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System Requirements for Sage 100 Contractor version 25.1

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System Requirements for Sage 100 Contractor version 25.1

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Internet Access Required for Sage 100 Contractor

Sage 100 Contractor features, such as printing or e-filing tax forms, submitting enhancement requests, accessing Help, or downloading periodic product or tax updates all require Internet access.


Server hardware requirements

Hardware

Minimum

Recommended

CPU type

Intel® 2nd generation Core™ or AMD equivalent

Intel® 8th generation Core™ or better, or AMD equivalent)

CPU speed

4 execution threads at 2.3 GHz

≥ 8 execution threads at ≥ 2.3 GHz

RAM

8 GB, with 4 GB available for SQL Server

≥ 16 GB with ≥ 8 GB available for SQL Server

Disk type

SATA II solid-state drive

One redundant solid-state drive for the OS and applications

One redundant NVMe solid-state drive for production data

One redundant drive, NAS, or offsite drive for data backups

Free disk space

100 GB (for company nightly backups)

≥ 500 GB (for company nightly backups)

Disk speed

200 MB/s sustained read/write speeds

≥ 1.5 GB/s sustained read/write speeds for production data

Network type

Ethernet

Ethernet

Network speed

100 Mbps full duplex

≥ 1 Gbps full duplex

Screen resolution

1024 × 768

≥ 1280 × 1024

UPS

Not required

An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) sufficient for a safe shutdown during an extended power failure.



Server software requirements

Software

Minimum

Recommended

OS version

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

OS edition

No Home Editions. Desktop Experience required.

Essentials, Standard, or Enterprise. Desktop Experience required.

OS address width

64-bit

64-bit

PowerShell

Required

Required

SQL server version

SQL Server 2014*

SQL Server 2019

SQL server edition

Express

Express, Standard, or Enterprise

SQL address width

64-bit

64-bit

Email server

Not required

Twilio SendGrid account

* Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is not supported on the Windows Server 2022 operating system.



Workstation hardware requirements

Hardware

Minimum

CPU type

Intel® 2nd generation Core™ (or AMD equivalent)

CPU speed

4 execution threads at 2.0 GHz

RAM

4 GB (with 1.4 GB available)

Free disk space

2 GB

Network type

Ethernet

Screen resolution

1280 × 1024



Workstation software requirements

Software

Minimum

OS version

Microsoft Windows 10 and 11

OS edition

Professional or Enterprise (recommended)

OS address width

64-bit



Supported versions of Microsoft SQL Server

  • SQL Server 2019
  • SQL Server 2017
  • SQL Server 2016
  • SQL Server 2014


Supported versions of Microsoft Office

  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Office 2021
  • Microsoft Office 2019
  • Microsoft Office 2016
  • Microsoft Office 2013
  • Microsoft Office 2010

Note: Microsoft Office integration requires Office 2010, or later (32-bit or 64-bit).