Requirements

This section details hardware and software requirements that must be in place to begin the CES deployment. The topics covered in this section are:

 

Client Hardware Requirements

This table describes the software required on the client side:

OS Client Level Memory (MB) Disk (MB) Min. CPU (MHz) Internal / External Drives
Windows 2003 Server SP1 256 250 Intel Pentium III or Pentium 4 Required
Windows XP Professional SP2 256 250 Intel Pentium III or Pentium 4 Required
AIX 5.3 ML03 256 250 Any Power 5 workstations supported on AIX Version 5.3 Required

Server Hardware Requirements

This table describes the general hardware requirements expected in the supported Operating Systems required to run the CES application:
 
OS Server Level Memory Disk Min. CPU (MHz) Internal / External Drives
Windows 2003 Server SP1 2 GB 1 GB Intel Pentium III or Pentium 4 Required
AIX 5.3 ML03 2 GB 1 GB Any Power 5 workstations supported on AIX Version 5.3 Required

Client Software Requirements

This table describes the software required on the client side:
 
Operating System Software Requirements
Windows 2003/XP
  • Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0
  • J# 2.0 Redistributable Package
  • Java Enabled HTML Browser:

    Microsoft Internet Explorer  6.0 on Windows with SUN Java plug-in version 5 Update 7, which can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com/products/archive/index.html
AIX Java Enabled HTML Browser:

Mozilla 1.7 with IBM Java plug-in 5 SR3, which can be downloaded from IBM web site :
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/ java/jdk/aix/service.html

It is recommended that you download the required Java plug-in installation to the client and then install locally. Installing over the network might result in unpredictable behavior.

Server Software Requirements

This table describes the software required on the server side:
 
Operating System Software Requirements
Windows 2003 Server
  • Database :- Oracle10g R2
  • WebSphere Application Server: 6.1
  • SUN Java 5.0 update 7
AIX 5.3 ML03
  • Database:
    • Oracle10g R2
    • DB2 V8.2.4 (V8.1 FixPak 11) A 64-bit DB2 instance must be created for the CES database.
  • WebSphere Application Server: 6.1
  • IBM Java 5 SR3