1 Requirements for SQL Server - DAM v4.9.0

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Last updated: Mar 01, 2018 by Troels Holm (Unlicensed)
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1.1 Digizuite™ DAM supports the following versions of Microsoft SQL Server.

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016

1.2 Operating System:

  • Windows 2012 R2 Server
  • Windows 2016 Server

1.3 Processor type:

  • Minimum: AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support

1.4 Processor speed:

  • Minimum: 1.4 GHz
  • Recommended: 2.0 GHz or faster

1.5 Memory:

  • Minimum:4 GB
  • Recommended: 16 GB or more

1.6 Disk layout:

For production systems with physical disks, we recommend using SSD or fast SAS, and use appropriate redundancy on a hardware level.

  • Disk 1: OS/SQL Binaries
  • Disk 2: System databases (except tempdb)
  • Disk 3: tempdb (or RAM disk)
  • Disk 4: User databases
  • Disk 5: User DB transaction logs

Note: For virtualization, please consult your vendor for recommendations about Microsoft SQL server, especially about IO optimizations.


High Availability mode recommendations for Microsoft SQL.


Use this version of Microsoft SQL Server:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012

We recommend using the "AlwaysOn Availability Groups" feature, for a high-availability and disaster-recovery solution.



We recommend using the Asynchronous-commit mode, for maximum performance, and manual failover.


Since this not provided as a standard deployment option in the Digizuite DAM™ Center, we recommend using our consultancy for help in planning and deploying a HA solution.


Database mirroring is another feature for HA, but is being depreciated in future versions and Microsoft recommends using AllwaysOn. If mirroring is used, also configure this for asynchronous mode.

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