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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.

Operating System Note

For workstations only: Windows 11 has been validated for only Orchard Harvest 13, Orchard Pathology 13, and Orchard Enterprise Lab 9, and above. To upgrade your Windows operating system, Orchard Software recommends that our users be running Orchard Harvest 13, Orchard Pathology 13, or Orchard Outreach 9.0.211217 and above.

Data Flow Diagram

The following diagram depicts the data flow of the Orchard Harvest solution. Please note that this is an example diagram and may not include all components of your deployment.

Database Server

The following specifications are Orchard Software’s recommendation for optimal performance of the Orchard Harvest database server.

SpecificationMinimum Requirements
Operating System (OS)

Current Server OS supported by Microsoft

Orchard Harvest version 15 and later requires Windows Server 2016 or later
Processor Core Allocation (CPU)

Minimum of four cores with the highest achievable core speed.

Random Access Memory (RAM)64 GB statically allocated
Hard Drive

250 GB

  • Drive 1 – Operating System = 50 GB minimum
  • Drive 2 – Database Local Storage 200 GB
Database Storage Performance

SSD (RAID level 1 or 1+0 Required)

Remote Backup Server

The following specifications are Orchard Software’s recommendation for optimal performance of the remote backup server for the Orchard Harvest solution.

SpecificationMinimum Requirements
Operating System (OS)

Current OS supported by Microsoft

Processor Core Allocation (CPU)

Minimum of two cores with the highest achievable core speed.

Random Access Memory (RAM)32 GB statically allocated
Hard Drive

550 GB

  • Drive letter C (OS Store) = 60 GB + RAM allocation
  • Drive letter H (Database local Storage) = 500 GB
HL7 Inbound Workstation

The following specifications are Orchard Software’s recommendation for optimal performance of the dedicated HL7 inbound workstation for the Orchard Harvest solution.

SpecificationMinimum Requirements
Operating System (OS)

Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit

Processor Core Allocation (CPU)

(2 cores) 2.0+ GHz

Random Access Memory (RAM)4 GB statically allocated
Hard Drive

80 GB

HL7 Outbound Workstation

The following specifications are Orchard Software’s recommendation for optimal performance of the dedicated HL7 outbound workstation for the Orchard Harvest solution.

SpecificationMinimum Requirements
Operating System (OS)

Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit

Processor Core Allocation (CPU)

(2 cores) 2.0+ GHz

Random Access Memory (RAM)4 GB statically allocated
Hard Drive

80 GB

Instrument Interface Workstation

The following specifications are Orchard Software’s recommendation for optimal performance of the dedicated instrument interface workstation for the Orchard Harvest solution.

SpecificationMinimum Requirements
Operating System (OS)

Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit

Processor Core Allocation (CPU)

(2 cores) 2.0+ GHz

If Orchard Device Engine (ODE) is being used, (4 cores) 2.0+ GHz

Random Access Memory (RAM)4 GB statically allocated
Hard Drive

80 GB

Client Workstation

The following specifications are Orchard Software’s recommendation for optimal performance of the end user workstation for the Orchard Harvest solution.

SpecificationMinimum Requirements
Operating System (OS)

Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit

Processor Core Allocation (CPU)

(2 cores) 2.0+ GHz

Random Access Memory (RAM)4 GB statically allocated
Hard Drive

80 GB

Webstation Server

The following specifications are Orchard Software's recommendation for optimal performance of the Orchard Webstation server.

SpecificationMinimum Requirements
Operating System (OS)

Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit

Processor Core Allocation (CPU)

(4 cores) 2.0+ GHz

Random Access Memory (RAM)4 GB statically allocated
Hard Drive

80 GB




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