ConstructSim Executive CONNECT Edition Update 2 Readme

Hardware and Software Architecture

Recommended hardware and software requirements for the ConstructSim Planner product suite and the ConstructSim Work Package Server are listed below.

Note: If you are using Windows 8 or Windows 10, Windows Identity Foundation is already installed on your system but you need to turn it on. To do this, from the Start menu, go to Program and Features. Click Turn Windows features on or off. In the dialog, turn on Windows Identity Foundation.

File Server

This is optional if you want to use UNC path for your Application server's file repository. If you use the Distributed File Server replication for file backups, you should set up this server.

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • 64 bit, 4 cores
  • 16 GB RAM or better
  • 500 GB or better

Application Server Database (1 VM)

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • CPU: 64 bit, 4 cores (Intel Xeon E5-2698B v3 @2.0 GHz)
  • 56 GB RAM
  • Disk drives:
    • <local drive>: 128 GB
    • <drive>: 500 GB (SSD) — database data files*
    • <drive>: 500 GB (SSD) — database log files*
    • <drive>: 1022 GB — database backups

* If you are creating a large number of projects, you may need 1022 GB.

Data Processing Database Server

Two Database Servers: one for the Application Server, and other for the Data Processing Server; two VMs

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • CPU: 64 bit, 4 cores (Intel Xeon E5-2698B v3 @2.0 GHz)
  • 56 GB RAM
  • Disk drives:
    • <local drive>: system 128 GB
    • <drive>: 500 GB (SSD) — database data files*
    • <drive>: 500 GB (SSD) — database log files*
    • <drive>: 1022 GB — database backups

* If you are creating a large number of projects, you may need 1022 GB.

Note: For more information on disk partition sizes for SQL Servers, see Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server on the Microsoft website.

Web Server (1 VM)

  • ConstructSim Work Package Server Web Application
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or better
  • Windows Identity Foundation
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 with Reporting Services
  • WPS Extensions for SSRS
  • Web Services Gateway (WSG) (optional)
  • CPU: 64 bit, 4 cores (Intel Xeon CPU E5-2673 v3 @ 2.4 GHz)
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 128 GB
  • web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer is the recommended browser)

Note: If you are using Internet Explorer as your browser, go to Tools > Compatibility View settings and make sure the two options, Display intranet sites in Compatibility View and Display all websites in Compatibility View are off.

Also in the Compatibility View Settings dialog, with the web server address in the Add this website: field, click Add and make sure the web server address appears in the Websites you've added to Compatibility View: list.

Application Server

You can have up to five communities and one project on each.

  • Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types
  • Microsoft Sync Framework 2.1 Redistributable Package
  • ConstructSim Work Package Server Application Server (eB System Management Console)
  • ConstructSim Work Package Server Engines (Excel and Status Visualization)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • 64 bit, 4 cores
  • 32 GB RAM
  • 500 GB

Data Processing Server (1 VM)

  • Command line Utilities for SQL Server 2012
  • ConstructSim Planner
  • ConstructSim Executive
  • ConstructSim Standard Template
  • eB Director
  • Microsoft Word/Access/Excel 2016 32 bit
  • ConstructSim Work Package Server (eB System Management Console) to support engines
  • ConstructSim Work Package Server Engine (Publishing)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 Standard Edition (or SQL Express (English) for small projects)
  • CPU: 64 bit, 4 cores (Intel Xeon E5-2698B v3 @2.0 GHz)
  • 56 GB RAM
  • Disk drives:
    • <local drive>: system 128 GB
    • <drive>: 500 GB (large enough to hold the project files) *

* If you are creating a large number of projects, you may need 1022 GB.

Client System(s) Requirements (ConstructSim Workstation)

The client system is typically a desktop used by the Workface Planner.

  • Windows Identity Foundation
  • Microsoft SQL Express 2012 SP2 (English) / 2014 SP1 (English) must be installed on all client machines running ConstructSim Planner.
  • ConstructSim Planner
  • Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1 or 10
  • 64 bit, 4 cores
  • 32 GB RAM
  • 256 GB (Solid State Drive)*

* If you are creating a large number of projects, you may need 500 GB.

Field User System Requirements

The field system can be a desktop, laptop or tablet used by the ConstructSim Work Package Server web user.

  • iOS 10.3, Safari
  • Android 6.0.1, Chrome
  • Internet Explorer 10.0 or better (for access to the ConstructSim Work Package Server website)
  • Microsoft Office 2013/2016 32 bit, 64 bit or Office 365
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