As a base requirement, production deployments of NLINK® should be run on Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019. NLINK operates completely in-memory and only requires physical disk space to: (a) store its meta-database configuration data (usually just a few Mbytes), and (b) store transient data used with advanced features such as Store-and-Forward and Replication c) store any logs. It is best to use the fastest disk available to maximize performance.
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Note that Virtual environments such as VMware and/or Microsoft’s Hyper-V are also supported. If NLINK is being deployed in virtual machine, make sure it is set to use a static MAC address.
See also: https://junot-corp.s3.amazonaws.com/NLINK-Server-Hardware-Recommendations.pdf