Before installing Velocity, make sure your server, workstation, or client computer meets these requirements.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
For Velocity Server (or Database Server):
x64 3.10 GHz CPU (or equivalent)
16GB RAM
RAID 1 Configuration Recommended
RAID 5 Configuration NOT Recommended (Due to degraded SQL write performance)
300GB 15K RPM hard drive (or equivalent)
DVD drive (or use a soft copy on USB)
For system administration, include:
Mouse
Keyboard
20-inch LCD monitor
Speakers
1 Ethernet port
For Velocity Standalone Workstations or Clients:
x64 3.10 GHz CPU (or equivalent)
8GB RAM
250GB 7.2K RPM hard drive (or equivalent)
DVD drive (or use a soft copy on USB)
Mouse
Keyboard
20-inch LCD monitor
2GB video card
Speakers
1 Ethernet port
More RAM, a faster processor, fast disk read/write speeds, and a high-end video card are recommended and will improve performance for most applications; it will also help ensure long-term compatibility with system expansion and upgrades to Velocity, the Windows operating system, and the SQL Server database.
These system requirements are our estimation of what will be required for satisfactory performance; however, your particular needs may differ or exceed the requirements noted. Your specific needs are dependent on several factors including the number of users on the system, applications running, connected devices, and level of usage. Therefore, please follow this general guideline: ensure you have enough processing power, RAM (including video card RAM), and hard disk space in your system to adequately address ALL your applications and services. Then, going forward, please ensure your system performance keeps up-to-date with any expanding requirements.
Operating System Requirements
Velocity® version 3.8.4 installation DVD (or equivalent downloaded file)
Microsoft Windows® operating system, according to the Velocity role that will be performed by each computer:
System Role | Versions of Windows supported by Velocity 3.8.4 |
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Velocity Server or Data Server |
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Velocity Standalone Workstation |
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Velocity Client |
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Operating System versions that Microsoft no longer officially supports are not recommended for use with Velocity. For more information please visit: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet
Database Requirements
Your organization’s IT department’s policies might determine whether you can manage your own SQL Server database for Velocity or must run the Velocity database on an existing SQL Server managed by IT.
If you are updating or upgrading an existing installation of Velocity to the 3.8.4 release, certain older versions of SQL Server may work for the update but are not officially supported. If you already have SQL Server 2012 SP3, 2014, 2016, 2017 or 2019 installed on your server, the Velocity 3.8.4 Installer detects and uses your full edition of SQL Server for the Velocity database.
New installations of Velocity 3.8.4 provide you with the option to install the free Express edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2019. If this Express edition is not adequate for your needs, then you must install a licensed edition of a supported version (2016, 2017, or 2019) of SQL Server, before doing a new Server installation of Velocity v3.8.4.
If you already have SQL Server 2016, 2017, or 2019 installed on your server, the Velocity v3.8.4 Installer detects and uses your full edition of Microsoft SQL Server for the Velocity database.