Upgrade Requirements

Note

• A minimum hardware configuration should be used for testing/evaluation purposes only.

• Device logs should be disabled with a minimum hardware configuration.

• A maximum of 50 networked devices is recommended with this configuration

Note

• This hardware configuration is recommended for production use.

• A maximum of 500 networked devices is recommended with this configuration. If you want to increase the maximum amount of networked devices, note the following:

  • A more powerful CPU is required for operations stemming from the SQL server, Device Handlers node, and the Scheduler service.

  • More RAM is required for intensive processing of device logs (when all log types are enabled for every device), the SQL server, and the Scheduler service.

  • More free hard disk space is required for Persistent Storage and device log reports. Intensive operations may also be bottlenecked by the speed of the HDD.

Note

The X.509 certificate is required by WS-* (WS-Security) specifications for message-level encryption in WCF services, as well as transport-level encryption for compliance with the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1, which is used by the BSN API on the Web Services node.

Important

If your BSNEE Web Services node is using a self-signed certificate, you will need to switch to a certificate signed by a certificate authority (CA) before upgrading BSNEE. An example of a free CA service can be found here.

Tip

If you're upgrading your SQL server instance, you can try the SQL Server Developer Edition, which provides SQL Server Enterprise functionality and is free for non-production use. Make sure to consider the license agreement before using it.