Chapter 2: System Configuration
This chapter presents technical information about how to configure Sage 100 Contractor for specific operating systems.
For current information about supported operating systems, Internet browsers, and other software, and about system requirements for servers and client workstations, refer to our Knowledgebase article ID 67758, available at https://support.na.sage.com/selfservice/viewdocument.do?externalId=67758 .
Make sure your computers meet the system requirements before you install the software. Sage 100
Contractor may not run properly or at all on computers that do not meet the minimum requirements.
About installing and configuring Microsoft SQL Server
Sage 100 Contractor 2016 requires an instance of Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SQL Server Express.
If you do not already have a SQL Server instance, you can choose to download and install SQL Server
Express when you open Database Administration for Sage 100 Contractor. If you do so, the installation program configures a SQL Server instance with optimal settings for running Sage 100 Contractor.
You must install Database Administration on the same machine on which you install SQL Server or SQL
Server Express.
If you already have an instance of SQL Server installed, and you want to use it for your Sage 100 Contractor company, Database Administration will attempt to configure this instance for you when you connect.
IMPORTANT:
For tighter security, we strongly recommend that you create a SQL Server Instance exclusively for Sage 100 Contractor databases, ensuring that only approved applications have access to the SQL Server database.
.NET 4.5 Framework is required
If Microsoft .NET 4.5 Framework is not already installed, it will be installed automatically when you install
Sage 100 Contractor. Installation of .NET 4.5 Framework alone may take up to 20 minutes per computer.
Make sure that both your client and server computers meet the minimum requirements for installing both Sage
100 Contractor software and .NET 4.5 Framework.
IMPORTANT:
If Sage 100 Contractor requires an installation of .NET 4.5 Framework, the Sage 100
Contractor installation process may continue automatically after the .NET Framework installation is completed. If you are prompted to restart your computer after the .NET Framework installation, you must do so to continue the Sage 100 Contractor installation.
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