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Server Requirements

Express Server installation

Before you install Financial Analyzer, you must install, configure, and start up Oracle Express Server (hereinafter referred to as "Express Server") release 6.3.2.1, running as a service on Windows NT or Unix.

Configuring Express Server

For optimal support of Financial Analyzer, follow these guidelines:

In the New-Install/Upgrade Configuration dialog box, choose Configure as SNAPI and XCA Server.
In the Optional Modules Configuration dialog box, select the following optional features:
- Shell Command support.
- File Authorization support (for Unix installations only).
- SQL-OUT support. This feature is required if you intend to use the Oracle General Ledger Integration Module, or bring data into Financial Analyzer using SQL.

For more information about installing, configuring, and starting up Express Server, refer to the Express Installation and Configuration Guide and the Express Installation Help system.

Express Server client support files

You must install client support files from the Express Server CD-ROM.

Important: After installing the client support files, verify that the location of the client support files is included in the ServerDBPath in the Express Server Instance Manager. Refer to Appendix A for more information.

Express Server Administrative Tools

You must install the Express Server Administration Tools from the Express Server CD-ROM.

Server hardware requirements

Refer to the Oracle Financial Analyzer Release Notes for hardware information.

Server disk space requirements

Disk space requirements for installing Financial Analyzer on the server are as follows.

Component

Disk Space Requirements

Code databases

35MB

Shared databases

13MB

Personal databases for thin client workstations

Super administrator
Administrator
Budget
Analyst
Task Processor
Shell EIF files

4MB
4MB
4MB
3MB
1MB
1MB

Component	Disk Space Requirements
Code databases	35MB
Shared databases	13MB
Personal databases for thin client workstations Super administrator Administrator Budget Analyst Task Processor Shell EIF files	4MB 4MB 4MB 3MB 1MB 1MB

Important: The disk space requirements for the personal and shared databases are minimum guidelines only. You must consider the additional disk space that you will need as you add database structures and financial data to the system.