Server
Hardware Requirements
CiscoWorks2000 and the VMS bundle can be installed and
operated on either a Windows 2000 Server platform or a Sun Solaris platform. The
hardware requirements for CiscoWorks2000 and VMS are specified in Table
10.1.
Table 10.1: Server Hardware Requirements
|
Component |
Minimum Requirement |
|
|
Hardware |
IBM PC Compatible with 1 GHz or faster Pentium CPU |
Sun UltraSPARC 60 MP with 440 MHz or faster processor or Sun
UltraSPARC III system (i.e., Sun Blade 2000 or Sun Fire 280R) |
|
Operating System |
Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced
Server(Service Pack 3) |
Solaris 8 with the following patches: 108528-13 108827-15 108528-13 108827-15 |
|
Additional Software |
Microsoft ODBC Driver Manager 3.510 or later |
N/A |
|
File System |
NTFS |
UFS |
|
Memory |
1GB (minimum) experience shows 1.5GB to 2GB is more
practical |
|
|
Virtual Memory |
1GB (minimum) |
|
|
Hard Drive Space |
9GB (minimum); this will increase depending on what
reporting and logging is enabled. Be sure to monitor the log file size. |
|
|
Java Version |
Sun Java plug-in 1.3.1-b24 |
|
The VMS product suite should not be
installed on a Microsoft Windows Server system that is a domain controller or a
terminal server. The remainder of this chapter will focus on the installation of
the IDS MC on a Windows 2000 system. For additional information regarding the
installation of the IDS MC on a Solaris 8 server, please refer to Cisco's web
site (www.cisco.com).