The bottom line on hardware and software requirements: Get solid hardware for the CRM server. Especially if you are trying to do it right. 2GB RAM, Large HD and fast processor are so cheap nowadays that it is worth it. At a minimum make sure you have the room to add RAM. You also want to make sure you have fast seek times and fast speeds on your Hard Drive. This is a DB drive application and the server largely handles the db load. RAID 10 with striped and mirrored arrays is a good way to configure the RAID array of hard drives. This will give the best data seek times on the DB. Great info below.
The hardware and software requirements described below are provided as general requirements. Individual factors to consider that can affect these requirements include:
• | Number of servers involved and how they are configured |
• | Dependency of Microsoft Dynamics CRM on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
• | Number of users the Microsoft Dynamics CRM implementation will support |
• | Integration of Microsoft Dynamics CRM with Microsoft Exchange servers |
• | Performance of your servers and the local area network (LAN) |
• | Whether or not you already have Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services installed |
The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Implementation Guide provides detailed information about the installation and implementation requirements for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. The following additional installation topics are covered in Chapter 3 of the guide:
• | Multiple-server deployment (including hardware recommendations for Microsoft SQL Server and Exchange Server) |
• | Single-server deployment |
• | Installing Microsoft Dynamics CRM on a virtual machine |
• | Using special and extended characters |
• | Planning server requirements for reporting |
Read all the details here: http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/crm/product/systemrequirements.mspx
Regards, Jon Petrucelli
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