This document provides an overview of the system requirements and supported devices for HP Network Node Manager i Software Smart Plug-in Performance for Traffic (iSPI for Traffic ) version 9.00.

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This document is intended to augment the Release Notes. You can find both the Support Matrix (Traffic_SupportMatrix_en.html) and the Release Notes (Release_Notes_Traffic_SPI.htm) at the root directory of the installation media.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Pre-installation requirements, as well as instructions for installing iSPI for Traffic, are documented in the installation guide provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. The document file is included in the root directory on the product's installation media as: Traffic_spi_InstallGuide_en.pdf.

Before installing the iSPI forTraffic, make sure that your system meets the following minimum requirements:

Hardware

CPU, RAM, and Disk Space Requirements / Maximum Supported Managed Environment

Below are the different tiers of managed network environments and the hardware required by the iSPI Performance for Traffic for supporting these environments. Managed environments bigger than the very large tier are not supported without additional HP approval. You can also refer to NNMi Support Matrix.

Note: If both NNMi or iSPI Performance for Metrics components are installed on the same system or shares the disk space of the system, the system requirements provided in the iSPI Performance for Traffic Support matrix is in addition to the specified system requirements in the support matrices for NNMi and iSPI Performance for Metrics.

Before installing the iSPI Performance for Traffic, make sure that your system meets the following minimum requirements

Managed Environment Size					iSPI Performance for Traffic Minimum Hardware System Requirements
	Master collector configuration		Leaf collector configuration		Master collector		Leaf collector		Java heap size for Master Collector (see Tuning the jboss Memory Size, below)	Java heap size for Leaf Collector (see Tuning the jboss Memory Size, below)	Disk space for application installation (<Traffic InstallDir>)**	Disk space for data during execution (<Traffic DataDir>)***	Disk space for flow record data during execution (<iSPI Performace for metrics DataDir>)^^
Approximate managed environment tier	Flow record rate to the leaf	<nms.traffic-master.maxflowrecord.inqueue>^	<flowrecord.pool.size>^	No. of leaf collectors	CPU (64-bit) x86-64 AMD64	RAM	CPU (64-bit) x86-64 AMD64	RAM
Entry	Upto 1K per sec	500000	200000	2	4 CPU cores (2.5GHz	8 GB	2 CPU cores (2.5GHz)	4 GB	4 GB (-Xmx4g)	2 GB (-Xmx2g)	500MB	100 MB	100 GB RAID 1+0 or 5/6 with write cache recommended (4 disk)
Small	1 K - 5K per sec	1000000	500000	3	4 CPU cores (2.5GHz	8 GB	4 CPU cores (2.5GHz	4 GB	4 GB (-Xmx4g)	3 GB (-Xmx2g)	500MB	200 MB	200 GB RAID 1+0 or 5/6 with write cache recommended (4 disk)
Medium	5K - 10 K per sec	2000000	1000000	4	4 CPU cores (2.5GHz)	8 GB	4 CPU cores (2.5GHz)	6 GB	6 GB (-Xmx6g)	4 GB (-Xmx4g)	500MB	300 MB	500 GB RAID 1+0 or 5/6 with write cache recommended (4 disk)
Large	10K- 20K per sec	3000000	2000000	5	8 CPU cores (2.5GHz)	10 GB	4 CPU cores (2.5GHz)	8 GB	8 GB (-Xmx8g)	5 GB (-Xmx5g)	500MB	800 MB	800 GB RAID 1+0 or 5/6 with write cache recommended (4 disk)
Very large	20 K-30 K per sec	4000000	3000000	5	8 CPU cores (2.5GHz)	12 GB	4 CPU cores (2.5GHz	8 GB	10 GB (-Xmx10g)	6 GB (-Xmx6g)	500MB	1 GB	1 TB RAID 1+0 or 5/6 with write cache recommended (4 disk)

**<TrafficInstallDir> is configured during installation of iSPI Performance for Traffic (Master Collector or Leaf Collector) on Windows (C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP BTO Software\ by default)
***<TrafficDataDir> is configured during installation of iSPI Performance for Traffic (Master Collector or Leaf Collector) on Windows (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\HP\HP BTO Software by default). You can refer to the HP NNM iSPI Performance for Traffic Installation Guide to configure these parameters.

^ You can refer to HP NNM iSPI Performance for Traffic Installation Guide to configure these parameters.

^^<iSPI Performance for metrics DataDir> is configured during installation of iSPI Performance for Metrics on Windows (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\HP\HP BTO Software by default). You can also set the data archival period in the Configuration utility of the system. If the data archival period for iSPI Performance for Metrics maintenance is set to a high value, ensure that adequate free disk space is available on the system on which you have installed iSPI Performance for Metrics. You can refer to HP NNM iSPI Performance for Metrics Installation Guide to configure these parameters.

Tuning the jboss Memory Size

To change the jboss maximum java heap size or other Java Virtual Machine parameters, follow these steps:

Stop iSPI Performance for Traffic Master Collector and similarly iSPI Performance for Traffic Leaf Collector.
Edit the nms-traffic-master.jvm.properties or nms-traffic-leaf.jvm.properties file.

The default maximum memory size of the jboss application server is configured in the following location:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\HP\HP BTO Software\shared\traffic-master\conf\nms-traffic-master.jvm.properties
Change the Maximum Java Heap Size to the required amount. For example, a snippet of the nms-traffic-master.jvm.properties file appear as:
#
#
# JVM Memory parameters
# -Xms: Initial Java Heap Size
# -Xmx: Maximum Java Heap Size
# -Xss: Java stack size (default to OS-supplied value)
#
-Xmx2048m
-Xms128m
Start iSPI Performance for Traffic Master Collector and similarly iSPI Performance for Traffic Leaf Collector.

Note: For a larger deployment environment, the jboss maximum java heap size can be increased to improve performance of CPU, RAM, and Disk Space requirements. Do not make the jboss maximum java heap size value too large, because the operating system may crash as jboss accesses memory.

For more information about tuning the jboss maximum java heap size, see http://java.sun.com/docs/hotspot/gc5.0/gc_tuning_5.html

Operating System

Windows

Linux

Virtual Memory/Swap Space

High Availability

The iSPI for Traffic does not support running on a high availability system. It can operate in a environment where NNMi only is running on high availability systems as well as where NNMi and iSPI Performance for Metrics are both running on high availablity systems. Please see the NNMi Deployment Guide and iSPI for Traffic Installation Guide on how to install and configure iSPI for Traffic for operating with NNMi / iSPI Performance for Metrics in high availability systems. The following configurations are supported on Operating Systems:

Database

The database(embedded or Oracle)selection for the iSPI for Traffic should be same as NNMi. The Oracle database instance must be different from NNMi database instance. See the iSPI for Traffic Installation Guide for more information.

Web Browser

General Web Browser Requirements

Web Browser Running on a Remote Client System (for operational use)

Web Browser Running on the Local Management Server System (for initial installation and configuration use)

Adobe Flash Player Plug-in

The Real-time Line Graphs (Actions → Graphs) and the SNMP MIB Browser (Tools → Browse MIBs) require the Adobe Flash Player Plug-in version 10.0.32.18 or higher. The Adobe Flash Player is available from www.adobe.com/go/getflash/.

Internationalization and Localization Support

The iSPI for Traffic can be installed on a system configured for non-English language. The iSPI for Traffic is not localized; therefore, iSPI for Traffic specific strings appear in English. However, the NNMi-specific views and strings appear in the non-English language. For the list of languages supported by NNMi, see NNMi Support Matrix, 9.00.

HP Software Support

This web site provides contact information and details about the products, services, and support that HP Software offers. For more information, visit the HP Support web site at: HP Software Support Online.

HP Software support provides customer self-solve capabilities. It provides a fast and efficient way to access interactive technical support tools needed to manage your business. As a valued support customer, you can benefit by being able to:

Note: Most of the support areas require that you register as an HP Passport user and sign in. Many also require an active support contract. To find more information about support access levels, go to: Access levels.

To register for an HP Passport ID, go to: HP Passport Registration.

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HP Network Node Manager i Software Smart Plug-in Performance for Traffic System and Device Support Matrix

Software Version: 9.00

Hardware and Software Requirements

Hardware

CPU, RAM, and Disk Space Requirements / Maximum Supported Managed Environment