Denali System Requirements

Stand Alone Configuration

• A “stand alone configuration” encompasses all the components needed to run Denali on a single system. These components consist of:
• Client Utilities
• Server Utilities
• License Server Utilities
• Crystal Reports Runtime
• Microsoft SQL Server
• The following tables reflect the current minimum system recommendations and operating platform requirements for DENALI Accounting Software on a single machine.
• Any component of Denali can be installed on any supported Operating System.
• The latest version of SQL Server compatible with Denali is SQL Server 2014 (32-bit operating systems) and SQL Server 2022 (64-bit operating systems). Express editions of SQL Server 2014 (32-bit operating systems) and SQL Server 2022 (64-bit operating systems) are installed by default.

Two Tier Configuration

• A “two-tier configuration” encompasses all the components needed to run Denali on a client-server setup.
• Client components consist of:
• Client Utilities
• Server Utilities
• Crystal Reports Runtime
• Server components consist of:
• Client Utilities (Recommended to install, not required on sever)
• Server Utilities
• License Server Utilities
• Crystal Reports Runtime
• Microsoft SQL Server
• The following tables reflect the current minimum system recommendations and operating platform requirements for DENALI multi-user on a client-server setup.
• Any component of Denali can be installed on any supported Operating System.
• The latest version of SQL Server compatible with Denali is SQL Server 2014 (32-bit operating systems) and SQL Server 2022 (64-bit operating systems). Express editions of SQL Server 2014 (32-bit operating systems) and SQL Server 2022 (64-bit operating systems) are installed by default.

Three Tier Configuration

• A “three-tier configuration” encompasses all the components needed to run Denali on a client-application-server setup.
• Client components consist of:
• Client Utilities
• Server Utilities
• Crystal Reports Runtime
• Application Server components consist of:
• Client Utilities (Recommended to install, not required on sever)
• Server Utilities
• License Server Utilities
• Crystal Reports Runtime
• Server components consist of:
• Microsoft SQL Server
• The following tables reflect the current minimum system recommendations and operating platform requirements for DENALI multi-user on a client-application-server setup.
• Any component of Denali can be installed on any supported Operating System.
• The latest version of SQL Server compatible with Denali is SQL Server 2014 (32-bit operating systems) and SQL Server 2022 (64-bit operating systems). Express editions of SQL Server 2014 (32-bit operating systems) and SQL Server 2022 (64-bit operating systems) are installed by default.

Virtual Machines

• The following tables reflect the current minimum system recommendations and operating platform requirements for DENALI on Virtual machines.
• Any component of Denali can be installed on any supported Operating System.
• The latest version of SQL Server compatible with Denali is SQL Server 2014 (32-bit operating systems) and SQL Server 2022 (64-bit operating systems). Express editions of SQL Server 2014 (32-bit operating systems) and SQL Server 2022 (64-bit operating systems) are installed by default.

General Considerations for Running Denali

Network Speeds (Not Internet)

• Denali is network intensive: having a 1 Gbps, (1000 Mbps) connection is preferred over a 100 Mbps
• Denali operations more efficiently on wired vs wireless networks.

Monitor

• The optimal resolution for Denali is 1920×1080 (4k monitors are not recommend).

Solid State Drives

• Use SSD (Solid State Drive) instead of HDD (Hard Disk Drive) to ensure high I/O performance and read and write times.

CPU- recommendation

• Intel® Core i3 4th generation (or an equivalent AMD processor)

Terminal Server

• Denali can be installed on Windows Servers running Remote Desktop Services or Remote App.
• Note that some features of the software will not work simultaneously in conjunction with RDS.

• Example: multiple people printing the same report to screen simultaneously.

Local Settings

• Set system date on the local computer to MM/dd/yyyy
• Set region in Windows to English (United States)

Note: Operating Systems should have the latest available service packs (SPs) from Microsoft®. If you process credit/debit cards using MerchantWARE® TransPort™ (MWT), please be advised that MWT does not support any “Home” versions from Microsoft.
Note: Data servers should have 4 GB for up to 4 users with an additional 2 GB of RAM per user over 4 (i.e. 5 users would be 6 GB, 6 users would be 8 GB)
Note: Denali operates with either 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems.

Windows Support Lifecycle

• Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019,Windows Server 2022, SQL Server 2014 (on 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems) and SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2019, SQL Server 2022 (on 64-bit operating systems) are copyrights of Microsoft®.
• Denali will remain compatible with the above operating systems until Microsoft ends extended support (EOES) for them. To learn more, read the Microsoft Support Lifecycle.

Upcoming EOES

• EOES for SQL Server 2014 (32 bit Machine), SQL Server 2017 (64 bit Machine) Service Pack 4 is 07/12/2022.
• EOES for SQL Server 2014 is 7/9/2024.
• EOES for SQL Server 2016 is 7/14/2026.
• EOES for Windows Server 2016 is 1/12/2027.
• EOES for SQL Server 2017 is 10/12/2027.
• EOES for Windows Server 2019 is 1/09/2029.
• EOES for SQL Server 2019 is 1/08/2030.
• EOES for Windows Server 2022 is 10/14/2031.
• EOES for SQL Server 2022 1/11/2033.

Past EOES

• EOES for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 was 10/10/2023.
• EOES for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 was 1/14/2020.
• EOES for Windows Vista was 4/11/2017.
• EOES for Windows Server 2003 was 7/14/2015.
• EOES for Windows XP was 4/8/2014.