Before installing or upgrading Assistant, please consider the following prerequisites and requirements:

Server Requirements

CPU

4 dedicated cores
Intel Xeon 2.4 GHz or higher with Hyperthreading

Memory

Fixed 16 GB

Hard disk

Fixed 80 GB or more

Network

Max. one Ethernet with Gigabit or higher speed
NIC Teaming is supported

Server Operating System

Operating System

Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019*

*When using newer .NET versions than recommended below, please read Microsoft's article on dotNET Version Compatibility 

SfB Requirements

Assistant Services supports the following SfB servers:

Windows Features

The following requirements are based on the Microsoft-official requirements for Lync Server 2013.

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 (or higher)
  • Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 3.0 Runtime
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable x64
  • IIS (Internet Information Services)

SQL Server

Operating System

Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016

MS SQL Server

SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2014
SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2017
SQL Server 2019

Collation

Latin1_General_CI_AS

Protocols

Named Pipes / TCP/IP enabled

Database-Encryption

Not supported (untested)

Database-Compression

Not supported (untested)

SqlServer Authentication

MIXED mode or Windows authentication

Memory Limit

Configuration of Memory-Limit is recommended.

Instance

Luware recommends having a dedicated instance for the Luware products. The instance can be shared, but under no circumstances with Skype for Business backend.

Client-Side Requirements

Assistant Frontend has been tested with the following browsers. 

  • Internet Explorer 11.0 (warning) earlier version users may face a problem with data updates not pushed automatically → a manual reload of page is needed. It is recommended to update IE to at least version 10
  • Microsoft Edge (latest version).
  • Google Chrome (latest version).

General Notes

  • Browser page titles for all pages are formed according to the following rule: '"Assistant + <Page Name>".
  • Some data fields may contain data larger than space available to display. In such cases, the system shortens these labels by adding "…" in the end of the label. Point your mouse over such labels to see the full contents. We recommend at least a HD resolution (1920x1080) for the optimal viewing experience.
  • It is possible for users to configure the application language.