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Orchard Software Hardware Specifications Overview

The specifications listed below are minimum recommendations for Orchard Software’s on-premise or client-hosted solution. Additional resources may be required to meet performance expectations, depending upon laboratory volumes and the server or workstation role.

Servers and/or workstations deployed for the Orchard solution may be physical or virtualized. Please note that Orchard Software does not configure, implement, or support the hypervisor environment housing the proposed solutions; however, Orchard Software will support all proposed applications within a hypervisor environment, if laboratory staff chooses to deploy them in a virtualized environment.

If hosting or Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment options are desired, please contact Orchard for more information on our Cloud Service offerings.

Ancillary Hardware

The CLIENT will provide:

  • Block and Slide Printers, as needed
  • Bar Code Scanners, as needed
  • Label Printers, as needed

Orchard will provide:

  • All serial port expansion cards, hubs, and connectors necessary to establish the proposed system network and all interfaces listed in the executed Purchase Agreement and subsequent Statement of Work.
Notes on Hardware Configuration & Deployment
  • An SSD storage array is preferred for any Orchard database server deployment, but may be required for intensive usage systems.
  • Random Access Memory (RAM) must be statically allocated to the workstation and/or server. Orchard’s applications are RAM-intensive. As such, dynamic allocation can, and will, cause issues within the system if it is forced to wait for memory allocation.
  • The number of dedicated workstations for Instrument Interfaces is subject to change based on the number of instrument interfaces deployed.
  • If automated faxing is deployed, a dedicated fax workstation utilizing analog fax lines is required to fax directly from the Orchard application.

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