Hardware and Software Architecture
Recommended hardware and software requirements for the ConstructSim Planner product suite and the ConstructSim Work Package Server are listed below.
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.
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:
* 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:
* If you are creating a large number of projects, you may need 1022 GB.
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 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:
* 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.