Hardware and Software Requirements
- Last UpdatedAug 12, 2025
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This section details the minimum and recommended hardware and software requirements for running AIM.
Note: Windows and Linux Reverse Proxy server configurations are supported. Citrix XenApp 6.5 needs to be present if you want to host the client browser in a Citrix environment.
AIM Tools and EIA
Hardware
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Component |
Minimum |
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Processor |
8 core, 3 GHz, 16 MB cache |
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Memory |
16 GB |
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Hard Drive |
1 TB |
Software
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Component |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Operating System |
Windows Server 2022 |
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Microsoft Web Deploy 3.5 |
Client installation only. Required by the Deployment Manager to deploy the AIM Dashboard website |
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Third-Party Software |
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 |
Note: For a list of AIM Tools, see Overview of Components.
AIM Web Server
Hardware
Notes: This server is recommended for use as a 3DVis OnPrem file server and for streaming the converted 3D files.
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Component |
Minimum |
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Processor |
8 core, 3 GHz, 16 MB cache |
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Memory |
32 GB (Minimum) |
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Hard Drive |
2 TB SSD (depending on the project size) |
Software
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Component |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Operating System |
Windows Server 2022 |
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Microsoft Internet Information Services Manager (IIS) 10 |
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Microsoft Web Deploy 3.5 |
On the web server the complete installation is required, including Web Deployment Agent. Required by the Deployment Manager to deploy the AIM Dashboard website |
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Third-Party Software |
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 |
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Microsoft ASP.NET 4.5 |
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Package (x64) |
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Accusoft PrizmDoc Server 14.4 and PrizmDoc Client 14.4 |
PrizmDoc Viewer only, PrizmDoc Server must not be installed on the web server. |
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AVEVA Software |
AVEVA Licensing System 5.0 |
"Licensing client" to set the licensing server list environment variable. A licensing server must be accessible on the network with the appropriate licences available |
Microsoft SQL Server Database Server
Hardware
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Component |
Minimum |
|---|---|
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Processor |
8 core, 3 GHz, 16 MB cache |
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Memory |
32 GB |
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Hard Drive |
2 TB |
Software
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Component |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Operating System and components |
Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022 |
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Third-Party Software |
SQL Server 2019 or SQL Server 2022 |
See the Creating a SQL Server Database section in the Install and Set up the Requirements for details. |
File Store Server
Hardware
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Component |
Minimum |
|---|---|
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Processor |
8 core, 3 GHz, 16 MB cache |
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Memory |
16 GB |
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Hard Drive |
1 TB |
Software
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Component |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Operating System and components |
Windows Server 2022 |
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Third-Party Software |
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 |
Note: The File Store is commonly installed on the same machine as the Web Server.
AVEVA Asset Information Management Import Server
Hardware
Note: This server also includes the 3DVis Importer responsible for model conversion.
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Component |
Minimum |
|---|---|
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Processor |
8 core, 3 GHz, 16 MB cache |
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Memory |
64 GB RAM (minimum) |
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Hard Drive |
2 TB SSD |
Software
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Component |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Operating System and components |
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AVEVA Software |
AVEVA Licensing System 5.0 |
"Licensing client" to set the licensing server list environment variable. A licensing server must be accessible on the network with the appropriate licences available |
Accusoft PrizmDoc Server and PrizmDoc Client (Prizm Application Service)
Hardware
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Component |
Minimum |
|---|---|
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Processor |
8 core, 3 GHz, 16 MB cache |
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Memory |
64 GB |
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Hard Drive |
1 TB (10,000+ rpm or fast SSD) additional storage for cached content |
Software
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Component |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Operating System |
Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022 |
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Microsoft Internet Information Services Manager (IIS) 10 |
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Third-Party Software |
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later Application Request Routing (ARR) 3.0 including dependent components .NET Run time 8.0 |
For more information about ARR, refer to: https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/application-request-routing. |
Note: Accusoft PrizmDoc benefits from being installed on a physical machine with plenty of RAM and fast disk access.
For more information about server sizing considerations for Accusoft PrizmDoc, refer to Accusoft’s own online help documentation (https://help.accusoft.com/PrizmDoc/latest/HTML/prizmdoc-server-sizing-servers.html).
AIM Dashboard Client Computer(s)
Hardware
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Component |
Minimum |
Notes |
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Processor |
8 core, 3 GHz, 16 MB cache |
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Memory |
32 GB RAM (16 GB minimum) |
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GPU |
Integrated Graphics (minimum) Recommend dedicated GPU for better performance and quality of large models. |
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iPad |
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M Series Chip with iPadOS 18 or later is required |
Software
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Component |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Operating System |
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Any supported server operating system can also be used. |
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Third-Party Software |
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