RxConnect System Requirements
These documents detail the system requirements for the RxConnect CKO server, Database server, Web server and Ports and include a matrix for determining the environment size.
Architecture of RxConnect - PDF here - as of March 2021
For very small facilities - STANDALONE facility
Environment Sizing Matrix Below:
The matrix shown here serves as a basic guideline to determine which environment size a client may need. Actual installation recommendations will need to be reviewed with System Engineering based on unique client requirements. While determining the appropriate environment size, a System Engineer must also account for future growth in the near term as well as other usage scenarios.
| # Hospital Beds | # of Simultaneous Pharmacy Users | Integration with CPOE/eMAR, ADM, Billing | Minimum Environment Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 hospitals or 600 beds | 1 to 6 | Up to 1 integration type only | Small |
| 4 to 25 hospitals or 601 to 5,000 beds | 7 to 75 | Up to 3 integration types | Medium |
| 26 to 150 hospitals or 5,001 to 30,000 beds | 76 to 300 | Up to 3 integration types | Large |
CKO Server
| Small | Medium | Large | Large - High Availability Qty 2 - Load Balanced |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Dual Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) | Dual Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) | Dual Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) | Dual Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) |
| Memory | 16GB Memory or greater | 16GB Memory or greater | 16GB Memory or greater | 16GB Memory or greater |
| Disk Array | RAID Controller | RAID Controller | RAID Controller | RAID Controller |
| Hard Drive | 146GB 10K or 15K RPM SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration) | 146GB 10K or 15K RPM SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration) | 146GB 10K or 15K RPM SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration) | 146GB 10K or 15K RPM SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration) |
| Network | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater |
| OS |
Windows Server® 2012, 2016, and 2019 |
Windows Server® 2012, 2016, and 2019 |
Windows Server® 2012, 2016, and 2019 |
Windows Server® 2012, 2016, and 2019 |
| Virtualization | VMware vSphere 5.x + | VMware vSphere 5.x + | VMware vSphere 5.x + | VMware vSphere 5.x + |
| Power | Redundant Power Supplies | Redundant Power Supplies | Redundant Power Supplies | Redundant Power Supplies |
Database Server
| Small | Medium | Large | Large - High Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Dual Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) | Quad Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) | Quad Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) | Quad Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) |
| Memory | 8GB Memory or greater | 16GB memory or greater | 64GB Memory or greater | 64GB Memory or greater |
| Disk Array | RAID Controller | RAID Controller | RAID Controller | RAID Controller |
| Hard Drive |
300GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration OS/Data Journals) 300GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 3 - RAID 5 configuration Database Files) |
450GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration OS/Data Journals) 450GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 3 - RAID 5 configuration Database Files) |
146GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration OS) 300GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration TempDb) 300GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 4 - RAID 10 configuration Transaction Logs) 300GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 4 - RAID 10 configuration Database Files) |
146GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration OS) 300GB SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 3 - RAID 5 configuration Database Files) |
| Network | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100MBps or greater | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100MBps or greater |
| SAN Storage | NA | NA | NA |
10G FC SAN Storage LUN (Quorum) 100B FC SAN Storage LUN (RAID 10 configuration - Journals) 300GB FC SAN Storage LUN (RAID 10 configuration - Database) |
| OS |
Windows Server® 2016; Windows Server® 2019 w/RxConnect 7.24.0+ |
Windows Server® 2016; Windows Server® 2019 w/RxConnect 7.24.0+ |
Windows Server® 2016; Windows Server® 2019 w/RxConnect 7.24.0+ |
Windows Server® 2016; Windows Server® 2019 w/RxConnect 7.24.0+ |
| Virtualization | VMware vSphere 5.x + | VMware vSphere 5.x + | VMware vSphere 5.x + | VMware vSphere 5.x + |
| Power | Redundant Power Supplies | Redundant Power Supplies | Redundant Power Supplies | Redundant Power Supplies |
| Other Software |
SQL Server 2019 w/RxConnect 7.58 + |
SQL Server 2019 w/RxConnect 7.58 + |
SQL Server 2019 w/RxConnect 7.58 + |
SQL Server 2019 w/RxConnect 7.58 + |
Ports
| Port | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 8972 | RxConnect Web Server | Avatar Cache Server |
| 19300 | Avatar Cache Server | RxConnect Web Server |
| 32301 | RxConnect Web Server | Avatar Cache Server |
| 32302 | RxConnect Web Server | Avatar Cache Server |
| 1433, 1434 | RxConnect Web Server | SQL Server (TCP and UDP) |
Bidirectional
| Port | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 135-139 | RxConnect Web Server | SQL Server (TCP and UDP) |
| 80 | RxConnect Web Server | CKO Server |
The RxConnect-specific ports (highlighted in yellow) are just examples to be used, so they are subject to change.
The Avatar port is specific to the port that the Cache server is using for the Avatar instance.
Web Server
| Small | Medium | Large | Large - High Availability Qty 2 - Load Balanced |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Dual Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) | Dual Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) | Dual Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) | Dual Core Intel® Xeon™ Processor, 2.8GHz or Greater (Quantity of 2) |
| Memory | 8GB Memory or greater | 16GB Memory or greater | 16GB Memory or greater | 16GB Memory or greater |
| Disk Array | RAID Controller | RAID Controller | RAID Controller | RAID Controller |
| Hard Drive | 146GB 10K or 15K RPM SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration) | 146GB 10K or 15K RPM SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration) | 146GB 10K or 15K RPM SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration) | 146GB 10K or 15K RPM SCSI Hard Drives (Quantity of 2 - RAID 1 configuration OS) |
| Network | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater | TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater |
| OS |
Windows Server® 2016; Windows Server® 2019 w/RxConnect 7.24.0+ |
Windows Server® 2016; Windows Server® 2019 w/RxConnect 7.24.0+ |
Windows Server® 2016; Windows Server® 2019 w/RxConnect 7.24.0+ |
Windows Server® 2016; Windows Server® 2019 w/RxConnect 7.24.0+ |
| Virtualization | VMware vSphere 5.x + | VMware vSphere 5.x + | VMware vSphere 5.x + | VMware vSphere 5.x + |
| Power | Redundant Power Supplies | Redundant Power Supplies | Redundant Power Supplies | Redundant Power Supplies |
Workstation
- Processor - Intel/AMD 8th generation processors
- Operating System - Windows 11 on the latest Microsoft release
- Browser - Chrome Edge or Chrome required
- RAM - 16 GB or higher
- Hard Disk Space - 128GB or higher
- TCP/IP Network Adapter 100Mbps or greater
- Monitor -large landscape monitor - RxConnect uses all available screen space. Smaller 1024x768 monitor discouraged.
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
- Mouse - Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
- Adobe Reader XI
Label Printers
For the latest information on Zebra printers, see RxConnect - How to get printers, drivers, and labels.
Questions that have been asked by clients:
- Can the servers have valid SSL certificates (for encryption)? The web servers can use SSL if needed.
- What type of authentication is taking place from end users overall?
- AD and/or local? This depends on if RxConnect is connected to Avatar or not. If it is connected to Avatar, then it would use Avatar authentication. If not, then it would use Active directory.
- RX Connect Application/Web server
- What data is being housed here? This server just holds the website. No other actual data is stored on the web/app server.
- Can this port be changed to 443 from 80?
- End user This can be changed to use port 443/use https.
- To CKO Server This can be set to use port 443
- RX Connect SQL Server
- Why is there a separate line for a generic SQL port (1433) going to the SQL server from end user? Because some sites have closed that port and RxConnect needs it to talk to the SQL server. So it has been noted that it is needed.
- CKO Server
- What data is housed here? This is a read only drug interaction database.
- What is the data from the Web Server to the CKO server? This is just drug interaction checks.
- Can this port be changed to 443 from 80? It can be changed.