MRI

Version 10.4
System Requirements
November 2016
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 MRI for Windows System Requirements .......................................................... 4
Installation Components ......................................................................................... 4
File Server Requirements......................................................................................... 5
Database Server Requirements ............................................................................... 6
Network Workstation Requirements ...................................................................... 7
Terminal Server Requirements ................................................................................ 9
Additional Tools .....................................................................................................10

Chapter 2 MRI for the Web System Requirements.......................................................... 11

Server Requirements .............................................................................................11
Workstation Requirements ...................................................................................12
Additional Software Requirements .......................................................................13

Chapter 3 Single Sign-On (SSO) Requirements ................................................................ 14

Chapter 4 Recommended Environment Design and Sizing .............................................. 15

Considerations .......................................................................................................15
Option 1: MRI Single Server ...................................................................................16
Components ....................................................................................................16
MRI Server ................................................................................................16
Option 2: Dedicated SQL Server ............................................................................17
Components ....................................................................................................17
MRI Server ................................................................................................17
Microsoft SQL Server ................................................................................18
Option 3: MRI for the Web Farm, Tier 1 ................................................................19
Components ....................................................................................................19
MRI Application Server .............................................................................19
MRI Web Server ........................................................................................20
Microsoft SQL Server ................................................................................20
Option 4: MRI for the Web Farm, Tier 2 ................................................................21
Components ....................................................................................................22
MRI Application Server .............................................................................22
Secondary Application Server ...................................................................23
MRI Web Server ........................................................................................23
Microsoft SQL Server ................................................................................24
Option 5: MRI for the Web Farm, Tier 3 ................................................................25
Components ....................................................................................................25
MRI Application Server .............................................................................25
Secondary Application Server ...................................................................26
MRI Web Server ........................................................................................27
Microsoft SQL Server ................................................................................27
MRI Search Service Server ........................................................................28
File Server .................................................................................................28

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MRI for Windows System Requirements 1
This chapter provides hardware and software requirements for preparing your network
to run MRI for Windows.

These configurations are for typical installations. For multiple-server or other special
installations, contact MRI Global Professional Services.

Installation Components
The table below describes the major required components for an MRI installation.

Component Description

File server The file server hosts MRI program files.

Database server The database server processes database queries and hosts the
following types of MRI databases:
 System database—Stores system information, such as
licensing, security, and configuration.
 Application database—Stores property and accounting
information. You can have one or more application
databases.
Note
For best system performance, MRI Software recommends you host
databases on a dedicated database server.

Workstations Workstations provide users access to MRI applications.

Terminal server The terminal server provides remote access to MRI for Windows
(Optional) using Terminal Services.

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File Server Requirements

Component Requirement

Operating system One of the following server operating systems:

 Windows Server 2008 R2 all editions
 Windows Server 2012 R2 all editions
Note
MRI Software performs the majority of functional and regression
testing on the latest released versions. At the time of this release,
the following are the latest versions:
 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
 Windows Server 2012 R2

Processor and memory For minimum requirements, refer to the system requirements for
your server’s operating system.
 For Windows Server 2008 R2, refer to
[Link]
 For Windows Server 2012 R2, refer to
[Link]
Note
Requirements increase as the number of concurrent users
increases. More memory, processors, and higher speed will likely
improve performance.

Available disk space Disk space requirements are based on the amount of stored data
and reports.

Drive type Enterprise class storage, such as SCSI, SATA, or SSD.

Note
Disk subsystems can have dramatic impact on SQL Server
performance and should be scaled to compensate for additional
users and database loads.

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 MRI for Windows System Requirements

Database Server Requirements

Caution!
MRI Software does not support SQL Server on a domain controller or messaging system.
Component Requirement

Operating system MRI 10.4 is supported on the following server operating systems:
 Windows Server 2008 R2 all editions
 Windows Server 2012 R2 all editions
Note
MRI Software performs the majority of functional and regression
testing on the latest released versions. At the time of this release, the
following are the latest versions:
 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
 Windows Server 2012 R2

Database system MRI 10.4 is supported on the following database systems:

 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 all editions
 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 all editions
Note
MRI Software performs most functional and regression testing on the
latest released versions. At the time of this release, the following are
the latest versions:
 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1
 Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2

Processor and memory For minimum requirements, refer to the system requirements for
your SQL Server version.
 For SQL Server 2012, refer to [Link]
us/library/ms143506(v=sql.110).aspx.
 For SQL Server 2014, refer to [Link]
us/library/ms143506(v=sql.120).aspx.
Note
Requirements increase as the number of concurrent users increases.
More memory, processors, and higher speed will likely improve MRI
performance.

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 MRI for Windows System Requirements

Component Requirement

Available disk space Disk space requirements are based on the amount of stored data and
reports.

Drive type Enterprise class storage, such as SCSI, SATA, or SSD.

Note
Disk subsystems can have a dramatic impact on SQL Server
performance and should be scaled to compensate for additional
users and database loads.

Network Workstation Requirements

Component Requirement

Operating system MRI 10.4 is supported on the following operating systems:

 Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate (32-bit
and 64-bit)
 Windows 8.1 Basic, Pro, or Enterprise (64-bit)
 Windows 10 Home, Pro, or Enterprise (64-bit)
Note
Panini check scanners are only supported on Windows 7.

Additional components  Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2

 Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1
 Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8
 Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client
 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects
 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects
 Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types
Note
Workstations connecting to MRI through Citrix do not require
these components. However, these components are required on
the Citrix server.

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 MRI for Windows System Requirements

Component Requirement

Processor 2 GHz recommended

For minimum requirements, refer to the Microsoft system
requirements for your operating system.
 For Windows 7, refer to [Link]
US/windows7/products/system-requirements.
 For Windows 8.1, refer to [Link]
us/windows-8/system-requirements.
 For Windows 10, refer to [Link]
us/windows/windows-10-specifications.

Memory MRI Software recommends 2 GB or more of memory.

For minimum requirements, refer to the Microsoft system
requirements for your operating system.
 For Windows 7, refer to [Link]
US/windows7/products/system-requirements.
 For Windows 8.1, refer to [Link]
us/windows-8/system-requirements.
 For Windows 10, refer to [Link]
us/windows/windows-10-specifications.
Note
Memory requirements increase as additional applications are
installed. Increasing memory on the workstation provides the
greatest performance gain.

Available disk space For minimum requirements, refer to the Microsoft system
requirements for your operating system.
 For Windows 7, refer to [Link]
US/windows7/products/system-requirements.
 For Windows 8.1, refer to [Link]
us/windows-8/system-requirements.
 For Windows 10, refer to [Link]
us/windows/windows-10-specifications.
Disk space requirements are based on the amount of stored data
and reports.

Connection to SQL Server 100 megabits per second (Mbps).

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Terminal Server Requirements

Component Requirement

Server operating system MRI 10.4 is supported on the following server operating systems:
 Windows Server 2008 R2 all editions
 Windows Server 2012 R2 all editions
Note
Citrix can be used for additional functionality.
MRI Software performs the majority of functional and regression
testing on the latest released versions. At the time of this release,
the following are the latest versions:
 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
 Windows Server 2012 R2

Additional components  Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2

 Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1
 Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8
 Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client
 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects
 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects
 Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types
Note
Workstations connecting to MRI through Citrix do not require these
components. However, the components are required on the Citrix
server.

Processor and memory For minimum requirements, refer to the Microsoft system
requirements for your operating system.
 For Windows Server 2008 R2, refer to
[Link]
 For Windows Server 2012 R2, refer to
[Link]
Note
Requirements increase as the number of concurrent users
increases. More memory, processors, and higher speed will likely
improve MRI performance.

Drive type Enterprise class storage, such as SCSI, SATA, or SSD.

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Additional Tools
You may need to download the following programs for various purposes:
 For any system used to manage the MRI database server, download Microsoft SQL
Server Management Studio or SQL Server Management Studio Express.
 To view MRI user guides or PDF report exports, download Adobe Reader.
 For any machine that will be generating or opening Microsoft Excel reports,
download Excel 2007, 2010, or 2013.
 For any machine that will be generating or opening Microsoft Word reports,
download Word 2007, 2010, or 2013.

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MRI for the Web System Requirements 2
This chapter provides hardware and software requirements for preparing your network
to run MRI 10.4 for the Web and MRI•GO.
Note
MRI•GO is a feature of MRI for the Web powered by the MRI Search service. This
document includes information about requirements for the MRI Search service.

These configurations are for typical web installations. For multiple-server or other
special installations, contact MRI Global Professional Services.

Server Requirements
This section covers the minimum requirements for web servers, single servers, primary
application servers, secondary application servers, API servers, and MRI Search servers.

Component Requirement

Operating system MRI 10.4 is supported on the following server operating systems:
 Windows Server 2008 R2 all editions
 Windows Server 2012 R2 all editions
Note
MRI Software performs the majority of functional and regression testing
on the latest released versions. At the time of this release, the following
are the latest versions:
 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
 Windows Server 2012 R2

Processor and For minimum requirements, refer to the Microsoft system requirements
memory for your server’s operating system.
 For Windows Server 2008 R2, refer to
[Link]
 For Windows Server 2012 R2, refer to
[Link]
Note
Requirements increase as the number of concurrent users increases.
More memory, processors, and higher speed will likely improve MRI
performance.

Drive type Enterprise class storage, such as SCSI, SATA, or SSD.

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 MRI for the Web System Requirements

Workstation Requirements
Component Requirement

Web browser for accessing MRI 10.4 is supported on the following browsers:
MRI for the Web
 Internet Explorer—Version 11
 Chrome—Latest two versions
 Firefox—Latest two versions
 Safari—Latest two versions
 Microsoft Edge

Device with web browser MRI 10.4 is supported on the following devices and respective
for accessing MRI browsers:
 iPad 2 (iOS 7) and later with Mobile Safari
 Android tablet with the latest two versions of Chrome
 Windows 8 RT with Internet Explorer 11

Display magnification MRI Software recommends setting your operating system and
browser at 100% magnification.

Note
Panini check scanners are only supported on Windows 7.

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Additional Software Requirements

Refer to the table below for software requirements pertaining to each of the following
server types:
 Single servers
 Web servers
 Primary application servers
 Secondary application servers
 API servers

Application Action

Microsoft Internet Note

Information Services (IIS) This requirement does not apply to primary or secondary
7.X or 8.X application servers.

The installer checks your server for IIS, and if it is not present, you
will be directed to install it before continuing. IIS can be installed
from the Windows Server installation file.
If you use Windows Server 2008 R2 on your web server, you must
ensure IIS 7.5 is installed with specific role services, such as
[Link] and IIS 6.0 metabase compatibility. For more
information, refer to the Installation Guide.

Microsoft Message The installer checks your server for MSMQ. If MSMQ is not
Queuing Center (MSMQ) present, you will be directed to install it before continuing.

.NET Framework 4.5.2 The required version of .NET Framework is included with the
installation file. If your server does not have the correct version of
.NET Framework or does not have .NET Framework at all, you can
have the correct version installed on a server as part of the
installation process.

Microsoft Data Access This application is required for database connectivity. The installer
Components (MDAC) checks your server for MDAC, and if it is not present, you will be
version 2.8 or later directed to install it before continuing.

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Single Sign-On (SSO) Requirements 3
SSO is an optional feature for the web version of MRI that requires a WS-Federation
identity provider (IdP).

Component Requirement

WS-Federation IdP MRI SSO supports the following IdPs:

 Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 3.1, running on
Windows Server 2012 R2
 Microsoft Azure Active Directory
 Okta
Note
HTTPS is required for both the IdP and the MRI web servers.
Clients with Resident Connect or Access 24/7 should install the Resident
Connect Password Reset plug-in, which allows MRI users to update their
Resident Connect and Access 24/7 passwords. For more information
about installing this plug-in, refer to the Installation Guide.

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Recommended Environment Design and Sizing 4
MRI offers a highly scalable software platform with many different environment
deployment options to meet the individual needs of clients. Choosing the most
appropriate hardware and server deployment options for an MRI environment requires
the consideration of various system requirements, basing many of the specific
implementation details on client preference, existing system infrastructure, established
IT policies and procedures, and so on.

The system deployment options outlined in this chapter each represent a single MRI
environment. Each option is designed to meet the most common requirements for
various sizes of MRI implementations. To meet certain IT, security, or business process
requirements, you may need to deploy additional MRI environments. For example,
separate MRI environments can be created for development, testing, or preproduction
purposes.
Note
The specific design requirements for optimal system performance vary based on usage
characteristics and the amount of data managed by the system. The design options in
this chapter are guidelines and should be validated by performing preproduction load
and performance tests.

Considerations
MRI Software recommends scaling web, application, and search roles horizontally, using
multiple systems with relatively lower specifications in a load-balanced configuration.
This method of adding resources is especially important for Elasticsearch servers, which
are designed specifically for a horizontal scaling model.

Storage performance is a very large factor in the overall performance of an MRI

environment. If you are experiencing performance issues, make sure that both
Microsoft SQL and Elasticsearch servers have a fast storage configuration.

When determining the most appropriate MRI environment deployment option, you
should also consider the following:
 Sophistication of the internal IT function
 Complexity of existing business applications and IT infrastructure elements
 Current and projected number of MRI users
 Projected size of the MRI application databases
 Security or remote access requirements, such as the use of a perimeter network or
isolated network segment

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 MRI for the Web System Requirements

Option 1: MRI Single Server

This deployment option is the minimal deployment of MRI for the Web. It is commonly
used for small MRI implementations or small-scale testing environments. This MRI
environment design consists of one server.

You should consider this option if you meet the following criteria:
 Between 1 and 5 MRI users
 Less than 10-GB database
 No requirements for high system availability
 Minimal growth expectations

Components

MRI Server

The MRI server is the physical or virtual system that runs all elements of the MRI
environment. In addition to the MRI recommended requirements for this server type,
MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRILogin
 MRI Administration Console
 Single server configuration of MRI for the Web
Note
When installing MRI for the Web, you can select the Single Server option or the
Single Server with External Report Storage option.

 All components of the MRI Search service

 Microsoft SQL Server that is hosting the MRI system database, MRI application
database, and the MRI Search database

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Option 2: Dedicated SQL Server

Similar to Option 1, this deployment option for MRI for the Web is commonly used for
small MRI implementations or small-scale testing environments. Including a dedicated
Microsoft SQL Server system provides improved performance and flexibility for system
operation. This MRI environment design consists of two servers.

You should consider this option if you meet the following criteria:
 Between 5 and 30 MRI users
 Database between 10 and 20 GB
 Need for additional MRI application databases, such as an MRI application test
database
 No requirements for high system availability
 Minimal growth expectations

Components

MRI Server

This MRI server is the system that runs all elements of the MRI environment, except for
Microsoft SQL databases. In addition to the MRI recommended requirements for this
server type, MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRILogin
 MRI Administration Console

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 MRI for the Web System Requirements

 Single server configuration of MRI for the Web

Note
When installing MRI for the Web, you can select the Single Server option or the
Single Server with External Report Storage option.

 All components of the MRI Search service

Microsoft SQL Server

This server hosts the MRI system database, any MRI application databases, and the MRI
Search database. In addition to the MRI recommended requirements for this server
type, MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

Figure 4-1. Dedicated SQL Server Design

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 MRI for the Web System Requirements

Option 3: MRI for the Web Farm, Tier 1

This deployment option for MRI for the Web provides a starting point for a scalable MRI
environment. It is commonly used for small to medium MRI implementations or
environments where usage growth is expected. This MRI environment design consists of
three or more MRI servers. MRI Software recommends using a dedicated SQL server.

You should consider this option if you meet the following criteria:
 Between 20 and 50 MRI users
 Database between 10 and 40 GB
 Need for additional MRI application databases, such as an MRI application test
database
 Need for improved performance for more MRI users and report processing
 Some anticipated growth

Components

MRI Application Server

The MRI application server is the system that hosts the MRI for Windows network
installation location (MRICMN) and has the Primary Application Server server type,
which is selected during the MRI for the Web installation. In addition to the MRI
recommended requirements for this server type, MRI recommends the following
specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRILogin
 MRI Administration Console

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 MRI for the Web System Requirements

 MRI for the Web farm with the Primary Application Server configuration
 The MRI Search indexer service and Elasticsearch
Note
Additional configuration will be required to support MRI Search. If you need
assistance with this configuration, contact MRI Global Client Support.

MRI Web Server

This server is the system that has the Web Server server type, which is selected during
the MRI for the Web installation. In addition to the MRI recommended requirements for
this server type, MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI web server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRI for the Web farm with the Web Server configuration
 MRI Search API website

Microsoft SQL Server

This server hosts the MRI system database, any MRI application databases, and the MRI
Search database. In addition to the MRI recommended requirements for this server
type, MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Requirements

Memory 16 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 4 or more

Available storage 100 or more GB

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Figure 4-2. MRI Web Farm—Tier 1

Option 4: MRI for the Web Farm, Tier 2

This deployment option for MRI for the Web is commonly used for medium to large MRI
implementations or environments where usage growth is expected. This MRI
environment design consists of five or more MRI servers.

You should consider this option if you meet the following criteria:
 Between 50 and 200 MRI users
 Medium to large MRI application databases
 Need for additional MRI application databases, such as an MRI application test
database
 Need for improved performance for more MRI users and report processing
 Large anticipated growth

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 MRI for the Web System Requirements

Components

MRI Application Server

The MRI application server is the system that hosts the MRI for Windows network
installation location (MRICMN) and has the Primary Application Server server type,
which is selected during the MRI for the Web installation. In addition to the MRI
recommended requirements for this server type, MRI recommends the following
specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRILogin
 MRI Administration Console
 MRI for the Web farm with the Primary Application Server configuration
 The MRI Search indexer service and Elasticsearch
Note
Additional configuration will be required to support MRI Search. If you need
assistance with this configuration, contact MRI Global Client Support.

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Secondary Application Server

This server is the system that has the Secondary Application Server server type, which is
selected during the MRI for the Web installation. MRI secondary application servers are
used to process asynchronous tasks, such as report processing. Although you only need
one secondary application server for this option, you can add more servers to scale out
this system based on processing demand. In addition to the MRI recommended
requirements for this server type, MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRI for the Web farm with the Secondary Application Server configuration
 The MRI Search indexer service and Elasticsearch

MRI Web Server

This server is the system that has the Web Server server type, which is selected during
the MRI for the Web installation. For this option, you will need at least two MRI web
servers. These servers should each be scaled to support approximately 75 to 100
concurrent user sessions. MRI Software recommends a load-balanced configuration
with at least N+1 redundancy. In addition to the MRI recommended requirements for
this server type, MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

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 MRI for the Web System Requirements

You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI web server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRI for the Web farm with the Web Server configuration
 MRI Search API website

Microsoft SQL Server

This server hosts the MRI system database, any MRI application databases, and any MRI
Search databases. You can also separate these databases across different SQL servers.
To achieve high availability, MRI Software recommends setting up failover clustering. In
addition to the MRI recommended requirements for this server type, MRI recommends
the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 16 GB

CPU/vCPU cores 4 or more

Available storage High performance storage configuration, following Microsoft

best practices for SQL Server

Figure 4-3. MRI Web Farm—Tier 2

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Option 5: MRI for the Web Farm, Tier 3

This highly scaled deployment option for MRI for the Web is intended for large or
enterprise-level MRI implementations and provides maximum scalability, performance,
and availability. This MRI environment design consists of 12 or more MRI servers.

You should consider this option if you meet the following criteria:
 300 or more MRI users
 Large MRI application databases
 Need for additional MRI application databases, such as an MRI application test
database
 Need for high performance and scalability, including scalable report processing
 Large anticipated growth

Components

MRI Application Server

The MRI application server is the system that hosts the MRI for Windows network
installation location (MRICMN) and has the Primary Application Server server type,
which is selected during the MRI for the Web installation. In addition to the MRI
recommended requirements for this server type, MRI recommends the following
specifications:
Note
To provide the highest levels of system availability, MRI Software recommends using a
virtual system with a high availability solution, such as VMware High Availability (HA).

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

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 MRI for the Web System Requirements

You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRILogin
 MRI Administration Console
 MRI for the Web farm with the Primary Application Server configuration
Note
High volume MRI queue workers should be set to 0 on the primary application
server to force processing to occur on the secondary application servers.

Secondary Application Server

This server is the system that has the Secondary Application Server server type, which is
selected during the MRI for the Web installation. MRI secondary application servers are
used to process asynchronous tasks, such as report processing. Although you only need
two secondary application servers for this option, you can add more servers to scale out
this system based on processing demand. In addition to the MRI recommended
requirements for this server type, MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

On this MRI server, you will only need to install MRI for the Web in a farm with the
Secondary Application Server configuration.
Note
For more information about installing this component, refer to the Installation Guide.

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MRI Web Server

This server is the system that has the Web Server server type, which is selected during
the MRI for the Web installation. For this option, you will need at least four MRI web
servers. These servers should each be scaled to support approximately 75 to 100
concurrent user sessions. MRI Software recommends a load-balanced configuration
with at least N+1 redundancy. In addition to the MRI recommended requirements for
this server type, MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8 or more GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Available storage 50 or more GB

You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI web server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRI for the Web farm with the Web Server configuration
 MRI Search API website

Microsoft SQL Server

This server hosts the MRI system database, any MRI application databases, and any MRI
Search databases. You can also separate these databases across different SQL servers.
To achieve high availability, MRI Software recommends setting up failover clustering. In
addition to the MRI recommended requirements for this server type, MRI recommends
the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 16-32 GB

CPU/vCPU cores 8 or more

Available storage High performance storage configuration, following Microsoft

best practices for SQL Server

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MRI Search Service Server

This server is the system that has the MRI Search service installed. For this option, you
will need at least three MRI Search servers running Elasticsearch.
Note
 MRI Search API servers must be reachable by the web browser on client systems.
For environments that are accessible from the Internet, the API servers can be
located in a perimeter network.
 You can separate Elasticsearch, the MRI Search indexer service, and the MRI
Search API website onto their own servers. You can also separate the Elasticsearch
cluster roles (Master, Client, and Data) onto different servers.

In addition to the MRI recommended requirements for this server type, MRI
recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 8-16 GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2-4

Available storage 50 or more GB

On this MRI server, you will only need to install the MRI Search indexer service and
Elasticsearch.
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

File Server

This server provides a dedicated storage solution for report output files, software
installation files, and so on. To achieve high availability, MRI Software recommends
setting up failover clustering. In addition to the MRI recommended requirements for
this server type, MRI recommends the following specifications:

System Specification Recommendation

Memory 4 GB

CPU/vCPU cores 2 or more

Disk storage 100 or more GB

Note
Disk storage is based on report archival requirements.

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You will need to install the following MRI components on your MRI file server:
Note
For more information about installing these components, refer to the Installation Guide.

 MRI for Windows network installation location (MRICMN)

 Document and report storage shares

Figure 4-4. MRI Web Farm—Tier 3

Figure 4-5. MRI Web Farm—Tier 3 Data Flow

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