Server Hardware Recommendations
Server Hardware Recommendations
Follow the recommendations in this section closely to ensure a successful installation and deployment of Microsoft Speech Server.
Standard Edition
The following hardware recommendations are for a single server topology. A server is defined as a computer that has a hardware-level fault tolerance that communicates over a TCP/IP network. Fault tolerance compliance requires redundant power supplies and RAID on all drives.
Component |
SES/TAS Server |
Web Server |
Administrative Computer |
|---|---|---|---|
Processor |
Pentium 4-class |
Pentium 4-class |
Pentium 4-class |
Number of Processors |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Processor Speed |
2.5 GHz or faster |
2.5 GHz or faster |
600 MHz |
RAM |
2 GB or more |
2 GB or more |
256 MB |
Free hard disk space (for installation) |
1.7 GB |
1.7 GB |
20 MB |
Free hard disk space (for logging) |
20 GB |
20 GB |
n/a |
Enterprise Edition
The following are hardware recommendations for a distributed server topology. A server is defined as a computer that has a hardware-level fault tolerance that communicates over a TCP/IP network. Fault tolerance compliance requires redundant power supplies and RAID on all drives.
Also ensure that the Windows swap file (Pagefile.sys) size is set to a minimum of 4 GB on each SES computer and each TAS computer. For information on configuring swap file size, see Windows Server Help.
Component |
Distributed TAS |
Distributed SES |
DistributedWeb Server |
Administrative Computer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Processor |
Pentium 4-class |
Pentium 4-class |
Pentium 4-class |
Pentium 4-class |
Number of Processors |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Processor Speed |
2.5 GHz or faster |
2.5 GHz or faster |
1 GHz |
30 MB |
RAM |
2 GB |
4 GB |
1 GB |
256 MB |
Free hard disk space |
1.05 GB |
1.6 GB |
see Windows Help |
20 MB |
Free hard disk space (for logging) |
20 GB |
20 GB |
n/a |
n/a |