Hardware and Software Requirements

Supported Topography

Value Navigator is a thick client desktop application that directly accesses a database server. As such, data locality is paramount for optimal performance. Aucerna strongly recommends, and will only support, on-premise database installations. Value Navigator and associated databases will function when deployed on Citrix or cloud infrastructures (Azure SQL, AWS, etc.), but errors associated with these installations will not be addressed by our Client Care team.

Recommended Workstation

Aucerna recommends the following minimum hardware and software requirements for running Value Navigator. Value Navigator is compiled in 64-bit and will enable you to take advantage of 64-bit operating systems.

Hardware and Software Requirements
CPU Intel Core i3 or higher
Memory 8 GB or higher
Video Resolution 1280 x 1024 or higher. Recommend running at 100% DPI.
Operating System Windows 7, 8, or 10
.NET Framework 4.7
Oracle Client 64-bit 10g, 11g, 12c, or 18c (Oracle client only necessary if using Oracle database)

Recommended Database Server Hardware

Server Requirements
Operating System (64-bit) Windows Server 2016 or higher
CPU 4 Intel Xeon Processors or better
Physical Memory 64 GB
Disk Space

OS Disk – 256 GB SSD

Data Disk - 50 GB per 1000 wells

Aucerna recommends that this server be dedicated to Value Navigator and not shared with other applications.

Supported Databases

Aucerna requires the following minimum server requirements for running Value Navigator databases. Database maintenance is the responsibility of the client, i.e. backup and restore policies. SQL Server on Azure is not recommended due to potential performance degradation that occurs when the database is not local to the application server.

Server Requirements
Oracle 10g, 11g, 12c (version 12.1.0.2) or 18c
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2014 or 2016

SQLite, which is included with Value Navigator, creates file-based projects. SQLite projects do not require a separate server component. SQLite databases are intended for single-user access. They are not intended to be accessed over a network.

Recommended Citrix Deployment

Value Navigator and associated databases will function when deployed on Citrix, but errors associated with these installations will not be addressed by our Client Care team.

Aucerna recommends the following deployment of Value Navigator on a Citrix Server:

  • Save user profiles to a remote repository on log off of Citrix Server
  • Restore user profiles from remote repository on log on of Citrix Server
  • Store Product Key in the Eni.ValueNavigator.exe.config file
  • Ensure that the %LOCALAPPDATA% and %APPDATA% exists on log on locally on the Citrix C drive
  • Ensure that the Citrix server can access external files
  • Ensure that the Citrix server can print to the network printers