Technical Specifications – On-Premises

Introduction

Gimmal Physical is a true thin application that is offered as either a cloud-based or on-premises solution. The system requirements in this article are specific to on-premises installations only.

Requirements

This document provides the list of requirements for supported operating systems, database servers, software, and hardware.

Gimmal Physical is deployed with two installation files:

• A setup file to install the application on the web server

• A backup file for the SQL Server database

Please see the Installation Guide for more details.

Application Server

Microsoft^® .NET Framework 4.8 must be installed on the application server running Gimmal Physical. A supported version of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or later must be configured and running before Gimmal Physical can be installed.

Databases Supported

Recommended: 3.13 and above should use SQL Server 2019 or above.

Database Feature Requirements

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Devices (Optional)

• Zebra DS4608/4278 or any general-purpose scanner.

  • Gimmal Physical ScannerConnect must be installed and enabled to use tethered or wireless barcode scanner devices with Gimmal Physical.

• Zebra TC5x Mobile Computer: Gimmal Physical PortableConnect must be installed and enabled on the TC5x device.

• Android OS 13 and 14 are supported

• TC-51 and its variants are no longer supported

SMTP Server

To use the e-mail notification feature, there must be an SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) server available to handle the actual mail requests for the organization. For example, Microsoft Exchange Server provides SMTP facilities for sending email messages, as do Sendmail, Postfix, QMail, and other products.

Application Architecture

Typical on-premises Gimmal Physical architecture is depicted below.

Installation Components

Operating Systems

Gimmal Physical requires Microsoft Windows 2016 64-bit or later running on a physical or virtual computer.

Additional Supporting Applications

Optional Software

• Gimmal Physical FileConnect: a Windows service that interfaces with the Gimmal Physical web service to push data from network file shares or local folders to the Gimmal Physical for storage. A UI is provided to configure the service.

• Gimmal Physical ScannerConnect: a standalone application that allows users to transfer items in Gimmal Physical. Used for tethered or wireless scanner devices.

• Gimmal Physical PortableConnect: An Android application that allows most Zebra TC5x barcode scanners to collect scans and perform transfers into Gimmal Physical. Supports Android 13 and 14.

Identity Management Integration and Single Sign On (SSO)

Gimmal Physical can integrate with the following Single Sign On (SSO) technologies:

• Okta

• Azure Active Directory (AD)

• Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)

• SAML2-based Identity Providers (IdP)

Gimmal Physical REST API

An extensive library of REST-based web services is available for consumption.

Windows Hardware

Please note: These are MINIMUM requirements. The more resources, the better the system will perform.

* Ideal Hard Disk and Memory allotments should reflect the volume of records and frequency of transactions. For large installations, we highly recommend benchmarking in your environment to pinpoint the ideal specifications.

Device Hardware

Supported Devices