System Requirements

Item

Network License Server

SIM Reactor Suite
Petro-SIM
Multiflash
Maximus
FloWax

Processor:

Intel or AMD x86 or x64 compatible supported by Windows.
1 GHz or higher

Intel or AMD x86 or X64 compatible supported by Windows.
2 GHz or higher multi-core recommended.

Memory:

4 GB

8 GB minimum. 16 GB or more recommended

Hard Disk:

10 GB free

10 GB minimum free. 25 GB or more free recommended

Monitor:

1024x768 minimum

1024x768 minimum. Higher resolution e.g. 1920x1080 recommended.

Operating System

Actual choice depends on the version of Sentinel RMS License Manager you run. Specifics are:

Sentinel RMS License Manager is fully backwards-compatible and you may upgrade to a more recent version to suit your needs. In other words you can always use the most recent version available regardless of your KBC software program version, allowing you to keep up with server operating system upgrades.

You can generally use an older network license server version with a newer SIM Suite version, to some extent (e.g. SIM Suite 6.1 with version 8.3 of the licence server, but not 8.1). We recommend however that you upgrade at your earliest convenience.

The server can be a virtual machine (such as VMWare or Virtual Box). Under Windows terminal server it is also possible to run the license server. Support for running the license server under Citrix is not known, and not generally done.

The KBC implementation of Sentinel technology does nothing to hinder it being used with multiple vendors on the same server. Other vendors may not do the same.

64-bit Windows is recommended, since it offers improved performance and memory support.

Maximus does not support Vista or XP. FloWax 2.0 does not support Vista or XP

SIM Suite can be run on a virtualized environment such as VMWare, Virtual Box or Hyper-V using a stand alone or network license. When using terminal servers (such as Windows terminal server or Cirtrix) that allow multi user multi logins, a network license is required and a stand alone license can not be used.

Standalone licenses support many application instances. For network licenses, the license Sharing Limit setting determines how many instances can be run (Seats can be added if a Sharing Limit higher than five is needed).

Petro-SIM supports running on non-English operating systems. Japanese and Mandarin versions are tested. Petro-SIM generally supports native language names and characters. German and Spanish also work but are not routinely tested.

Combinations tested (and thus also supported) are shown below. Testing is no longer done on Windows 7 but it may still be supported. We recommended the most up to date version of Windows and test on those.

Supporting Tools:

Redundant license servers require their own additional set of licenses. Locking information for both machines are needed.

The Sentinel RMS License Manager uses port 5093 to transfer data over UDP or TCP between Servers and clients.

Port 5099 TFTP (UDP) is also used for intercommunication between servers only in a Server Redundancy constellation (which is rare and require special setup).

Microsoft Office Support:

Combinations tested (and thus also supported) and supported (but no longer tested) are shown below.

For general Excel related troubleshooting, please see here.
For clients that need to use a Click-to-Run version of Office prior to the release of these versions, we have made available a short term workaround. Note that Office 365 and Office 2019 are only available as Click-to-Run installations. For other versions, please follow the instructions on this page to determine if you have the Click-to-Run or MSI installation.
For more information about 64-bit versions of Excel and workarounds for earlier SIM Suite versions, please see this page.

Database Support:

• SQLite support is built in and an ODBC driver is also installed.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP1 and upwards. Express editions work but are not recommended due to size limitations. If unsure, use SQL Server 2022 as it will give good performance and free compression.
• Jet database support has been dropped as it has been deprecated.
• Generic ODBC connections are supported only by some tools. It works with PostgreSQL 11.17. The Petro-SIM only functionality also works with MariaDB or MySQL.

The SQL Server client is not supplied or installed as part of SIM Suite, but is recommended for large-scale or organization wide use.

.NET Framework:
SIM Suite installs the .NET framework (version 3, 4, 4.5.2 and 4.6.1). As of version 7.1, it installs V4 full and the 4.7.2 update (and no longer version 3).
Maximus 7.1 & FloWax 2.2 and upwards require .NET Framework 4.7.2 (will be installed if need be)
Maximus 6.16 and upwards require .NET 4.5.2 Framework
Maximus 6.15 and older require .NET 3.5 Framework
FloWax 2.0 requires .NET 4.5.2 Framework

Flaretot:
Version 1.3 is tested. Version 1.4.6.0 is supported on Petro-SIM version 7.0.
Version 1.4.9.0 was tested on Petro-SIM version 7.1.
PIPESIM:
Version 2012.3 (32-bit) is tested. Only the classic version is supportable. May exhibit some issues around 64 bit Petro-SIM versions.
HCAMS:
Version 2019 August through 2022 tested. We recommend that clients obtain the latest version from Haverly.
HTRI:
We generally recommend the latest version as some issues are found and fixed. Version 9.1, 9.0, 8.1, 8.0.1 and 7.3.1 are known to work. Version 7.2 was also used extensively.
OmegaLand:
Versions 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.2.2, 3.1.2 and 2.7.1 are known to work. We recommend 64 bit Omegaland and 64 bit Petro-SIM.
Help Files and Manuals
General Petro-SIM help is installed locally and also available online. Reactor technology manuals are available online only and require internet access.

Support:

See our full Product Support and Maintenance Policy.