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System Requirements: SOLIDWORKS PDM

By booking the PDM consulting services of SolidXperts, the PDM specialist will support any software installation required for SOLIDWORKS PDM. For MS SQL Server Express, SolidXperts will support the entire installation or will install a new instance on an existing installation.

The recommendations issued by SOLIDWORKS are regularly updated in the following link:

 

https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html

PDM Standard requirements 2023

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Operating System

Archive Server

Database Server (SQL)

Client CAD Editor, Contributor, Viewer

Server

Windows Server 2016

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(End of life : 2023 SP51)

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(End of life : 2023 SP51)

NA

Windows Server 2019

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NA

Windows Server 2022

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NA

SQL Server Platform

SQL 2016

NA

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(End of life : 2023 SP51)

NA

SQL 2017

NA

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(End of life : 2024 SP51)

NA

SQL 2019 CU4

NA

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NA

Workstation

Windows 10 (64 bits required)

NA

NA

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Windows 11 (64 bits required)

NA

NA

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Hardware

RAM

16 Go or more

16 Go or more

CAD Editor:

16 Go or more

Contributor and Viewer:

8 Go or more

Disk Space

1 To or more2

200 Go or more2

120 Go or more

SSD drives recommended

Processor (64 bits required)

Intel or AMD

Intel or AMD

Minimum 4 cores,

8 cores recommended

Intel or AMD

Microsoft Products

Microsoft Office Document Support

NA

NA

2016 (End of life : 2023 SP51)

2019 (End of life : 2023 SP51)

2021

Other

Antivirus

NA

NA

Supported Antivirus Products

Virtual Environments

Supported Virtual Environments

PDM Professional requirements 2023

Operating System

Archive Server

Database Server (SQL)

Client CAD Editor, Contributor, Viewer

Server

Windows Server 2016

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(End of life : 2023 SP51)

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(End of life : 2023 SP51)

NA

Windows Server 2019

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NA

Windows Server 2022

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NA

SQL Server Platform

SQL 2016

NA

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(End of life : 2023 SP51)

NA

SQL 2017

NA

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(End of life : 2024 SP51)

NA

SQL 2019 CU4

NA

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NA

Workstation

Windows 10 (64 bits required)

NA

NA

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Windows 11 (64 bits required)

NA

NA

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Hardware

Microsoft Products

Other

PDM Standard requirements 2022

pdm std 2022

Operating System

Archive Server

Database Server (SQL)

Client CAD Editor, Contributor, Viewer

Server

Windows Server 2016

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NA

Windows Server 2019

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NA

Windows Server 2022

(to be announced)

(to be announced)

NA

SQL Server Platform

SQL 2016

NA

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NA

SQL 2017

NA

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NA

SQL 2019 CU4

NA

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NA

Workstation

Windows 10 (64 bits required)

NA

NA

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Windows 11 (64 bits required)

NA

NA

(to be announced)

Hardware

RAM

16 Go or more

16 Go or more

CAD Editor:

16 Go or more

Contributor and Viewer:

8 Go or more

Disk Space

1 To or more2

200 Go or more2

10 Go or more

SSD drives recommended

Processor

3.3 GHz or more

3.3 GHz or more

Minimum 4 cores,

8 cores recommended

3.3 GHz or more

Microfost Products

Microsoft Office Document Support

NA

NA

2016, 2019,

2021 (to be announced)

Other

Antivirus

NA

NA

Supported Antivirus Products

Virtual Environments

Supported Virtual Environments

PDM Professional requirements 2022

pdm pro 2022

Operating System

Archive Server

Database Server (SQL)

Client CAD Editor, Contributor, Viewer

Server

Windows Server 2016

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NA

Windows Server 2019

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NA

Windows Server 2022

(to be announced)

(to be announced)

NA

SQL Server Platform

SQL 2016

NA

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NA

SQL 2017

NA

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NA

SQL 2019 CU4

NA

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NA

Workstation

Windows 10 (64 bits required)

NA

NA

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Windows 11 (64 bits required)

NA

NA

(to be announced)

Hardware

RAM

16 Go or more

16 Go or more

CAD Editor:

16 Go or more

Contributor and Viewer:

8 Go or more

Disk Space

1 To or more2

200 Go or more2

10 Go or more

SSD drives recommended

Processor

3.3 GHz or more

3.3 GHz or more

Minimum 4 cores,

8 cores recommended

3.3 GHz or more

Microsoft Products

Microsoft Office Document Support

NA

NA

2016, 2019,

2021 (to be announced)

Other

Antivirus

NA

NA

Supported Antivirus Products

Virtual Environments

Supported Virtual Environments

Notes

  1. Take note of the end of life of these Microsoft products before purchasing your computer equipment. “End of Life” corresponds to the last SOLIDWORKS PDM version where a Microsoft product is supported.
  2. The recommended hard disk size depends only on the size of the data to store in the PDM vault: the quantity and the size of the files and the quantity of the metadata to store.

 

  • Latency:

To optimize the performance, it is not recommended to have more than 30 milliseconds as latency on your computer network.

 

  • Dedicated Server:

It is recommended to install the PDM Archive Server and the PDM Database Server on dedicated (real or virtual) machine.

 

It is not recommended to install SQL instances linked to other applications on the PDM Archive Server or on the PDM Database Server:

 

  1. With Exchange: installation not supported.
  2. On Domain Controller: difficult installation, additional fees will be charged in this case.
  3. With any other application: a decrease of PDM performance to expect.

 

  • Antivirus:

To optimize the performance, it is not recommended to install antivirus software on the PDM server.

 

But a good antivirus should be installed on each “Client” workstation with exemptions for SOLIDWORKS files.

 

  • Minimum system requirements:

Minimum system requirements are the minimum recommended for running the software.

SOLIDWORKS Corporation makes no warranty regarding system performances and activities in installations that do not meet the recommended minimum requirements.

 

These recommendations may vary depending on the size of the implementation.

Thus, the current required requirements may be greater than the values mentioned above.

 

  • Cloud Server Installation:

The installation of the PDM Archive Server and the PDM Database Server in the cloud is possible under some very specific conditions. If you are interested in this type of installation, please contact your SolidXperts account manager for more information.

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