Specifications

The ADS:
• runs on multiple Microsoft® operating systems:
Windows® 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7 with SP1.
See the Operating Systems and SQL Server
Combinations section for more details.
• runs on multiple Microsoft database managers:
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Express, Microsoft
SQL Server 2012 Express with SP2, and Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with SP2. See the
section for more details.
• supports virtual environments, including VMware®
and Microsoft Hyper-V™. Refer to the Network and
IT Guidance for the BAS Professional Technical
Bulletin (LIT-12011279) for more information.
Figure 2: Metasys Network with an ADS
Extended Application and Data
Server (ADX)
The ADX provides more advanced historical data
management. The ADX supports up to 10, 25, 50, or 100
users connected to the Site Management Portal UI. The
ADX offers manual, automatic, and scheduled archiving
of historical data and offers extended reporting
capabilities using SQL Server software or third-party
software.
The ADX:
• runs on Multiple Microsoft operating systems:
Windows® 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 with SP1,
Windows® Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012,
Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1, and Windows
Server 2008 with SP2.
• runs on Multiple Microsoft database managers:
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Express, Microsoft
SQL Server 2012 Express with SP2, Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 R2 Express with SP2, SQL Server 2014,
SQL Server 2012 with SP2, and SQL Server 2008
R2 with SP2. ADXs using SQL Server software with
SQL Server Reporting Services installed also support
the Metasys Advanced Reporting system. See ADX
with the Metasys Advanced Reporting System.
• supports virtual environments, including VMware®
and Microsoft Hyper-V™. Refer to the Network and
IT Guidance for the BAS Professional Technical
Bulletin (LIT-12011279) for more information.
3Application and Data Server (ADS) and Extended Application and Data Server (ADX) Product Bulletin