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== System Requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Excel Client ==
==System Requirements for Web Browsers==
System requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Excel Client:
One of the following web browsers are needed:
* Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 operating system
* Windows desktop
** Mac users need to use Windows in a pure virtual machine, created on e.g. [http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/ Parallels Desktop], [http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html VMware Fusion], or as a virtualized Boot Camp partition created by either one.
** Google Chrome
* Microsoft Office 2010, 2013 or 2016
** Mozilla Firefox
* Internet connection for connecting to QPR ProcessAnalyzer Service
** Microsoft Edge
* Mac desktop with Safari
* Tablets and smartphones
** Apple iPad and iPhone with iOS 17 and Safari
** Android version 12 or higher with Chrome for Android


The following components are also required and they will be installed if not found on your computer:
Note: Due to the rapid update schedule of web browsers, QPR Software does not specify the supported versions but indicates the latest versions that are tested and verified to work. Chrome and Firefox versions newer than the tested versions are likely to work, but QPR Software cannot guarantee their functionality before the next release. Any compatibility issues will be fixed as soon as possible for the next release.
* Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1
* Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime


Additional requirement for using [[Data_Extraction,_Transformation,_and_Loading#--.23ImportSapQuery|ImportSapQuery]] script command: [[Installing_QPR_ProcessAnalyzer#Installing_SAP_Connector_for_Microsoft_.NET_Version_3.0_Dll_Files|install the SAP Connector for Microsoft .NET Dll files]].
== System requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server ==
* Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022
* .NET 8 ASP.NET Core Runtime Hosting Bundle (available in https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0)
* [[Installing_QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Server#Install_IIS_Server_Roles_and_Features | Install Server Roles and Features for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)]]
* Databases:
** Microsoft SQL Server 2016, Microsoft SQL Server 2017, Microsoft SQL Server 2019 or Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (with Database Engine)
** Three databases are required: metadata database, datatables database, and scripting database ([[Installing_QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Server#Create_Databases|more information]])


== Additional System Requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Xpress ==
== System Requirements for QPR ScriptLauncher ==
In addition to the requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Excel Client, there are the following additional requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Xpress:
* Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11 or Windows Server (versions supported by [[#System_requirements_for_QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_Server|QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server]]).
* 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 operating system
* Internet connection
* SQL Server LocalDB 2016 database
* .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (available in https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0)
* Internet connection in order to [[Activating QPR ProcessAnalyzer|activate]] the product
* To import data from SAP using RFC interface, SAP NetWeaver RFC Library 7.50 library is needed ([[QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_ScriptLauncher#Installing SAP NetWeaver RFC Library|installation instructions]])


== System Requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server ==
== Recommended Hardware for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server (Snowflake) ==
QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server is needed for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Pro. System requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:
When running QPR ProcessAnalyzer in Snowflake, there are following requirements to QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:
* Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 or 2016 operating system
* Up to 5 simultaneous users
* Microsoft SQL Server 2012, 2014, 2016 or 2017 database with Database Engine Services installed
** 16GB memory
* Sufficiently powerful enough hardware to run the operating system
** 4 processor cores
* Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 is installed
* More than 5 simultaneous users
* Microsoft Internet Information Services with the following role features enabled:
** 32GB memory
** Common HTTP Features: Default Document, Directory Browsing, HTTP Errors, Static Content
** 8 processor cores
** Health and Diagnostics: HTTP Logging
 
** Performance: Static Content Compression
Dataset sizes don't affect the QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server requirements, because data is processed in Snowflake.
** Security: Request Filtering, Windows Authentication
 
** Application Development: .Net Extensibility 4.5/4.6, ASP.NET 4.5/4.6, ISAPI Extensions, ISAPI Filters
== Recommended Snowflake Warehouses ==
** Management Tools: IIS 6 Management Console
The Snowflake warehouse sizing follows these general guidelines:
* The following Windows features need to be enabled:
* Scaling up: The more there is data in the process mining model, the larger warehouse size is needed (XS, S, M, L, XL).
** HTTP Activation
* Scaling out: The more there are simultaneous users, the more clusters are needed in the multi-cluster warehouse.
** .Net Framework 4.5/4.6 Features: .Net 4.5/4.6, ASP.Net 4.5/4.6, WCF Services: HTTP Activation, WCF Services: TCP Port Sharing
 
** User Interfaces and Infrastructure: Graphical Management Tools and Infrastructure, Server Graphical Shell
Typical Snowflake warehouses for different models:
* Windows Powershell: Windows Powershell 2.0, 3.0 or newer if available,  Windows Powershell ISE
* Models up to 10M events: 1 node (XS)
* Windows Process Activation Service: Process Model, Configuration APIs
* Models up to 30M events: 2 nodes (S)
* WoW64 Support
* Models up to 100M events: 4 nodes (M)
* [http://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/url-rewrite IIS URL Rewrite module]
* Models up to 300M events: 8 nodes (L)
* Models up to 1000M events: 16 nodes (XL)


== System Requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer ScriptLauncher ==
Typical Snowflake multi-cluster configuration depends on simultaneous users:
* Up to 1 simultaneous user: 2 clusters
* Up to 3 simultaneous users: 3 clusters
* Up to 5 simultaneous users: 4 clusters
* Up to 10 simultaneous users: 5 clusters
* Up to 20 simultaneous users: 6 clusters


The System Requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer ScriptLauncher tool are:
Snowflake can adjust automatically the number of clusters based on the load, which is the recommended configuration. There are two scaling policies available, and of them the ''standard scaling policy'' is suitable for QPR ProcessAnalyzer analytics usage. When configured property, Snowflake is able to provide consistent performance regardless of number simultaneous of users. Note that the multi-cluster warehouses are not available in the Snowflake Standard Edition accounts.
* Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 10, or Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system. Mac users need to use Windows as a pure virtual machine, created on e.g. [http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/ Parallels Desktop] or [http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html VMware Fusion], or as a virtualized Boot Camp partition created by either one.
* Internet connection
* The sapnco.dll and sapnco_utils.dll files distributed in the [http://service.sap.com/connectors SAP Connector for Microsoft .NET Version 3.0 (requires SAP Service Marketplace credentials)] package are needed in order to use the [[Data_Extraction,_Transformation,_and_Loading#--.23ImportSapQuery|ImportSapQuery]] script command. See the [[Installing_QPR_ProcessAnalyzer#Installing_QPR_ProcessAnalyzer_ScriptLauncher|instructions]] for installing them.
* Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 or newer


== Recommended Hardware for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Pro Server ==
* More information about Snowflake warehouses: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/warehouses-overview.html
* More information about multi-cluster warehouses: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/warehouses-multicluster.html.


* Recommended configuration for small size datasets (maximum of 1 million events per model) with simultaneous users
== Recommended Hardware for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server (in-memory) ==
* '''Small''' datasets (up to 5 million events per model) with simultaneous users
** 32GB memory
** 32GB memory
** 4 processor cores
** 4 processor cores
** 50GB disk  
** 50GB disk  
* Recommended configuration for medium datasets (1-5 million events per model) with simultaneous users
* '''Medium''' datasets (10-20 million events per model) with simultaneous users
** 64GB memory
** 64GB memory
** 8 processor cores
** 8 processor cores
** 100GB disk  
** 100GB disk  
* Recommended configuration for large datasets (5-50 million events per model) with simultaneous users
* '''Large''' datasets (20-80 million events per model) with simultaneous users
** 128GB memory
** 256GB memory
** 16 processor cores
** 16 processor cores
** 150GB disk  
** 150GB disk  
* Recommended configuration for very large datasets (more than 50 million events per model) with simultaneous users
* '''Very large''' datasets (more than 80 million events per model) with simultaneous users
** 256GB memory
** 512GB memory
** 32 processor cores
** 32 processor cores
** 200GB disk  
** 200GB disk
 
== Recommended Hardware for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Pro Database Server ==
The database server needs to run Microsoft SQL Server.


* Minimum configuration
== Recommended Hardware for Database ==
** 16GB memory
There are two databases used by QPR ProcessAnalyzer: metadata database and datatables database. The metadata database has relative small amount of data, so pretty lightweight SQL Server is sufficient (for small installations, 4GB memory and 2 processor cores, and heavy usage environments, 8GB memory and 4 processor cores). The datatables database has similar requirements, but in addition the required disk space depends on amount of data stored (100GB - 10TB SSD disk).
** 4 processor cores
** 300GB - 1TB available SSD disk for SQL Server temp database
** 500GB - 10TB available SSD disk for data storage on a disk dedicated to QPR ProcessAnalyzer


Note that these requirements assume that In-Memory core is used. For requirements for the SQL Server core, please contact QPR CustomerCare (customercare@qpr.com).
== System Requirements for QPR TaskRecorder ==
* Operating systems: Windows 10 or Windows 11
* Installation uses approximately 100MB of disk space, and additional of 200MB should be reserved for task recordings.
* Approximately 200MB of memory is used by QPR TaskRecorder.
* QPR TaskRecorder is a .NET application released as a self-contained package, and .NET doesn't need to be installed separately.


== Recommended Hardware for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Xpress Excel Client==
[[Category: QPR ProcessAnalyzer]]
* 8GB memory
* 4 core processor
* 32GB disk

Latest revision as of 12:13, 10 October 2024

System Requirements for Web Browsers

One of the following web browsers are needed:

  • Windows desktop
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
  • Mac desktop with Safari
  • Tablets and smartphones
    • Apple iPad and iPhone with iOS 17 and Safari
    • Android version 12 or higher with Chrome for Android

Note: Due to the rapid update schedule of web browsers, QPR Software does not specify the supported versions but indicates the latest versions that are tested and verified to work. Chrome and Firefox versions newer than the tested versions are likely to work, but QPR Software cannot guarantee their functionality before the next release. Any compatibility issues will be fixed as soon as possible for the next release.

System requirements for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server

System Requirements for QPR ScriptLauncher

Recommended Hardware for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server (Snowflake)

When running QPR ProcessAnalyzer in Snowflake, there are following requirements to QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server:

  • Up to 5 simultaneous users
    • 16GB memory
    • 4 processor cores
  • More than 5 simultaneous users
    • 32GB memory
    • 8 processor cores

Dataset sizes don't affect the QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server requirements, because data is processed in Snowflake.

Recommended Snowflake Warehouses

The Snowflake warehouse sizing follows these general guidelines:

  • Scaling up: The more there is data in the process mining model, the larger warehouse size is needed (XS, S, M, L, XL).
  • Scaling out: The more there are simultaneous users, the more clusters are needed in the multi-cluster warehouse.

Typical Snowflake warehouses for different models:

  • Models up to 10M events: 1 node (XS)
  • Models up to 30M events: 2 nodes (S)
  • Models up to 100M events: 4 nodes (M)
  • Models up to 300M events: 8 nodes (L)
  • Models up to 1000M events: 16 nodes (XL)

Typical Snowflake multi-cluster configuration depends on simultaneous users:

  • Up to 1 simultaneous user: 2 clusters
  • Up to 3 simultaneous users: 3 clusters
  • Up to 5 simultaneous users: 4 clusters
  • Up to 10 simultaneous users: 5 clusters
  • Up to 20 simultaneous users: 6 clusters

Snowflake can adjust automatically the number of clusters based on the load, which is the recommended configuration. There are two scaling policies available, and of them the standard scaling policy is suitable for QPR ProcessAnalyzer analytics usage. When configured property, Snowflake is able to provide consistent performance regardless of number simultaneous of users. Note that the multi-cluster warehouses are not available in the Snowflake Standard Edition accounts.

Recommended Hardware for QPR ProcessAnalyzer Server (in-memory)

  • Small datasets (up to 5 million events per model) with simultaneous users
    • 32GB memory
    • 4 processor cores
    • 50GB disk
  • Medium datasets (10-20 million events per model) with simultaneous users
    • 64GB memory
    • 8 processor cores
    • 100GB disk
  • Large datasets (20-80 million events per model) with simultaneous users
    • 256GB memory
    • 16 processor cores
    • 150GB disk
  • Very large datasets (more than 80 million events per model) with simultaneous users
    • 512GB memory
    • 32 processor cores
    • 200GB disk

Recommended Hardware for Database

There are two databases used by QPR ProcessAnalyzer: metadata database and datatables database. The metadata database has relative small amount of data, so pretty lightweight SQL Server is sufficient (for small installations, 4GB memory and 2 processor cores, and heavy usage environments, 8GB memory and 4 processor cores). The datatables database has similar requirements, but in addition the required disk space depends on amount of data stored (100GB - 10TB SSD disk).

System Requirements for QPR TaskRecorder

  • Operating systems: Windows 10 or Windows 11
  • Installation uses approximately 100MB of disk space, and additional of 200MB should be reserved for task recordings.
  • Approximately 200MB of memory is used by QPR TaskRecorder.
  • QPR TaskRecorder is a .NET application released as a self-contained package, and .NET doesn't need to be installed separately.
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