PDM System Requirements
System hardware and operating system requirements for SolidWorks Product Data Management (PDM) products.
For the SolidWorks, Simulation, and eDrawings requirements, click here.
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
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Client |
Minimum |
Recommended |
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SolidWorks Enterprise PDM (CAD Editor) |
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Processor |
Intel Pentium 4, 1.7GHz |
Intel Core2 Duo, 1.8GHz |
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RAM |
512 MB |
2 GB |
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Hard drive (Free space) |
512 MB |
20 GB |
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Operating system |
Windows XP SP2 |
Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7 |
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Internet browser |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 |
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SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Contributor/Contributor Web and PDM Viewer |
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Processor |
Intel Pentium 4, 1.7GHz |
Intel Core2 Duo, 1.8GHz |
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RAM |
512 MB |
1 GB |
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Hard drive (Free space) |
256 MB |
10 GB |
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Operating system |
Windows XP SP2 |
Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7 |
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Internet browser |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 |
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Server |
Minimum |
Recommended |
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Archive |
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| Processor |
Intel Pentium 4, 1.7GHz |
Quad Core Intel Xeon, 1,6GHz |
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RAM |
1 GB |
2 GB |
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Hard drive (Free space) |
10 GB |
200 GB |
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Operating system |
Windows 2003 Server SP1 or higher |
Windows 2003 Server SP1 or higher, or Windows 2008 Server |
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Database |
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| Processor |
Intel Xeon, 2,6GHz |
Quad Core Intel Xeon, 2,0GHz |
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RAM |
2 GB |
4 GB |
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Hard drive (Free space) |
10 GB |
100 GB |
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Operating system |
Windows 2003 Server SP1 |
Windows 2003 Server SP1, or Windows 2008 Server |
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Database Server |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2, or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 |
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Web |
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| Processor |
Intel Xeon, 2,6GHz |
Quad Core Intel Xeon, 2,0GHz |
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RAM |
1 GB |
3 GB |
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Operating system |
Windows 2003 Server SP1 and Internet Information Services (IIS) |
Windows 2003 Server SP1 and Internet Information Services (IIS) |
Notes:
- The SolidWorks Enterprise PDM server components can run on workstations running XP, but in a production environment, SolidWorks Corporation requires the use of a server-specific operating system.
- The minimum requirement is an absolute minimum. SolidWorks Corporation cannot guarantee system performance or behavior for installations running on configurations not meeting the minimum recommended levels.
- The hard drive requirements are solely dependent on the size of data stored in the system. Therefore, the actual requirements can exceed the values in this recommendation.
- The recommended configuration is based on a typical installation with approximately 20 users and approximately 60,000 stored documents.
- Prerequisites for installing any SolidWorks Enterprise PDM component are Windows Installer 3.1,MSXML 6, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SQL_DMO backward-compatibility drivers. These are automatically installed when running the SolidWorks Enterprise PDM setup. Client also has a prerequisite of Microsoft .Net 3 Framework.
- If using an administrative install image for client deployment, these components will not be installed automatically.
- As the Database Server of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM runs on SQL server, we do not recommend installing any instances of other applications on the database server.
- Note that client, database and archive server support both 32 and 64 bit operating systems, but web server currently supports 32 bit operating systems only.
- Starting with SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2009 the product will only be available on DVDs.
- Windows 2003 Small Business Server Edition is not supported. Installation is blocked for SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Vault.
- For information regarding virtual environments and attached storage devices (NAS and SAN), please click here.
SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Vault:
The CPU, Other, and Network requirements listed above plus the following:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2003 or 2008® (recommended)
- Minimum: 512 MB RAM or greater, Recommended: 2GB
- Minimum: 50 GB hard drive, Recommended: 100GB
(requirements vary based on number of files, size of files, and number of revisions)
SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Viewer:
SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Vault server requirements plus the following:
API Triggers
- Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
- Microsoft Message Queuing Triggers
Web Portal
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 or later
