Equitrac Requirements

This section describes minimum requirements for Equitrac components. Specific requirements depend on the operating system, expected production volume, and other applications in the environment. All servers are 64-bit unless otherwise stated.

Core Accounting Server (CAS)

Component Requirements
Operating system - Server
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
  • SharePoint Server 2010, 2013 and 2016
  • RightFax Server 9.4 and higher
Operating system - Database
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and 2012 Express
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and 2014 Express
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 and 2016 Express
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 and 2017 Express
  • Oracle® 11g R2, 12c
Operating system - Cluster server
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 failover cluster
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019 Hyper-V cluster
  • Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V cluster
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space
  • 2.2 GB or greater (SQL Server 2012 or higher)
  • 1 GB or greater (Oracle)
  • 1 GB or greater (Cluster)
Software
  • Visual C++ Redist 2015 or later
Note: CAS cannot be installed on the same cluster node with DCE.

Document Routing Engine (DRE) - Print Server

Component Requirements
Operating system - with Rules and Routing or Secure Document Release
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
  • SUSE Linux SLES 11 SP3 for Novell OES 2015
  • SUSE Linux SLES 11 SP4 for Novell OES 2015 SP1
  • Red Hat Enterprise 7.0 and 7.2
Operating system - Cluster server
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019 Hyper-V cluster
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater + allocation for print jobs

Software
  • Visual C++ Redist 2015 or later

Device Control Engine (DCE)

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
  • SharePoint Server 2010, 2013 and 2016
  • RightFax Server 9.4 and higher
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • Visual C++ Redist 2015 or later
  • .Net Framework 4.6.1

Device Control Engine (DCE) in High Availability Setup

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 failover cluster
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019 Hyper-V cluster
Processor
  • 4 CPU x 2 GHz or greater (distributed database on DCE node)
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater (distributed database on separate node)
Memory
  • 6 GB of RAM (distributed database on DCE node)
  • 2 GB of RAM (distributed database on separate node)
Disc space

  • 2 GB or greater (distributed database on DCE node)

  • 1 GB or greater (distributed database on separate node)
Software
  • Visual C++ Redist 2015 or later
  • .Net Framework 4.6.1
Note: DCE cannot be installed on the same cluster node with CAS. Requires Print Job Management (PJM).

Scan Processing Engine (SPE)

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
  • SharePoint Server 2007 SP3 (or higher), 2010 and 2013
  • RightFax Server 9.4 and higher
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • Visual C++ Redist 2015 or later

Device Monitoring Engine (DME)

Component Requirements
Operating system - Server
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
Operating system - Cluster server
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 failover cluster
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019 Hyper-V cluster
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • Visual C++ Redist 2015 or later

Device Web Server (DWS)

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Standard and Datacenter)
  • Windows Server 2016 and 2019
Processor
  • Small deployment recommendation: Single dual core desktop CPU -  2 GHz or higher
  • * Large deployment recommendation: XEON or Opteron CPU -  2MB or more 2nd-level cache, with at least 4-core CPUs/cores
Memory
  • Small deployment recommendation: 4 GB of RAM
  • * Large deployment recommendation: At least 16 GB of RAM
Disc space
  • Small deployment recommendation: 10 GB
  • * Large deployment recommendation: At least 100 GB
Software
  • Visual C++ Redist 2015 or later
Web Browsers
  • Internet Explorer 11.0 (or higher)
  • Google Chrome 10.0 (or higher)
Note: * The large deployment server specifications listed above are for when DWS (as part of ControlSuite 1.1 Fix Pack 2 or higher) is working to its maximum and supporting up to 400 devices per DWS instance. These server specifications are higher than the standard DWS server specifications that are listed above due to the increased load and performance required.
Note: DWS must be installed on the same machine as DCE.

Device Control Server (DCS)

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • Visual C++ Redist 2015 or later
  • Net Framework 4.5

Print Job Management

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • .NET Framework 4.6.1
  • IIS 8.0
  • ASP .NET 4.5
  • .NET Core Runtime 1.1.6+
  • .NET Core Hosting 1.1.6+
Note: PJM requires communication with an SSDS.

Device Manager

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • .NET Framework 4.6.1
  • IIS 8.0
  • ASP .NET 4.5
  • .NET Core Runtime 1.1.6+
  • .NET Core Hosting 1.1.6+
Note: Device Manager requires communication with an SSDS.

Transform and Document Service

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • .NET Framework 4.6.1
  • IIS 8.0
  • ASP .NET 4.5
  • .NET Core Runtime 1.1.6+
  • .NET Core Hosting 1.1.6+
Note: Requires communication with an SSDS.

Web Client

Component Requirements
Operating system - Server
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit with IIS 8.0 and .NET 4.5)
  • Windows Server 2016 and 2019 (64-bit with IIS 10.0 and .NET 4.6)
  • Import an SSL certificate and use the HTTPS protocol
Operating system - Database
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and 2012 Express
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and 2014 Express
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 and 2016 Express
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 and 2017 Express
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • TLS 1.2
  • IIS: Common HTTPS Features
  • IIS: ISAPI Extensions, ISAPI Filters
  • IIS: .NET Extensibility 4.5
  • IIS: .NET Extensibility 4.6
  • .NET Framework 4.5
  • ASP .NET 4.5
Required Kofax Software
  • Equitrac External Data Connector license for each server offering Web Deposit services
Web Browsers
  • Latest version of Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge (for Windows 10)
  • Mac Safari
Note: Supported browsers must have JavaScript and cookies enabled. In Internet Explorer, the Web Client root URL must be added to the Trusted Sites list.

Core Components - SSDS and AA

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • .NET Framework 4.6.1
  • IIS 8.0
  • ASP .NET 4.5
  • .NET Core Runtime 1.1.6+
  • .NET Core Hosting 1.1.6+
  • ASP.NET Core Module

Device Monitoring Engine (DME)

Table 1. Core Components - Distributed Database (DDB)
Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
Processor
  • 4 CPU x 2.5 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 100 GB or greater
Software
  • .NET Framework 4.6.1
  • IIS 8.0
  • ASP .NET 4.5
  • .NET Core Runtime 1.1.6+
  • .NET Core Hosting 1.1.6+
  • ASP.NET Core Module

Core Components - Licensing Service

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 1 GB or greater
Software
  • .NET Framework 4.6.1

Windows System Manager, Accounts Manager, Department Manager, Reports Manager, Device Monitoring Console

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019
  • Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate (32/64-bit)
  • Windows 8.1 Professional/Enterprise (32/64-bit)
  • Windows 10 (32/64-bit)
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 50 MB or greater

Workstation Client and Print Assistant

Component Requirements
Operating system
  • Windows 8.1 Professional/Enterprise (32/64-bit)
  • Windows 10 (32/64-bit)
  • Citrix /Remote Desktop Services
  • Mac OS 10.12 to 10.15
Processor
  • 1 CPU x 2 GHz or greater
Memory
  • 2 GB of RAM or greater
Disc space

  • 50 MB or greater