Content Manager hardware requirements
Check the hardware requirements prior to completing the pre-installation tasks.
- Hardware
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The performance of Content Manager depends primarily on the CPU power and the I/O characteristics of the hardware. High CPU power is needed to allow the system to make calculations on-the-fly, e.g. for publishing. The I/O performance largely influences the system’s speed to gather and assemble information from the database to serve user requests. Content Manager imposes no specific requirements for data storage, as it holds generic versions that become specific versions by calculation on a user's request.
The hardware required for a specific Content Manager implementation depends on the specific requirements and settings of the project (for example, the number of concurrent users). The exact definition of the hardware requirements is typically done at the beginning of the project.
- Database
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The database server may be on any platform supported by the database vendor. Hardware and platform requirements for the database server should be obtained from the database vendor. The specifications supplied by Content Manager should be checked against the specifications supplied by the database vendor for the current hardware on which it is installed.
- Web and Application layer
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The server can be on a single system. However, for performance reasons it is advised to scale and have redundancy over multiple servers. The scaling introduction included in Tridion Docs documentation helps you determine the setup. Due to the many setup variations, you may want to contact the support team to discuss your specifics.
- Client requirements
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Client machines running desktop applications such as Publication Manager should have at least a 2.0 GHz CPU and 4 GB RAM.
- Network requirements
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Due to its stateless model, Content Manager passes large quantities of data. A 10 Mbit network connection provides a more than acceptable throughput.