Sage ERP Accpac Compatibility Guide

The following information is intended to cover all supported platforms regarding the compatibility of various operating systems with Sage ERP Accpac Version 6.0. You should assume that any operating system not listed below is incompatible with the current version of Sage ERP Accpac.

Sage Customer Support Services supports Sage ERP Accpac only on platforms that are listed as supported in this document. You can submit requests to support additional operating systems, as well as your suggestions for enhancing the product, to Sage ERP Accpac Ideas.

Version 6.0 Compatibility

  • Sage ERP Accpac Version 6.0 requires Pervasive PSQL Version 10.2 or higher.
  • Sage ERP Accpac Version 6.0 now supports Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 and Microsoft SQL 2008 R2
  • Sage ERP Accpac Version 6.0 does not support older versions of Pervasive PSQL (Version 9.7 or earlier) or Oracle (Version 10.0 or earlier).
  • Windows 2003 and 2008 Small Business server are supported, but remain untested. Due to the number of features included in Windows Small Business servers, we recommended that, for optimal performance, you install Sage ERP Accpac on a separate machine.
  • The Analysis module for Sage Accpac Intelligence is not compatible with Microsoft Excel 2003.
  • Sage is phasing out support of DCOM for Web Deployment in favor of .Net. Although DCOM is supported in Version 6.0, .Net is the preferred method. With the release of Sage ERP Accpac Version 6.1, DCOM will no longer be supported.

Sage ERP Accpac Portal Requirements

The Sage ERP Accpac Portal supports:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer Versions 7 and 8, only.
  • Microsoft SQL Server (including Microsoft SQL Server Express) and Pervasive PSQL. Note that the portal database can use a different database format than the company and system databases.
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) Version 6 or 7. (IIS is required for the web server).

Hardware Requirements

Recommended Configurations

 
  Small Business Mid-Size Business Large Enterprise
# of Users  1 - 5  5 - 10  10 & above
Modules* Financials & Operations Modules Financials & Operations Modules Financials & Operations Modules
Db Engine Pervasive.SQL / Microsoft SQL Express or Standard (x86 or x64) Microsoft SQL Standard x64 Microsoft SQL Standard x64
Db Size  0.25 - 5 GB  5 - 10 GB  > 10 GB
OS Windows Server Standard x86 Windows Server Standard w/Terminal Services x64 x86 and x64 Windows Server Standard / Enterprise with Citrix
Reporting Standard Moderate Intensive

 * Financials Modules include: System Manager, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable. Operations Modules include: Inventory Control, Order Entry and Purchase Orders.

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Recommended Hardware Specifications

  Small Business Mid-Size Business Large Enterprise
Workstation
  • Intel Core 2 Duo or higher
  • 2GB RAM (XP)
  • 4GB RAM (Vista/7)
  • 100MB for Wkstn Files
  • Windows XP Pro, Vista, 7
  • Intel Core 2 Duo or higher
  • 2GB RAM (XP)
  • 4GB RAM (Vista/7)
  • 100MB for Wkstn Files
  • Windows XP Pro, Vista, 7
  • Intel Core 2 Duo or higher
  • 2GB RAM (XP)
  • 4GB RAM (Vista/7)
  • 100MB for Wkstn Files
  • Windows XP Pro, Vista, 7
Sage ERP Accpac Server
  • Intel Quad-Core Processor or higher
  • 4GB RAM
  • 5GB for Application Files
  • Intel Quad-Core Processor or higher
  • 8GB RAM
  • 5GB for Application Files
  • 2x Intel Quad-Core Processor or higher
  • 8GB RAM
  • 5GB for Application Files
Sage ERP Accpac Portal Server
  • 2.00Ghz Quad-Core Processor or higher
  • 4GB RAM
  • 5GB for Application Files + Shared Data
  • 2.00Ghz Quad-Core Processor or higher
  • 8GB RAM
  • 5GB for Application Files + Shared Data
  • 2.00Ghz Quad-Core Processor or higher
  • 4GB RAM
  • 5GB for Application Files + Shared Data
Citrix Terminal Server    
  • 2x Intel Quad-Core Processor or higher
  • Windows Server Std/Terminal Services x64
  • 8GB RAM capable of supporting 40 concurrent user sessions
Database Server
  • 2.00Ghz Dual-Core Processor or higher
  • 4GB RAM (32bit)*
  • 8GB RAM (64bit)*
  • Windows 2003/2008 Server Standard R2 (x86 orx64)
  • MS.SQL 2005/2008 Express or Standard (x86 or x64)
  • 120GB Hard Disk Space
  • 2.00Ghz Dual-Core Processor or higher
  • 8GB RAM
  • Windows 2003/2008 Server Standard R2 x64
  • MS.SQL 2005/2008 Standard (x64)
  • 250GB Hard Disk Space
  • 2.00Ghz Dual-Core Processor or higher
  • 16GB RAM
  • Windows 2003/2008 Server Standard R2 (x64)
  • MS.SQL 2005/2008 Standard (x64)
  • 500GB Hard Disk Space
SageCRM Server
  • 2GB RAM
  • 2.5GB Space for Application files
  • Refer to SageCRM Supported Platforms
  • Refer to SageCRM Supported Platforms

* For SQL Express, check CPU and RAM limitations

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Database Server Operating Systems

Sage ERP Accpac Database Operating Systems Compatibility

Additional Notes:

  • Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise, Standard, Workgroup, and Express Editions are supported.
  • Oracle Enterprise, Standard, and Standard Edition One are supported for company and system databases. Oracle is not supported for the portal database.
  • Only the WE8MSWIN1252 code set is supported in an Oracle environment.

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Application Server Operating Systems

Sage ERP Accpac V6.0 Application Server Operating Systems Compatibility

Additional Notes:

  • Printing in Web Deployment requires Sage ERP Accpac Web Reporting by Crystal. Currently, Web Deployment ships with Crystal RAS XI R1, while the regular deployment uses Crystal Reports Runtime Edition XI R2.
  • Sage ERP Accpac Web Reporting by Crystal is not supported on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2.
  • Previous versions of Crystal Enterprise are not compatible with System Manager 6.0.

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Sage ERP Accpac Version 5.6 Compatibility Guide

Download the Compatibility Guide for Sage ERP Accpac Version 5.6

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