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The supported server operating system are:

  • Windows Server 2012

  • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2019

  • Windows Server 2022

.NET Framework

Web Workbench requires at least .NET framework 4.68. 2.  This This is not installed by default before Windows Server 2016 2022 and will need to be downloaded and installed separately. 

Internet Information Services (IIS)

IIS is the built-in Web Server included with Windows Server Operating Systems. Web Workbench is compatible with the following versions:

  • IIS 8.0

  • IIS 8.5

  • IIS 10

Windows Features

The following Windows Features need to be installed as part of the IIS role installation:

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Recommended specifications for a physical stand-alone Web Server:

  • 4+ Cores Intel Xeon E5-2600 v1 series or similar AMD

    Processor *8GB

    processors

  • 8+ GB DDR4 RAM

  • Hard Disk OS + Application > 70GB (

    recommended:

    RAID 1 SSD recommended)

  • 2 Network Cards
  • Redundant Power Supplies

* Cores are specified as Workbench can run on a Virtual Machine.

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

Web Workbench uses SSRS 2016 or higher to render reports in the web browser. In most cases SSRS is installed on the same host as the SQL Server, although it may also be installed on a separate server if using non-Express versions of SQL Server.

Web Workbench can work without SSRS being setup except users will not be able to view reports via the web browser.

See the Microsoft SQL Server section information about SSRS requirements.

Since version 4.2 Report Server Local Mode has been introduced to remove the need for SSRS to render web reports. With this mode turned on, the web application renders reports locally with Microsoft ReportViewer Controls. However it may be significantly slower than SSRS. Therefore SSRS is still recommended for on-premise installations.

Workbench MDE Version

Web Workbench requires Workbench database schema (MDE version of at least ) version must be updated to 7.41.3.0 before Web Workbench can be installed.

PowerShell

PowerShell v5.0+ is required by the Workbench administrator for deployment.

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Web Workbench is a .NET web application. A public domain name and a valid web certificate are required to enable secure HTTPS protocol that allows secure external access to Web Workbench on public networks. For on-premise installations, It it is up to client IT to organise and manage the domain name and certificate, as well as the network infrastructure that directs user requests to the web server.

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