Portfolio Server Requirements and Recommendations

Portfolio Server Requirements and Recommendations

Portfolio Server can be installed locally (“on premises”) to dedicated Windows Server or macOS instances, or to a Windows Server residing within cloud-hosted environments such as Amazon EC2 or Microsoft Azure.

Local System Requirements

These are the minimum requirements to install and launch the server component of Portfolio. In most cases you will need more in the way of server resources: more processor cores, more RAM, and faster hard drives with more space. The Recommendations section can help you decide on the right server configuration for your needs.

Windows

  • Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, or Windows Server 2022

  • 32 GB RAM
  • 2.0 GHz or faster 4-core processor
    (8 or more processor cores will improve performance of catalogs with over 500,000 assets)

macOS

  • macOS™ 10.15, 11.x, or 12.x
  • 32 GB RAM

  • Intel® Xeon® processor with 8 or more cores (more processor cores will improve catalog performance)

    • NOTE: We DO NOT support running Portfolio on Apple M1-based systems.

Local System Recommendations

  • Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, or Windows Server 2022

    —OR—
  • macOS™ 10.15, 11.x, or 12.x
AssetsUsersCoresDisk Speed  RAM  Boot DriveData Drive
< 50,0003460 MB/s16 GB100 GB125 GB
< 500,00058180 MB/s16 GB100 GB500 GB
< 1,000,000108250 MB/s24 GB150 GB1 TB
< 5,000,0002512250 MB/s32 GB500 GB2.5 TB
< 10,000,0005024250 MB/s32 GB1 TB5 TB

 

Cloud Hosting Decision Points

To help decide whether a cloud-hosted Portfolio server is right for your organization, drive space requirements should be carefully considered, as cloud-hosted environments typically have contiguous storage limitations. How much total drive space do your original assets currently consume? What is your projected rate of growth over the next few years?

A cloud-hosted Portfolio server is only reasonable for under about 1,000,000 assets consuming under 500GB of storage. After this, performance can start to suffer, and cost can start to be prohibitive.

Whether cloud-hosted or on-premises, Portfolio can take advantage of your organization’s Active Directory with LDAP Bind, and Single Sign-On.

 

Amazon EC2 System Recommendations

If you wish to set up an Amazon EC2 instance for use with Portfolio, then use the following recommendations:

  • Choose the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) with Windows Server 2016 Base, Windows Server 2019 Base, or Windows Server 2022 Base
  • Choose an Instance Type based on the number of assets that you expect to add to your Portfolio catalogs:
AssetsInstance Type
< 50,000m5.xlarge
< 500,000m5.xlarge
< 1,000,000m5.2large
Over 1,000,000Not Recommended

 

Microsoft Azure System Recommendations

If you wish to set up a Microsoft Azure VM to use with Portfolio, use the following configuration options:

  • Choose an image with Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, or Windows Server 2022
  • Choose a Size based on the number of assets that you expect to add to your Portfolio catalogs:
AssetsSize
< 50,000D4s V3
< 500,000D4s V3
< 1,000,000D8s V3
Over 1,000,000Not Recommended

 

 

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