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System Requirements

This chapter describes the system requirements of Oracle Parallel Server. Specific topics discussed are:

• Hardware Requirements

• Software Requirements

• Shared Disk Subsystem

Hardware Requirements

Each Oracle8 Parallel Server Node

Each node in a cluster requires the following hardware:

Personal computer (PC) with Pentium/Pentium Pro processor that has passed certification

Windows NT-compatible network interface card (NIC). The NIC must be supported by Microsoft

external shared hard disk

72 MB RAM minimum; 96 MB RAM recommended

Oracle Enterprise Manager Repository Database

Dedicated PC with Windows NT (fulfilling the above node requirements) as the repository database with a minimum of 32 MB RAM or 64 MB RAM if the repository database is also running Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Console

Additionally, a Windows NT, Windows 95 or Windows 98 console (or client machine) where Oracle Enterprise Manager resides requires the following hardware:

Intel 486 PC or better

Windows NT or 95 compatible network adapter

VGA video (SVGA strongly recommended)

32 MB RAM recommended for Oracle Enterprise Manager

32 MB RAM for the Oracle Enterprise Manager Diagnostics Pack (optional)

Software Requirements

Each Oracle8 Parallel Server Node

Each node in a cluster requires the following software:

Windows NT 4.0 Server

Microsoft TCP/IP

Oracle8 Enterprise Edition

Net8 Server and Net8 Client

Oracle8 Parallel Server Option

Oracle8 Parallel Server Manager Server

Operating System Dependent (OSD) layer from a vendor that has passed certification

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Oracle Enterprise Manager Repository Database

Oracle Enterprise Manager repository database machine requires:

Oracle8 Enterprise Edition

Net8 Server and Net8 Client

Oracle Enterprise Console

The Oracle Enterprise Manager console workstation requires:

Net8 Client

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Diagnostics Pack for Oracle Performance Manager

This feature is optional but recommended for most deployments.

Shared Disk Subsystem

Oracle Parallel Server requires a shared disk subsystem to contain shared partitions that are raw. All Oracle8 data, log, and control files are placed on shared raw partitions.

Note: Each instance of an Oracle Parallel Server database has its own log files and control file, but data files are shared by each instance in the cluster. However, log files must be accessible/readable by other instances.