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Primavera 6 - Performance Issues

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Thu, 2007-12-13 00:19
Nicholas Porter
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I have recently upgraded from P3.1 to Primavera 6. It performs miserably. Primavera Australia are saying that the SQL server is incompatible with my PC/server. Primavera Australia are about to test my PC in their office. The biggest problem being the 1-5 minutes to open a project, not being able to have more than one project open concurrently. I have been using V6 for about 4 weeks.

You can’t print calendars
You can’t insert page breaks
You can’t customise the toolbar
Won’t print in colour

I have since downgraded to V5, which seems to run fine - apparently V5 runs on an earlier version of SQL server.

Has anyone else had similar performance problems?

Nick

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Thu, 2007-12-13 19:29
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Nicholas Porter
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Thanks for the info Paul.

Primavera have visited my workplace and have agreed that the PC specs are more than what is required to run the software. There is a problem with the SQL database. Primavera-AUS will be taking my PC back to their office to investigate the issues.
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Thu, 2007-12-13 08:20
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Paul Harris
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Nicholas

Page 16 of the Administration manual will explain the hardware requirements for version 6.0:

“Minimum Client Configurations for clients running the Project Management and Methodology Management modules
- 1 x 2.8 GHz or higher Intel processor (most new average laptops are 1.6 to 1.9)
- 1 GB of available RAM or more (that probably means you need 2 installed depending what else you are running at the same time)
- If installing standalone modules, 575 MB of available hard-disk space for supporting software, including .NET and SQL Server 2005 Express with Advanced Services (SP2). If upgrading from a prior release, an additional 40MB of available hard-disk space per module.
- If installing the Project Management module, 185 MB of additional hard-disk space
- If installing the Methodology Management module, 45 MB of additional hard-disk space
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (SP2) or 7
- TCP/IP network protocol”

What are the specs of your machine?

Paul E Harris
Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
Planning and Scheduling Training Manual & Book Publishers & Consulting
www.eh.com.au
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