Sage HRMS IT Environment Information
Sage HRMS (HR, Payroll, Time Off, Train)
Recommended File Server Specifications
Processor Dual Core x86, 1.6 Ghz or higher
Operating System
Windows® Server® 2005, Standard or Enterprise Edition, latest service packs, or
Windows Server 2008, Standard or Enterprise Edition, latest service packs
RAM Recommended: 4 GB or more
Hard Drive
1 GB available space for the product
1 GB per 1,000 employees
Mirrored Drives Recommended
Drive DVD-ROM drive
Monitor SVGA, 1024×768 resolution or higher
Network Speed 100 Mbps minimum; 1000 Mbps preferred
Sage HRMS Client
Recommended Client Specifications
Processor Dual Core x86, 1.6 Ghz or higher
Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista®
RAM Recommended: 4 GB or more
Hard Drive 50 MB available space required for client–installed components
Drive CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Monitor SVGA, 1024×768 resolution or higher
Sage HRMS Employee Self Service, On Line Open Enrollment, and HR Actions Forms
Recommended File Server Specifications
Processor Dual Core x86, 1.6 Ghz or higher
Recommended: The same number of processors on the Self Service server and on the HRMS Core server will ensure efficiency in data transfer and performance.
Operating System
Install and configure one of the following:
• Windows Server 2003, Standard or Enterprise Edition, latest service packs, or
Windows Server 2008, Standard or Enterprise Edition, latest service packs
- .Net Framework 3.5 (HR Actions)
• Microsoft® Internet Information Services web server 6.0 and the World Wide Web Publishing Service
- SMTP Service 1, 3
(IIS required to be in WOW mode on 64-bit operating systems)
RAM
Recommended: 2 GB for up to 1,000 employees and 50 concurrent users.
You must also do the following:
• Add 128 MB for every additional 500 employees in Sage HRMS
• Add 128 MB for every additional 25 concurrent users* (administrators, employees,) in Self Service
• File Attachments require additional disk space (HR Actions)
*Concurrent users are the maximum number of users logged on to Sage HRMS Self Service at the same time.
Hard Drive
1 GB available space for the server (+100 MB for HR Actions)
80 MB plus 1 MB additional available space for every 100 employees
Drive DVD-ROM drive
Monitor SVGA 1024×768 resolution or higher
Browser Internet Explorer® v8 and higher
Network Speed 100 Mbps minimum; 1000 Mbps preferred
Notes on Server and Workstation Configuration for Sage HRMS
The above configuration recommendations should be used as guidelines. Actual memory and hard drive requirements may vary based upon number of simultaneously running applications, simultaneous network users and amount of data being processed. Using operating system utilities, you should periodically monitor and optimize the Sage HRMS workstation, server, and network resource utilization.
Memory:
The amount of available memory on the workstation directly affects Sage HRMS performance. Memory is utilized by the operating system and by the actively running application programs and associated data. As memory is used, the processor must swap applications and data to and from the hard drive more often, and this slows down performance. The above memory recommendations assume Sage HRMS is the only application running, and will yield good Sage HRMS performance. If you run other programs simultaneously with Sage HRMS (such as word processing, spreadsheet, or Internet browser), or your Sage HRMS database includes a large number of history records, you should consider increasing memory to 256MB or higher.
Hard Drive:
Sage HRMS requires a minimum of 500MB of free disk space for the entire suite. The actual disk space varies based on the products and options you are installing. Due to file expansion requirements, we recommend additional space be available for growth and backup. Each employee you enter into the system requires at least 500 KB of disk space per employee. Thus, a system running HRMS Recruiting Solution, HRMS HR, HRMS Payroll, and HRMS Train with 100 employees requires at least 50 MB of free disk space for employee data.
Note: If you choose to store employee photos on the Demographics page of HRMS HR or HRMS Payroll, you will need additional disk space. The space required depends on the size of the photo files. You can decrease the size of photo files by limiting them to 256 or fewer colors.
Tip: To increase your disk space, we recommend you use the Windows Explorer to delete any files with the .TMP file extension located in the \TEMP directory of your Sage HRMS system.
Network:
Local Area Network (LAN) speed directly affects Sage HRMS performance. Sage HRMS is a file server architecture designed for LANs. This means that the database is stored on the server, but all processing is performed on the individual user workstations. Data is transmitted to the workstation, processed and then transmitted back to the server. Best performance will be achieved on 100Mbps LAN networks.