Often, Tricerat is asked to recommend a set of minimum system requirements. Most of the time, these requirements would parallel Microsoft’s minimum system requirements. Useful Microsoft articles links are shown below.
Tricerat has engaged in stress testing two major components and has refined system requirements based on these testing results. The major components are the Tricerat License Server and Print Servers. Our extended recommendations, based on load, are included below.
Single User Windows 10/7
Microsoft recommendations can be found here. Tricerat minimums:
Processor | 1 GHz |
Ram | 2 GB |
Cpu | 2 |
Free Disk space | 2 GB for Advanced Print Features and temporary files |
Multiple User Windows Server 2019
Microsoft recommendations can be found here. Tricerat minimums:
Processor | 1.4 GHz |
Ram | 2 GB |
Cpu | 2 |
Free Disk space | 20 GB for Print Spooler, Advanced Print Features, and temporary files |
Tricerat License Server
Any 64bit OS. Tricerat minimums:
Processor | 1 GHz |
Ram | 4 GB |
Cpu | 2 - up to 2500 concurrent licenses |
| 4 - up to 5000 concurrent licenses |
| 6 – over 5000 concurrent licenses |
Free Disk space | 20 GB for log files which are always enabled |
Tricerat Print Server
Any Server (2012R2/2016/2019) 64bit OS. Microsoft article here. Tricerat minimums:
Processor | 2 GHz |
Ram/Cpu | 2 GB/2 cpu – up to 25 print jobs/minute |
| 4 GB/4 cpu – up to 30 print jobs/minute |
| 6 GB/6 cpu – up to 35 print jobs/minute |
| 8 GB/8 cpu - up to 45 print jobs/minute |
Free Disk space | 20 GB for Print Spooler, temporary, and log files |