Now the time has come to really get started with the development, and in order to do this you first need to install Analysis Services. In order to do this, you need to ensure that you have a server that meets the prerequisites. As you can see in the following table, they are pretty modest when it comes to hardware. However, these are the minimum recommendations for production solutions. You need to ensure that you have a server that is powerful enough to meet the demands of your users.
Tip
Many hardware providers have sizing guides that can help you to choose a server that can work for your production databases. You can find one here from the hardware vendor, HP, as shown in the following link : http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/us/en/sizers/microsoft-sql-bi.html.
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Hard Disk Space Requirements |
345 MB |
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Processor Type |
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