Hardware and Software Requirements and Recommendations

Sage Employee Self Service (Sage ESS) is the workforce- and public-facing web component of Sage HRMS. Sage ESS (includes Sage ESS, Sage Benefits Enrollment, and Sage HRMS HR Actions) is designed to allow employees, managers, and applicants access from the Internet. As a security precaution, and to provide extra protection for the HR/Payroll database from outside intrusion, Sage recommends that Sage ESS be installed on a separate server from Sage HRMS.

Sage HRMS (Sage HRMS, Sage HRMS Payroll, Sage HRMS Train)

Processor Dual Core x86, 1.6 Ghz or higher
Operating System
Windows® Server® 2003, Standard or Enterprise Edition, latest service packs, or
Windows Server 2008, Standard or Enterprise Edition, latest service packs
RAM Recommended: 4 GB or more
Hard Drive
1 GB available space for the product
1 GB per 1,000 employees
Mirrored Drives Recommended
Drive DVD-ROM drive
Monitor SVGA, 1024x768 resolution or higher
Network Speed 100 Mbps minimum; 1000 Mbps preferred

Sage HRMS Client

Processor Dual Core x86, 1.6 Ghz or higher
Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista®
RAM Recommended: 4 GB or more
Hard Drive 50 MB available space required for client–installed components
Drive CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Monitor SVGA, 1024x768 resolution or highera

Sage Employee Self Service (Sage ESS, Sage Benefits Enrollment, Sage HRMS HR Actions)

Processor
Dual Core x86, 1.6 Ghz or higher
Recommended: The same number of processors on the Sage Employee Self Service server and on the HRMS server will ensure
efficiency in data transfer and performance.
Operating System
Install and configure one of the following:
• Windows Server 2003, Standard or Enterprise Edition, latest service packs, or
Windows Server 2008, Standard or Enterprise Edition, latest service packs
- .Net Framework 3.5 (HR Actions)
• Microsoft® Internet Information Services web server 6.0 and the World Wide Web Publishing Service
- SMTP Service 1, 3
(IIS required to be in WOW mode on 64-bit operating systems)
RAM
Recommended: 2 GB for up to 1,000 employees and 50 concurrent users.
You must also do the following:
• Add 128 MB for every additional 500 employees in Sage HRMS
• Add 128 MB for every additional 25 concurrent users* (administrators, employees, and applicants) in
Sage Employee Self Service
• File Attachments require additional disk space (Sage HRMS HR Actions)
*Concurrent users are the maximum number of users logged on to Abra Workforce Connections at the same time.
Hard Drive
1 GB available space for the server (+100 MB for Sage HRMS HR Actions)
80 MB plus 1 MB additional available space for every 100 employees
Drive DVD-ROM drive
Monitor SVGA 1024x768 resolution or higher
Browser Internet Explorer® v8 and higher
Network Speed 100 Mbps minimum; 1000 Mbps preferred

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