By booking the PDM consulting services of SolidXperts, the PDM specialist will support any software installation required for SOLIDWORKS PDM. For MS SQL Server Express, SolidXperts will support the entire installation or will install a new instance on an existing installation.
The recommendations issued by SOLIDWORKS are regularly updated in the following link:
https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html
Operating System |
Archive Server |
Database Server (SQL) |
Client CAD Editor, Contributor, Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
Server |
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Windows Server 2016 |
(End of life : 2023 SP51) |
(End of life : 2023 SP51) |
NA |
Windows Server 2019 |
|
|
NA |
Windows Server 2022 |
|
|
NA |
SQL Server Platform |
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SQL 2016 |
NA |
(End of life : 2023 SP51) |
NA |
SQL 2017 |
NA |
(End of life : 2024 SP51) |
NA |
SQL 2019 CU4 |
NA |
|
NA |
Workstation |
|||
Windows 10 (64 bits required) |
NA |
NA |
|
Windows 11 (64 bits required) |
NA |
NA |
|
Hardware |
|||
RAM |
16 Go or more |
16 Go or more |
CAD Editor: 16 Go or more Contributor and Viewer: 8 Go or more |
Disk Space |
1 To or more2 |
200 Go or more2 |
120 Go or more SSD drives recommended |
Processor (64 bits required) |
Intel or AMD |
Intel or AMD Minimum 4 cores, 8 cores recommended |
Intel or AMD |
Microsoft Products |
|||
Microsoft Office Document Support |
NA |
NA |
2016 (End of life : 2023 SP51) 2019 (End of life : 2023 SP51) 2021 |
Other |
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Antivirus |
NA |
NA |
|
Virtual Environments |
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Operating System |
Archive Server |
Database Server (SQL) |
Client CAD Editor, Contributor, Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
Server |
|||
Windows Server 2016 |
(End of life : 2023 SP51) |
(End of life : 2023 SP51) |
NA |
Windows Server 2019 |
|
|
NA |
Windows Server 2022 |
|
|
NA |
SQL Server Platform |
|||
SQL 2016 |
NA |
(End of life : 2023 SP51) |
NA |
SQL 2017 |
NA |
(End of life : 2024 SP51) |
NA |
SQL 2019 CU4 |
NA |
|
NA |
Workstation |
|||
Windows 10 (64 bits required) |
NA |
NA |
|
Windows 11 (64 bits required) |
NA |
NA |
|
Hardware |
|||
Microsoft Products |
|||
Other |
|||
Operating System |
Archive Server |
Database Server (SQL) |
Client CAD Editor, Contributor, Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
Server |
|||
Windows Server 2016 |
|
|
NA |
Windows Server 2019 |
|
|
NA |
Windows Server 2022 |
(to be announced) |
(to be announced) |
NA |
SQL Server Platform |
|||
SQL 2016 |
NA |
|
NA |
SQL 2017 |
NA |
|
NA |
SQL 2019 CU4 |
NA |
|
NA |
Workstation |
|||
Windows 10 (64 bits required) |
NA |
NA |
|
Windows 11 (64 bits required) |
NA |
NA |
(to be announced) |
Hardware |
|||
RAM |
16 Go or more |
16 Go or more |
CAD Editor: 16 Go or more Contributor and Viewer: 8 Go or more |
Disk Space |
1 To or more2 |
200 Go or more2 |
10 Go or more SSD drives recommended |
Processor |
3.3 GHz or more |
3.3 GHz or more Minimum 4 cores, 8 cores recommended |
3.3 GHz or more |
Microfost Products |
|||
Microsoft Office Document Support |
NA |
NA |
2016, 2019, 2021 (to be announced) |
Other |
|||
Antivirus |
NA |
NA |
|
Virtual Environments |
|||
Operating System |
Archive Server |
Database Server (SQL) |
Client CAD Editor, Contributor, Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
Server |
|||
Windows Server 2016 |
|
|
NA |
Windows Server 2019 |
|
|
NA |
Windows Server 2022 |
(to be announced) |
(to be announced) |
NA |
SQL Server Platform |
|||
SQL 2016 |
NA |
|
NA |
SQL 2017 |
NA |
|
NA |
SQL 2019 CU4 |
NA |
|
NA |
Workstation |
|||
Windows 10 (64 bits required) |
NA |
NA |
|
Windows 11 (64 bits required) |
NA |
NA |
(to be announced) |
Hardware |
|||
RAM |
16 Go or more |
16 Go or more |
CAD Editor: 16 Go or more Contributor and Viewer: 8 Go or more |
Disk Space |
1 To or more2 |
200 Go or more2 |
10 Go or more SSD drives recommended |
Processor |
3.3 GHz or more |
3.3 GHz or more Minimum 4 cores, 8 cores recommended |
3.3 GHz or more |
Microsoft Products |
|||
Microsoft Office Document Support |
NA |
NA |
2016, 2019, 2021 (to be announced) |
Other |
|||
Antivirus |
NA |
NA |
|
Virtual Environments |
|||
To optimize the performance, it is not recommended to have more than 30 milliseconds as latency on your computer network.
It is recommended to install the PDM Archive Server and the PDM Database Server on dedicated (real or virtual) machine.
It is not recommended to install SQL instances linked to other applications on the PDM Archive Server or on the PDM Database Server:
To optimize the performance, it is not recommended to install antivirus software on the PDM server.
But a good antivirus should be installed on each “Client” workstation with exemptions for SOLIDWORKS files.
Minimum system requirements are the minimum recommended for running the software.
SOLIDWORKS Corporation makes no warranty regarding system performances and activities in installations that do not meet the recommended minimum requirements.
These recommendations may vary depending on the size of the implementation.
Thus, the current required requirements may be greater than the values mentioned above.
The installation of the PDM Archive Server and the PDM Database Server in the cloud is possible under some very specific conditions. If you are interested in this type of installation, please contact your SolidXperts account manager for more information.
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