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Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server

On each Workbench installation there is one server running Microsoft SQL Server which hosts the main Workbench database and related databases. The data in these databases is shared by all the Workbench client PC's that run Workbench.

There is also a set of shared files, including the Workbench Crystal Report files, which normally reside in a shared folder on this same server, although in some configurations they may be installed on a different server from the SQL Server. This shared folder is normally known as the "Workbench Share" or "Workbench Application Share".

It is possible to host the different Workbench components, SQL Server, Workbench Share, and Workbench Client, on the same server, or each component on separate systems.

Windows Server Operating System

The supported server operating system:

  • Windows Server 2016 or above

Microsoft SQL Server

Workbench will work with the following SQL Server version:

  • SQL Server 2016 or above

Expression editions are supported if databases are under 10 GB.

Database Collation

Workbench will work with any standard collation sequence that:

  • has a character set compatible with English

  • is case insensitive

  • is not binary

The default collation settings on the SQL Server installation are an appropriate configuration.

The default collation on SQL Server would be appropriate: Latin1_General_CI_AS.

It is not necessary for the collation sequence of the Workbench database to be the same as that of the SQL Server instance in which it is installed.

Hardware Requirements

Although SQL Sever will run on laptops and PCs, for anything more than one or two users, an appropriately specified server is required:

  • 4+ CPU Cores

  • 8GB+ RAM (recommended: 16GB+ RAM for SQL Server Standard/Enterprise)

  • Hard Disk OS > 64GB (SSD recommended)

  • Hard Disk Data > 240GB (SSD recommended)