System Requirements and Configuration
Minimum vs Recommended Requirements
In order to successfully install and use Flowster Studio, please make sure your system has close to recommended requirements to ensure a good user experience. Some system requirements are not flexible, such as the operating system and disk space required for the installation. Others, such as CPU, GPU, and RAM requirements may vary significantly between the minimum and recommended requirements based on your customized business scenarios.
NOTE: Flowster Studio does not require specific hardware other than those required by the framework powering it (e.g. a system able to run .NET Core 2.2 and .NET Framework 4.7.2 will be able to use Flowster Studio).
Hardware Requirements
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Single Server Deployment |
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Flowster Studio (with local database) | 64-bit 4-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 64-bit 8-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 12GB RAM | 12GB RAM | HDD 40GB available space | SSD 40GB available space |
Flowster Studio (with external database server) | 64-bit 4-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 64-bit 8-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 8GB RAM | 12GB RAM | HDD 3GB available space | SSD 3GB available space |
Shared Server Deployment |
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Flowster Studio - Engine | 64-bit 4-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 64-bit 8-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 8GB RAM | 12GB RAM | SSD 2GB available space | SSD 4GB available space |
Flowster Studio - Execution Agent | 64-bit 4-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 64-bit 8-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 8GB RAM | 12GB RAM | SSD 1GB available space | SSD 2GB available space |
Flowster Studio - Portal | 64-bit 4-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 64-bit 4-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 8GB RAM | 8GB RAM | SSD 1GB available space | SSD 1GB available space |
Database Server |
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Flowster Studio Database Server | 64-bit 4-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 64-bit 4-Core CPU running 2.4GHz | 8GB RAM | 16GB RAM | HDD 64GB available space | SSD 200GB available space |
Software Requirements
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Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 / Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Database | Microsoft SQL Server 2012 | Microsoft SQL Server 2019 |
Additional Software | Microsoft .Net Framework 4.7.2 Powershell 3.0 (check NOTES - Additional Software) Shared SQL Management Objects & Sys CLR Types (check NOTES - Additional Software) Microsoft® ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server® |
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Network | Open Ports (check NOTES - Network) |
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Internet | No internet connection (except when using Google/Azure providers to authenticate) | Broadband internet connection |
Resolution | 1024 x 768 display resolution | 1920 x 1080 display resolution |
Additional Software
PowerShell 3.0 is required for the activities execution and must be installed on the Flowster Studio - Execution Agent server. It will add a new reference to the System.Management.Automation.dll (dll with version 3.0.0.0)
The Shared SQL Management Objects and SQL Sys CLR Types are required for Create Tenant action and must be installed on the Flowster Studio - Engine server. The installation of the packages will create the C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\SDK\Assemblies folder.
Microsoft® ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server® can be downloaded from here
Python Libraries
Python default library must be added in the <INSTALL_DIR>:\Program Files\Flowster Solutions\Flowster Studio\CompatibilityService\Lib path in order to be imported and used parameters that support python configuration as source. Because the third party modules are stored in <Python_INSTALLATION_DIR>\Lib\site-package, these modules need to be added at the beginning of the script during the parameter configuration step in Edit Parameters.
In the example below, the parameter is configured as Textbox From Python and prepares the script to use third party python modules:
Network
The Flowster Studio installer requires ports as input, serving as communication endpoints between the components:
The default ports must be open for the installation to succeed. The user may choose different ports, but it is mandatory that the ports are open.
A warning message will be displayed during the installation if the selected port is closed or not available. Flowster Studio components communicate with each other, therefore their specific ports will require exceptions added in firewall.
User Requirements
Local user