Determining resources for multiple trials

You can install one or more studies on an InForm application server or on a physical server. Because all trials are different and have their own combinations of sites, users, patients, and forms, specifics for setting up trials on servers cannot be given in documentation.

The Administrator (System Administrator and Database Administrator) should monitor the server usage and resources (metrics) to determine the demands that are placed on it, and use that information to decide how much a specific server can handle.

When deciding the load that you will place on a server, consider the:

Number of InForm application servers on each physical server.
Number of trials on each InForm application server.
Note: It is recommended that you install only one trial per InForm application server in a production environment.
Size of the intended InForm application server (each server needs 8 to 16 GB of memory).
Number of trials you intend to run on the server computer.
System availability requirements.
Geographic proximity of sites to the server.