The required hardware specifications to run Kestral applications at a particular level of performance tends to increase over time, as the ever-increasing functionality places greater demands on your equipment. Another way of looking at this is that the same hardware may appear slightly less responsive as over time, more-demanding and feature rich versions of software are supplied. At some point in time, it may become more cost-effective to replace hardware in order to increase staff productivity.
This does not normally mean that Kestral products will not run on hardware with less than the recommended specifications, although the absolute minimum specification to run will sometimes increase. Kestral will provide customers with as much advance notice as possible when a new or future release of software requires a higher absolute minimum hardware specification than previous versions.
The minimum recommended hardware specifications are an indication of the requirements for clients preparing for a new installation, or planning to upgrade some or all of their hardware. If your hardware does not meet these minimum requirements, please contact Kestral to discuss how this might affect system performance or for consideration of alternative configurations. Serious consideration needs to be given to the MS SQL Server configuration for optimal performance (available memory and log and data files writing to separate disks etc).
The ability and performance of Kestral products running on your current hardware will be affected by workload, number of connections to the server and specific network characteristics at your site. For advice on running upgraded Kestral software on your existing hardware, we recommend you contact the technical support staff at Kestral. They will be happy to discuss the implications of the software upgrade or new software installation with respect to your site's specific configuration and hardware.
Please contact Kestral if further information is required in relation to your Karisma hardware requirements.