Business Intelligence Server on Windows

This document describes the minimum configuration requirements when installing a SAFE X3 Business Intelligence server on a Microsoft Windows server.

Category Configuration requirements
Operating system
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Note: Windows Server 2012 R2 should not be used for new installations, as:
  • Its End of Life is planned for October 10, 2023.
  • Sage stopped supporting Windows Server 2012 R2 in 2022.
  • If you are currently using Windows Server 2012 R2, you need to upgrade to Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022.
.Net Framework Microsoft .Net Framework version 3.5.
  • On Windows 2008, you need to manually install the latest update of the .Net Framework 3.5 package.
  • Since Windows Server 2012, .Net Framework 3.5 is now a Feature on Demand. The administrator only needs to enable the .Net Framework 3.5 feature.
Business Intelligence Platform
  • SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.2 64 bits SP8 Patch 6.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Database access
  • If your Sage X3 Application server is based on an Oracle database installation, you need to install the Oracle Client 12cR2 or 19c 64 bits software on the server. This layer is necessary for the BO software to communicate with the Sage X3 Oracle database. It is also necessary to install the Oracle Client 12cR2 or 19c 32 bits software. This layer is necessary for the BO client tools software to generate BO universes.
Others
  • A SAFE X3 ADXADMIN administration runtime must be installed on the server.
  • A JDK or Java Runtime Environment (version 8) must be installed.