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Data Guru System Requirements
Data Guru System Requirements
Overview
This chapter lists the minimum system requirements for a successful installation and
discusses the two different versions of Data Guru, one of which is selected automatically
during installation. Also described here are locations the various files installed and used in
a typical Data Guru configuration.
Hardware & Software Requirements
Data Guru can run on most modern laptop machines with few system limitations.
Additional system performance allows for faster processing of larger data sets.
Single User
Data Guru can be run on a single machine with the following minimum specifications:
Minimum
Computer
2.6 GHz Pentium-compatible
PC
CPU
Intel i5 processor
RAM
4 GB
Display
1024x768 screen resolution
Hard Disk
100 GB free disk space (1 GB
required for installation)
Internet Connectivity
Required for certain
transforms
Operating System
Windows 7 (64-bit)
Microsoft .NET Framework
4.0
Recommended
Windows 8 (64-Bit)b
While these are the absolute minimum requirements to install and run Data Guru in a
stand-alone environment, it is strongly recommended that more advanced systems are
used.
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Cloud/Server Environment
Data Guru allows users to transform their data on a cloud or local server. If the data
transformation process is going to happen on the local client machine, hardware specs
should be increased. A solid state hard drive and increased memory is strongly
recommended.
Basic Client
Standard Client Low End Server
Standard
Server
High
Performance
Server
Purpose
User client machine for day-to-day
work
Dedicated data server to be accessed by client
machine
Data*
4 GB or less
10-30 GB
CPU
30-60 GB
75 GB or greater
Intel i7 processor Intel i7 processor Single Xeon
processor
Single Xeon
processor
Dual Xeon
Processor
6 GB
8 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB or
greater
500 GB HDD
240 GB SSD
RAID Array
RAID Array
SAN/SSD RAID
Array
DBMS
SQL Express
SQL Standard
SQL Standard
SQL Enterprise
OS
Windows 7 / 8
(64-bit)
RAM
Hard Drive
6-10 GB
Windows Server
2008 / 2012
* The relative size of the database on the client machine which is supporting the data
transformation process.
Additional System Considerations
How Your Data Guru Version is Determined
If you have the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office installed, the x86 version of Data Guru is
installed regardless of whether your operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit.
For Access databases, Data Guru uses the Microsoft Access Database Driver installed with
Microsoft Office. Because there is no AnyCPU version of Microsoft Office or the Microsoft
Access Database Driver that can run as either a 32-bit or 64-bit application, the x86
version is used.
If you do not have the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office installed, the AnyCPU version is
installed. When the AnyCPU version of DataGuru is run on a 64-bit operating system, it
runs as an x64 application and therefore cannot use the x86 version of the Access
Database Driver if it is installed at a later time. When Data Guru then attempts to access
the Access database, it warns that the x64 Access driver cannot be found.
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Additional System Considerations
The selection of the DataGuru version is determined as follows:
Using an Access database can result in a significant reduction of the database space
available for processing data. It is recommended that those projects be migrated to
either an SQL Server database or SQLite database.
Oracle ODBC Drivers
If you are using Oracle, the Oracle ODBC drivers must match the type of Data Guru
application (64-bit and 32-bit). To do this, you must use your native system as the basis
for ODBC setup. For example, if you are using a 64-bit machine, you must use the 64-bit
ODBC driver, and Data Guru will only be able to connect with the 64-bit version. If you
attempt to run Data Guru as a 32-bit application (for example, to use with Access), the
Oracle ODBC connections will not work on the 64-bit machine.
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File Locations
Several file locations are commonly used with Data Guru application. These include the
following:
Application Installation Folder
During installation, Data Guru files are placed under the appropriate Program Files folder
on the System drive, based on the version being installed and your operating system:
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x86 or AnyCPU version on 32-bit operating system -
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x86 version on 64-bit operating system -
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AnyCPU version on 64-bit operating system -
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File Locations
User Project Folders
During initial start-up, Data Guru creates a set of user folders, which by default are
placed in the following location:
This location is always offered when creating a new project; however, you can override
the default and select another location.
User Configuration Data Folder
Application configuration information is stored in the user.config file located in the
AppData\Local folder of the current user:
Typical user configuration information includes the most-recently-used lists for projects
and last accessed folder locations. This information is independent of projects.
Note: The AppData folder is a hidden folder. You must disable the Hidden attribute on
this folder to view its contents.
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Application Data Folder
Data Guru uses a folder common to all users of the application:
Currently, this folder is used solely to store the Diagnostics sub-folder for Data Guru’s
diagnostic output, which is written to a file named ErrorLog.xml. Data Guru writes to
this file when it encounters an unexpected condition or when an internal program
exception occurs. Currently, you must send this file manually to LLamasoft if you require
assistance in resolving a program error. Later Data Guru versions may automatically send
this file to LLamasoft as errors occur. The file is formatted in XML and can be
programmatically parsed.
Note: This file contains only error information; trace information is not included.
Whenever this file has contents, it is of interest to the development team for
quality purposes.
In the future, additional data common to all users of the application will reside in the
Application Data Folder.
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