OPERATING SYSTEM

SDS2 2025 AND NEWER: 64-bit only OS: Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise; Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise

SDS2 2020 AND NEWER: 64-bit only OS: Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise; Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise; Windows 8 or 8.1 Professional; Windows 2012 Server or newer

SDS2 2018 AND PRIOR: 32-bit or 64-bit OS: Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise; Windows 8 or 8.1 Professional; Windows 2012 Server or newer

HARDWARE

PROCESSOR: Must meet operating system requirements.

MEMORY (RAM): 8+ GB

MOUSE: 3 or 4 button

HARD DRIVE: Solid-state drives or similarly fast hard drive.

VIDEO CARD: Any current Nvidia GeForce or AMD video card, 6 GB RAM or better; Nvidia Quadro cards are also in use.

SDS2 2020 and newer, the minimum screen resolution is 1920 x 1080.

SDS2 2018 and prior, the minimum screen resolution is 1280 x 1024.

NOTE: SDS2 2017 and newer will require support for OpenGL 4.2 and above or Direct3D 11 and higher.

NETWORK CARD: Most wired network cards are acceptable. We strongly encourage you to use a gigabit network if working in an SDS2 server/client environment.

VIRTUALIZATION: We recommend using VMware ESXi Server.

OTHER RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT

We strongly suggest a backup system that backs up your SDS2 data in multiple locations. Hub and network cards are only needed if you plan on connecting multiple machines together in a server/client situation.

Please contact SDS2 Support with specific questions at 1-800-443-0782.