installed for the SAP Visual Enterprise Generator master and client computers to function correctly. The administrator or a user with administrative rights must perform all installations.
Note: The SAP Visual Enterprise Generator computer refers to the computer where the processing engine and SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Administration is installed; the SAP Visual Enterprise Generator client computer refers to the computer where only SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Administration is installed.
Recommended | SAP Visual Enterprise | Web Server | Database Server | SAP Visual Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit (with latest service pack) or later. Note: Visual Enterprise Generator is compatible with Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2. | X | X | X | X |
Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or later, configured to run ASP.NET applications using the .NET Framework 4.6 or later. Note: The default application pool (IIS) should not use the network service account. It should be configured to run with the user account which has been granted access to MSMQ, the Visual Enterprise Generator Share and SQL server. IIS should have the HTTP Redirect feature switched on. | X | |||
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) (version supplied with your operating system). | X | X | X | X |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Instance (with latest service pack, SQL Agent) with collation set to Accent Sensitive, Case Insensitive and Mixed Mode Authentication. Note: SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator is compatible with SQL Server 2008, 2008 R2 and 2012. Note: Microsoft SQL Server is only required for Standalone configurations, Integrated configurations no longer require a separate Microsoft SQL Server (new in 9.0). | * | |||
| Microsoft Windows Messaging Instrumentation (WMI) Service | X | |||
| Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 or higher | X | X | X | |
| Microsoft DirectX 9.0c | X |
For more information, see the Installation Guide for the Latest Version at the SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator Product Help Portal