Database server requirements

The hardware and software specifications of the database server should carefully consider the anticipated database sizes and user load. The following are the minimum requirements:

• One of the Windows Server operating systems (with latest Service Pack) listed in the Supported Software document for this release of the BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise product suite including the limitations listed there. The server must meet the system requirements of the DBMS as published by the manufacturer.
• 8 GB RAM (higher recommended)
• Adequate free disk space for:

  • The Meridian Enterprise Server configuration database (minimum 70 MB).

    The size of the configuration database depends on many factors related to the configuration of the system, including but not limited to:

    • Number of repositories
    • Number and frequency of publishing and synchronization jobs
    • Number of documents synchronized
    • Number of user, group, and role profiles

  • Any BlueCielo Explorer repository databases (minimum 100 MB each).

    The size of each repository database depends on many factors related to the content of the repository and the enabled options, including but not limited to:

    • Number of documents (minimum 50 KB each)
    • Number of asset tags
    • Number of revisions
    • Number of references between documents and between documents and object tags
    • Number of properties synchronized from the source vault
    • Amount of data in each property
    • The number of properties indexed for faster searching
    • Whether or note document content is copied to the repository from the source vault and if it is, the size of the content files.
    • Whether or not full-text indexing is enabled and if it is, the amount of text in the documents
• One of the database management systems (with latest Service Pack) listed for BlueCielo Explorer in the Supported Software document for this release of the BlueCielo Meridian Enterprise product suite including the limitations listed there.