Technical Requirements

Server

Any off-the-shelf server will work in most cases
Minimum 8 GB of internal memory
Windows server 2003 / 2008 (32/64bit)
Oracle Database Standard Edition 11
Appropriate back up facility

If desired, the server can be scaled up depending on the number of transactions and note that internal memory is an important factor in scaling up. A dedicated server for MACCS is required. In most cases both production and testing can be executed on the same server, in a separated Oracle scheme.

One Oracle server can provide multiple operations, when needed (single database – multiple schemes). In such case multiple territories can supported from a single database server, see also the sections below.

Workstations

Any off-the-shelf PC hardware
2 GB internal memory or more
Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Vista, Windows 7 (32/64bit)
We advise to apply relatively large screens making live comfortable for the users, 22 inch or larger, which supports at least a resolution of 1600×1024
Oracle Client 11 32bit installed

Database size

The size of the database depends on the territory and the way it is used. It also depends on whether audit trails are applied or not. A general indication:

For transaction data, for a large territory such as Germany, UK we suggest to calculate with 0.5 GB a year

Audit trails, roughly 4 times the size of transaction data or calculated by 2 Gb a year

Note that the numbers are only for calculation purposes and are far at the top end.

Some examples from practice (only transactional data):

Germany, studio, theatrical, 3 years of operation 3 Gb including historical data
UK, studio, theatrical, 4 years of operation, 2 Gb including historical data
The Netherlands, theatrical, P&A, RM, DVD ST, 8 years of operation 1,5 Gb
UK, Large independent, theatrical + P&A, 7 years of operation 0,5 Gb
Japan, studio, theatrical, 9 months of operation 90Mb

Installation requirements

MACCS international requires a remote connection such as remote desktop, VPN, or another solution in order to perform initial installation of the software and (if required) data migration. Sufficient user rights are also required.

MACCS International can supply Oracle and perform the server installation, using this remote connection. Usually the Oracle Clients are installed by the customer but MACCS Support is available for assistance.

During the operational use of MACCS this connection will also be used for upgrading and remote support.

For further information please contact support@maccs.com