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Understanding system requirements for the Meridian server

There are numerous hardware configurations possible for the Meridian server, depending on how it will be used, and the database engine that is used. A server on which Meridian is running should be a dedicated server that is not used for any other purposes, such as a print server or running other applications.

The following components can also be run on the Meridian application server together with the AutoManager EDM Server service or they can be run on one or more separate servers, if required to improve scalability or performance.

The optional SQL Server or Oracle database server can be either an existing server or a new installation on the Meridian server (with adequate hardware resources). If a separate Oracle database server will be used, the Oracle client software must be installed on the Meridian application server as described in Installing the server components.

Servers with multiple processors can manage multiple vaults more efficiently, to reduce overall CPU loading  as described in Understanding the effects of the CPU and Configuring the CopyDLL setting.

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