SmartSync Server System Requirements

To run CaseWare SmartSync Server, you must meet or exceed the following system requirements:

IIS Web Server

Hardware

1 GHz 64-bit (x64) processor; 2 GHz recommended for improved performance
2 GB of RAM; 8 GB recommended for improved performance, with an additional 1 GB for every 100 users and 5000 files
Minimum 10 GB hard disk space, 40 GB or more recommended for improved performance

Note: These are the approximate disk space requirements for the system partition. Itanium-based operating systems will vary from these estimates. Additional disk space may be required if you install the system over a network.

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (with IIS 10)
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (with IIS 10)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (with IIS 8.5)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (with IIS 8)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 (with IIS 7.5 and version 6 compatibility pack)
Failover server and regular backups recommended for High Availability (HA)

Additional Components

A licensed copy of CaseWare Working Papers with SmartSync must be installed on the same server as the SmartSync service
Internet browser that supports TLS 1.2 or later (see Disabling access to CaseWare Cloud for older and unsupported browsers for more information)

Firewall Rules

SmartSync Server: Port 443 for HTTPS access
Workstations: Port 443 for HTTPS access to the IIS web server where SmartSync Server is installed
For parent client files stored on a separate server, ports 135 and 139 are required for communication between the two servers