IMOS On-Prem - Architecture Recommendations

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We recommend an IMOS installation consisting of three major components:

• A database server running Microsoft SQL Server 2012 R2 or later. (The server can contain multiple database instances, such as a separate database for development and a separate database for production.) In smaller installations (up to around 15 users), the database server can coexist in the same hardware as the servers recommended below. For a typical installation, we recommend that the following databases be set up:
  • Prod: Production environment, used for all transactions and commercial transactions. This is the most important, live database. Every IMOS user must have access to this environment.
  • Test: Test environment, used to test patches, new releases, or any other changes. The test environment provides a safe location to confirm changes without affecting production.
  • Other (optional): Other environment can be created as a training environment, or even as an alternative testing environment.
• A server to host the IMOS services. (At a minimum, the server should be running on Windows Server 2012, with Full Framework .NET 4.8.)
• A file server to host the IMOS application files and an optional Citrix or Microsoft Terminal Services to provide remote user access.
  • Users on the same (1Gbps) LAN as the database server can run the IMOS application locally on their own workstations, provided they have Microsoft .NET 4.8 Full Framework (not just Client Profile) installed.
  • Remote users (slower than 1Gbps connection to the database server) must access IMOS via Citrix or Microsoft Terminal Services. The Citrix or MS Server where the IMOS application is running should have a 1Gbps or faster connection to the database.