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Acumatica 2021 R2 System Requirements

Joel Gress
Acumatica Cloud ERP 2021 R2

System Requirements for Acumatica 2021 R2

Acumatica 2021 R2 includes new features that help you seamlessly personalize your Acumatica installation to meet your unique business processes. With consolidated toolbars, sorting options for dashboard tables, automation for complex business procedures, and the option to trigger business events from the workflow engine, you have even more tools to efficiently manage your business. What’s more, Acumatica 2021 R2 includes new features designed to make retail-commerce, construction, distribution, and manufacturing companies even more productive.

However, before taking advantage of these new features, it is important to review the system requirements and ensure your organization is ready. This post is intended for Acumatica customers that are self-hosted under the Acumatica Private Cloud subscription model.  For Acumatica SaaS Customers, the upgrade to the new version and hosting considerations are included with your subscription.

At the time of this post, Acumatica outlined the following system requirements to run Acumatica 2021 R2. Please note, these system requirements are subject to change, so please refer to the Acumatica Community (login required) or the help files for the most up-to-date requirements.

Before upgrading your current Acumatica Cloud ERP instance, we strongly recommend that an administrator back up all Acumatica configuration files and databases. For a detailed description of how to update Acumatica Cloud ERP, see “Updating Acumatica ERP” in the Installation Guide which can also be found on the Acumatica Community.

There are three components of Acumatica ERP to consider prior to upgrade:

For Acumatica 2021 R2, each of these components must meet or exceed the system requirements outlined in this post.

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Workstations

Workstations or devices used to access Acumatica Cloud ERP should meet or exceed the hardware and software requirements listed below.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Note: For Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 the hotfix for the ASP.NET browser definition files in the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 should be installed. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2600088.

Application/Web Server

The environment where you install the server part of the Acumatica ERP should meet hardware and software requirements listed below.

Hardware/Software Requirements

Note: You can install the server part of Acumatica ERP on non-server operating systems, such as Windows Vista 64-bit edition, Windows 7.0 64-bit edition, Windows 8.0 64-bit edition, Windows 8.1 64-bit edition, and Windows 10 64-bit edition, but only for testing purposes. For production you must use a server operating system.

Note: You must set the Enable 32-bit Applications option to False in IIS settings. Acumatica ERP 2021 R2 supports only the Integrated mode of the application pool. Classic mode is not supported. If you try to upgrade an earlier version of Acumatica ERP using Classic mode for the application pool, the upgrade to Acumatica 2021 R2 will display and error message and fail.

Database Engine

You can find system requirements for the database you are using with Acumatica ERP below.

Virtual Machine Configurations for PCS and PCP Licenses

Acumatica provides typical hardware specifications when hosting Acumatica 2021 R2 in Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS) virtual environments. If you are using Microsoft Azure or AWS to host Acumatica, please review Typical Hardware and Virtual Machine Configurations for PCS and PCP Licenses in the Acumatica 2021 R2 Installation Guide for more details.

Code Authoring Environments

To create stand-alone applications with Acumatica ERP or develop customizations and add-on solutions on top of Acumatica ERP, you need one of the integrated development environments (IDEs) listed below.

Configuring Web Server (IIS) Features

Before you install the Acumatica ERP server software, make sure that the following Web Server (IIS) features are turned on:

Note: Make sure each application pool you are planning to use with Acumatica Cloud ERP 2021 R2 or later has the Enable 32-bit Applications parameter set to False. The parameter is located under the IIS Manager > Application Pools > Edit Application Pool > Advanced Settings menu).

Setting Up an HTTPS Service in Web Server (IIS)

HTTPS is a secure communications channel used to exchange information between a client computer and a server. You may need to set up an HTTPS service for the Web Server (IIS)—for example, if your users export data to Microsoft Excel and want to update the data automatically, or you want to use single sign-on (SSO).

To enable SSL for the Web Server (IIS), you must first obtain a certificate that is used to encrypt and decrypt the information that is transferred over the network. You receive a certificate file from a certification authority, and then register the certificate with your Web Server (IIS). For instructions, refer to the documentation provided with your Web Server (IIS).

Enabling Semantic Search for Microsoft SQL Server

To access the full-text search functionality, you must install Semantic Search on the Microsoft SQL Server. For more information on searching in Acumatica ERP, see Managing Search in the Acumatica ERP System Administration Guide.

To install Semantic Search, select Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search on the Features to Install page during Microsoft SQL Server setup. For additional details, see the documentation that accompanies Microsoft SQL Server.

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Prerequisite Steps

The Apply Updates (SM203510) form in Acumatica only lists minor updates for the currently installed version of Acumatica Cloud ERP. The administrator should manually upgrade the currently installed major version of Acumatica ERP on the server to Acumatica 2021 R2.

Please Note: Using the web interface to upgrade to Acumatica 2021 R2 is not supported.

Before administrators install or upgrade to Acumatica Cloud ERP 2021 R2, they must complete the following:

Upgrade Paths

The upgrade process for Acumatica Cloud ERP 2021 R2 depends on the version of Acumatica you currently have installed.

Direct Upgrade to 2021 R2

Note: For a list of previous upgradable versions for later 2021 R2 updates, see the Release Notes for the corresponding 2021 R2 update.

Incremental Upgrade to 2021 R2

Upgrade NOT Supported

Special Notes

Have questions about Acumatica Cloud ERP or need assistance with your next Acumatica upgrade? Contact the team at SWK Technologies today!

 

 

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