Minimum Server Requirements

System Requirements

As there is no server-based software, there are no relevant minimum system requirements. The server-based shared data files and JET databases have a low overhead and will run on any low-spec server. SQL Server databases will require more resources, and a copy of SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 installed.

Shared Data Components

Allow sufficient drive space when you are setting up the shared data directories:

• The size of each Library database depends entirely on how much information it contains. It is hard to predict how much space to allow. If you have any existing Author-it Library databases, use these as a guide.
• For the shared files in the Templates directory, allow 15 MB. Word templates, Default Library, and HTML Help components usually take up less than 10 MB.
• Graphics are a bottomless pit, as you will be well aware. Allow as much space for them as you can get away with. Fortunately, because Author-it produces document output formats that encourage smaller graphic file sizes, things won't be quite as bloated as they could be.

Client Components

The Author-it program requires 100 MB+ of drive space. There are minimum system requirements for each computer.