Sage 300 People installation prerequisites

Prepare the web server

• Configure Windows Server 2016 or 2019 as a web server
• Enable ASP.NET
• Install the latest applicable service packs
• Install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
• Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
• Install Sage 300 People on Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or later

Configure the SQL Server environment

• Install a dedicated Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or 2019 instance for Sage 300 People, if required by corporate security policies
• Ensure that a SQL account with Database Owner (DBO) permissions is available for the Sage 300 People database

Create the service account

• Create a VIPAdmin account with local administrator permissions, or a Domain Administrator account if users access Sage 300 People through Active Directory
• Grant the account network access to the Sage 300 People server folder
• Configure the account password to never expire

Configure security and antivirus settings

• Exclude the Sage 300 People server folder from antivirus scanning

Configure email services

• Ensure that the mail server accepts Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) relay requests from the web server hosting Sage 300 People

Plan the server deployment

• Use a dedicated server for the Sage 300 People application
• Do not install Sage 300 People on a Domain Controller
• Do not install Sage 300 People on an Exchange Server
• Do not install Sage 300 People on other business-critical servers

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