SystemLink Server Requirements

To use SystemLink Server, you must have a server and nodes that meet the following requirements.

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  • 16+ GB of disk space

Server Requirements

NI recommends setting up one server if your facility has the following characteristics:
  • One lab or one production line
  • Up to 100 nodes
Table 1. Processor Requirements and RAM Requirements for a Single Server
Server number Components Processor RAM
1 Applications

Databases

 16-core 128 GiB
NI recommends setting up two servers if your facility has the following characteristics:
  • A large lab or a low-quantity production
  • A system dependent on one SystemLink module
  • Up to 200 nodes
Table 2. Processor Requirements and RAM Requirements for a Dual Server
Server number Components Processor RAM
1 Applications

Secondary database

 16-core 128 GiB
2 Primary database 16-core 64 GiB
NI recommends setting up three servers if your facility has the following characteristics:
  • A large lab or a low-quantity production
  • A system heavily dependent on multiple SystemLink modules
  • Up to 200 nodes
Table 3. Processor Requirements and RAM Requirements for a Triple Server
Server number Components Processor RAM
1 Applications 16-core 128 GiB
2 MongoDB 4.0 16-core 64 GiB
3 PostgreSQL 12 or 13 16-core 64 GiB