System Requirements

ROB-EX Desktop Planner or ROB-EX Desktop Viewer

1. Windows 8/10/11/2012R2/2016/2019/2022 64-bit OS (32-bit is not supported)
   • Recommended is Windows 10/11 with I5/I7 8th generation or newer processor
2. 8 GB memory or better
3. Minimum 1600×900 or better monitor.
   • For best experience use 1920×1080 monitor
4. Hard drive space required approx. 200 MB.
5. The windows registry is not used by the ROB-EX Desktop Client.
6. Chrome-browser for running ROB-EX web apps
   

The preferred way is to install the ROB-EX Scheduler client code on a shared file server. This way multiple clients share the same program code, making it easier to manage and update the software.

As an alternative a complete installation of the client program can also be made on the users local hard drive. Only recommended on Laptop or home computers without access to the company network.

Client installation is supported on Windows Terminal Server, Microsoft App-V and Citrix Terminal Server.

Licenses are by default delivered as network licenses (also known as concurrent users or “floating licenses”), but can also be delivered as named licenses (the latter is necessary to run ROB-EX Scheduler on laptop computers without access to the company network). To learn more about license types see the document Planning the client installation

*Note that licenses are independent of the location of the installed program code. This means that a client can still run with a network license (concurrent user) even though program code is installed on the users local hard drive.

ROB-EX Web Planner and ROB-EX Web Viewer

1. Google Chrome major version 104 or later
2. Microsoft Edge major version 104 or later
3. Firefox major version 104 or later
4. Single http/https firewall port opening to ROB-EX Server (exact port number is configurable defaulting to port 9090)
5. A server with enough CPU and RAM to host two Integration Clients per site

Read more about ROB-EX Web Planner and ROB-EX Web Viewer

ROB-EX Scheduler Multiuser server

The role of the server is to coordinate multiple users (i.e. ROB-EX Scheduler clients) planning at the same time and persist changes to a central SQL database.

The Multiuser server has the following system requirements:

1. Windows Server 2012R2/2016/2019/2022. Can also run on Windows 10/11 workstations.
2. Min. 10 GB RAM or more recommended.
3. Hard disk space approx. 10 GB free.
4. Standard TCP/IP LAN.
5. Microsoft SQL Server (all Editions of 2012/2014/2016/2017/2019/2022 are supported including the Express Edition). Both 32-bit and 64-bit SQL server is supported.
6. Virtualized server OS is supported.
7. The Multiuser server runs as a standard Windows service.

Recommended server setup

1. Windows server 2016/2019/2022, Xeon/I5/I7 8th generation or newer (Server)
2. CPU and Memory requirements
   • For single site installs without test environment and with SQL server on separate server: 8 GB RAM and 2 vCPU’s
   • For 2+ sites or with SQL server running on same server as ROB-EX: 16 GB RAM and min of 4 vCPU’s
3. Chrome-browser for running ROB-EX web apps

*The ROB-EX Scheduler Multiuser server only consumes server CPU when users (ROB-EX Scheduler clients) perform transactions on it and might by itself live together with other standard applications on the same server. The ROB-EX Scheduler Multiuser server will however typically also be installed with an Integration Client component carrying out background tasks like import/export and re-scheduling. The latter typically means that customers to get the best user experience, prefer to install ROB-EX on a dedicated server PC.