System Requirements Recommendations

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

 

Tricerat SQL Server 2019

Any Server (2012R2/2016/2019) 64bit OS.  Microsoft article here.  Tricerat minimums:

Processor

2.0 GHz

Ram

4 GB

Cpu

4

Free Disk space

20 GB for Database and temporary files