Storm System Requirements

Hardware Specifications
                          Minimum Required                              Recommended                 
Server
 Dedicated Fault Tolerant
CPU x64 2 GHz+ x64 3.6 GHz+
RAM 12 GB RAM 24 GB RAM
Hard Disk 200 GB 500 GB
Hard Disk Controllers IDE Ultra Wide SCSI-3
Fault Tolerance    
Disk Storage RAID Level 1 Mirrored RAID Level 1 (Duplexed) or 5 (Stripe Set with Parity)
 Backup External HD Tape Drive
Uninterruptible Power Supply APC SmartUPS 400 APC SmartUPS 700 With PowerChute software
Peripherals Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor  
Workstations
    
CPU x64 1 GHz+ x64 2 GHz+
RAM 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Hard Disk 40 GB 500 GB
Fault Tolerance Power Strip Uninterruptible Power Supply
Peripherals Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor  
Network Hub
 100 Mbps Ethernet 1 Gbps Ethernet
Software Specifications
                                 Minimum Required                              Recommended                         
Server
    
Network Operating System Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2012
Client/Server Database SQL Server 2005 SQL Server 2012
Workstation
    
Operating System Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 RAID Level 1 (Duplexed) or 5 (Stripe Set with Parity)
Middleware ADO  

  • Remote Access is necessary if the customer desires remote support from CVSS.
  • Storm only requires approximately 20 MB of hard disk space on the workstation.
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and newer require a server license and a per user or seat license. SQL Server may also be purchased as an integrated component of Microsoft Small Business Server.