What are the system requirements for installing SM 3.50 components on multiple computers? (NETIQKB5137)

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  • 02-Feb-2007
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What are the system requirements for installing SM 3.50 components on multiple computers?

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Database Computer System Requirements

The following table lists system requirements and recommendations for the database computer:

Category

Minimum Requirement

Processor

200MHz Intel Pentium minimum. Dual 450MHz Intel Pentium processors or better recommended in environments expecting more than one million total events.

Disk Space

5GB+ free disk space minimum. Fast disk access, multiple physical devices, and RAID arrays recommended for most environments.

The OnePoint database requires approximately 95KB for each alert, 500 bytes to 10.4KB for each event, and 195 bytes for each performance data item. A 5.3GB OnePoint database will hold approximately 8,800 alerts, 1,400,000 events at 2.5KB per event, and 5,000,000 performance data items.

Memory

256MB required. 512MB to 1GB recommended for most environments.

Operating System

Windows 2000 Server

NOTE:
Reporting requires the English version of Windows 2000 Server.

Software

The database computer requires the following software:

  • In native Windows 2000 environments, Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
  • SQL Server 2000. For more information about installing SQL Server for use with Security Manager, see ?Configuring the SQL Server? on page 51.

Central Computer System Requirements

The following table lists the system requirements and recommendations for the central computers:

Category

Minimum Requirement

Processor

300MHz Intel Pentium minimum. Dual 450MHz Intel Pentium processors or better recommended in environments expecting more than one million total events.

Disk Drives

5GB+ free disk space minimum. Fast disk access, multiple physical devices, and RAID arrays recommended for most environments.

Memory

256MB required. 512MB to 1GB recommended.

Graphics

256 colors or more.

Operating System

Windows 2000 Server.

NOTE:
Reporting requires the English version of Windows 2000 Server.

Software

The central computer requires the following software:

  • Windows 2000 includes IIS with Internet Services Manager and MTS functionality with Component Services.
  • In native Windows 2000 environments, Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
  • Microsoft Office Graph component
  • Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer
  • Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.1 or later
  • Microsoft Outlook 98 or later, if you want to send email notifications using Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Management Console (MMC) version 1.1or later
  • To customize existing reports or to create custom reports, you must install a full version of Microsoft Access 2000 or Microsoft Access XP. To run and view reports provided by Security Manager, you can use the run-time vers.
    ion of Microsoft Access 2000 or Microsoft Access XP.

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