Server Spec and Sizing
Supported Browsers
Dashboard Server works best with the latest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Safari on desktop & mobile.
On Dashboard Server v5 Internet Explorer is not supported. Older browsers may show a blank page.
Dashboard Server web server
Ideally, provision a new server dedicated to hosting Dashboard Server. Alternatively, install it on an existing Web Console Server.
For Dashboard Server v5.3 and above: x64 Windows Server 2016 or above, or Windows 10.
For Dashboard Server v4.6 and above: x64 Windows Server 2016 or above
.NET Framework 4.7.2 * (To install this the server needs an internet connection, so if the server is offline, you should download and install .NET 4.7.2 from here.)
Windows IIS Web- roles *
IIS URL Rewrite Module 2.0 *
Items marked with * will be automatically installed if required.
Server Sizing Guidelines
Dashboard Server has no defined minimum requirements for installation, the following specifications are a guideline on how you may wish to set up your environment.
| Environment | Dashboard ServerUsers | CPU | Memory | Azure Equivalent | Load Balanced Instances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Lab | <10 | 1 | 2 GB | Standard A1 v2 | 1 |
| Small Production | <10 | 2 | 4 GB | Standard A2 v2 | 1 |
| Large Production | 10 - 100 | 4 | 8 GB | Standard A4 v2 | 2 |
| Very Large Production | >100 | 8 | 16 GB | Standard A8 v2 | 2 or more |
When using Open Access (see Sharing Dashboards with anyone - Open Access) we recommend additional memory:
For Open Access on Dashboard Server v5 we recommend you count each Open Access dashboard as the equivalent of an extra user, and add this to your user count when calculating the memory required using the table above.
PowerShell
Using PowerShell in Dashboard Server requires PowerShell version 5.1 and above.
Windows IIS Features
- Web-Static-Content
- Web-Default-Doc
- Web-Http-Errors
- Web-ISAPI-Ext
- Web-ISAPI-Filter
- Web-Http-Logging
- Web-Windows-Auth
- Web-Filtering
- Web-Stat-Compression
- Web-Dyn-Compression
- Web-Mgmt-Console
- Web-Metabase
- Web-Asp-Net45
- Web-Net-Ext45