Version 5

1. Overview

Dundas BI is a web-based server application that requires IIS and either Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL for storing application data.

2. Client

Below are the minimum web browser and OS requirements for client-side devices.

Desktop:

• Chrome 26
• Firefox 20
• Internet Explorer 11 – not recommended due to known limitations
• Safari 6 – not supported on Windows
• Microsoft Edge

Mobile:

• iOS 6
• Android 4.0 - for Android Chrome browser only

3. Server

Below are the hardware and software requirements for the Dundas BI server.

Processor:

• 1.5 GHz - minimum for evaluation or testing
• 2.0 GHz - minimum for production use

At least two logical cores are required for in-memory storage.

RAM:

• 4 GB - minimum for evaluation or testing
• 8 GB - minimum for production use
• 16 GB - minimum for production use with in-memory analytics

Hard disk space:

• 10 GB free - minimum for evaluation or testing
• 50 GB free - minimum for production use
  

Operating system:

Only 64-bit operating systems are supported. Note that Core and Home editions of the following operating systems are not supported because they lack IIS features which Dundas BI requires (such as Windows Authentication and SSL certificates).

• Windows 7 SP1 - evaluation use only
• Windows 8 / 8.1 - evaluation use only
  
• Windows 10 - evaluation use only
• Windows Server 2008 R2 - Server Core is supported with SP1 or later
• Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016

Desktop operating systems such as Windows Vista/7/8/10 are supported for evaluation use only because of limitations such as connection limits which make them unsuitable for production use.

.NET Framework:

• .NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher

Web server:

• IIS 7 or higher

Database server (can be the same server or a separate server):

• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 / 2014 / 2016 / 2017. We recommend using Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or higher. This requirement is for the application and warehouse databases only (older servers are still supported for data sources).
• Microsoft SQL Server Express Editions are supported but not recommended for production use due to limitations. Microsoft SQL Server Express LocalDB is not supported.
• Microsoft SQL Azure V12 or higher. This requirement is for the application and warehouse databases only (older servers are still supported for data sources).
• PostgreSQL version 9.6 or higher

Note that the database server must be configured to accept remote connections.

4. Data sources

Dundas BI can connect to the following types of data sources, each of which may have additional (driver) requirements for the Dundas BI server as indicated below.

5. Installation

Dundas BI requires certain additional software on the server when using Microsoft SQL Server for the application database (no additional software is required when using PostgreSQL). You can download the following installer packages and install them on the server yourself. Or, the Dundas BI installer will automatically download and install them for you if they're not already installed on the system. This requires an active Internet connection.

• Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 or higher
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher
• Application Server Role (for Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012) or Web Server(IIS) for Windows Server 2012 R2 or higher
• SQL Server 2014 Feature Pack which includes:
  • Microsoft SQL Server CLR Types
  • Microsoft SQL Server Transact-SQL ScriptDom
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Analysis Management Objects
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 ADOMD.NET
• Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable
• Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable

You will also need:

1. The user ID and password of an account on your SQL Server instance that has db_create permissions or a usesuper account on PostgreSQL.
   Note

   After the installation, the SQL Server administrator will require only db_owner permissions. A PostgreSQL administrator will reqire the CanSelect, CanUpdate, CanInsert, and CanDelete table privileges, as well as the CanCreate database privilege.

2. The user ID and password of an account to use for the IIS application pool.
3. A web server port to run Dundas BI on (the installer will choose a default) or an existing website for installing Dundas BI as a virtual directory (the IIS “Default Website” is fine).