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Designing and Planning an M2150 System
Access Control Design Guide 33
Planning the SMS Software and PC Requirements
Selecting the SMS Software Edition
It is necessary to select one of four editions of the SMS software to use: Business, Professional, Enterprise
or Global, as described in the following sections. The software edition selected must be appropriate for the
size and requirements of the system being installed.
Version 6.1 SP2 or later of the SMS software must be used.
Business
The Business edition of the SMS software is a true client/server system suitable for use on a customer
network, but limited to a maximum configuration of three client computers, 64 card readers and 2000
cards. If required, all software can be installed on a single PC.
The Business edition can use SQL Server databases managed by the Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE).
With its maximum database size of 2GB, MSDE has been designed and optimized for use with smaller
systems.
Professional
The Professional edition of the SMS software builds on the capabilities of the Business edition to provide a
maximum of nine client computers and between 32 and 512 card readers, depending on the package
purchased. The Professional edition can use MSDE.
Small systems using the Professional edition can use the server also as a client. However, for improved
performance in larger systems, a dedicated server is recommended for management of the system
database.
Enterprise
The Enterprise edition provides all the features of the Professional edition system, but utilizes the full
Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 relational database management system, which meets the needs of high
performance and scalability. This configuration uses a dedicated server and supports unrestricted
expansion for large systems.
The Enterprise edition also supports "clustering" (see the Cluster Installation Manual), where two
independent servers are seen as a single server by the SMS software. If one server in the cluster should
fail, the other automatically steps in to continue normal operation.
Global
The Global edition builds on the Enterprise edition to provide enhanced capabilities for remote
management of multiple systems spread over a number of geographically separate sites. A Global edition
system consists of a "head office" and a number of "regions" (Figure 2-9). Access-control equipment can
be connected to each regional system.