This page lists the hardware and software requirements for all versions of SonarWiz 7.
System Requirements
• SonarWiz is tested and supported on Microsoft Windows 10 through Microsoft Windows 11
• SonarWiz is tested and supported on Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure instances running Microsoft Windows
• Installation must be performed by an account with admin privileges
• The installation drive requires about 2.0 GB of free disk space
• Minimum of 8 GB of RAM
• Graphics card must have full support for DirectX11
• Minimum supported screen resolution is 1024 x 768
NO SUPPORT FOR VM ENVIRONMENTS
SonarWiz hard dongles can run on Parallels Desktop for Mac since the Gemalto-Sentinel dongle driver provides an installation option for it. However, Chesapeake does not test on or support the use of SonarWiz on Apple Macs. SonarWiz DFLs are not tested on and Chesapeake Technology cannot explicitly endorse the use on any virtualization solutions.
AWS System Specifications
SonarWiz has been tested successfully on the following AWS Instance Types:
Type | Sizes | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
G4dn | g4dn.xlarge | g4dn.4xlarge | g4dn.16xlarge | Accelerated Computing |
I3 | i3.large | i3.2xlarge | i3.8xlarge | Storage Optimized |
M5ad | m5ad.xlarge | m5ad.4xlarge | m5ad.24xlarge | General Purpose |
T3 | t3.small | t3.large | t3.2xlarge | General Purpose |
Performance of each instance type relative to a Lenovo T740p laptop on a benchmark of SonarWiz tests was as follows (lower numbers are better performance):
Internet Access Requirements
SonarWiz may be run without an internet connection. The following tools require an internet connection:
Connecting to online map data
Exporting Mosaic to Google Earth
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