Hardware Specifications for FC10
The FirstClass 10 server requires significantly more of both memory and processors than in earlier versions of the server. The largest use of the additional memory and processors is the new indexing component in the FC 10.0 server, but there are other core features that take advantage of these increased hardware requirements. Different operating systems are no longer as significant in comparison, however, hardware requirements are fairly consistent across all OS platforms.
All Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux servers will need at least:
Quad-processor 64-bit (4 CPUs, in any configuration) or more 8GB RAM (sites with FCNS exceeding 250GB content store, more would be even better)
Large sites: (>200 GB FCNS, more than 250 concurrent sessions) 8 cores (64-bit) or more (in any configuration) 16GB RAM or more (depending on the size of the FCNS)
If your FCNS is 100-125 GB, FirstClass Mirroring will soon no longer be a viable option as part of your backup plan. You will need to look at an expensive SAN/NAS snapshot-capable device to perform backups of the FCNS.
Important Note
There is a known gateway time stamp issue in early builds of FC 10. FC 10 Sites with an FC 9.1 SP1 Archive Server or an early build of the FC 10 Archive Server should upgrade their FCServer and Archive server to FC 10 Build 871 immediately. The installers for FC 10 Build 871 for OS X, Windows and Linux are available now in the News Conference.
You'll find FC10 Build 871 Here. Or login with the FirstClass Client to access the downloads: click Here.
Please call us before attempting this upgrade. 207.588.5013
FC 9.1 SP1 sites with a 9.1 SP1 Archive Server do not have the time stamp problem. There is no need to update to FC 10 Build 871 at this time.
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