N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Installation Guide

Chapter 2 System Requirements for the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1

This chapter lists the system requirements for installing and using the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1. This chapter discusses the following topics:

General System Requirements

This section lists requirements for installing and using the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1:

Supported Operating Systems

You can install the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Master Server on systems that are running the following operating systems:

Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 systems
Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0 and Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

You can install the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Remote Agent, Local Distributor, and CLI Client on systems that are running the following operating systems:

Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, or Solaris 9 systems
Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0 and Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1
IBM AIX 4.3.3, 5.1, 5.2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Supported Web Browsers

The following table lists the web browser requirements for the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 Web Interface.

Table 2–1 Web Browser Requirements for the HTML User Interface


Platform	Browser
Solaris	Netscape Navigator 6.2.2, Netscape Navigator 7.0
Red Hat	Netscape Navigator 6, Netscape Navigator 7.1
Windows	Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6, Netscape Navigator 6, Netscape Navigator 7.1

Required Operating System Patches

The following table lists the required patches for each supported operating system.

Table 2–2 Required Patches for Supported Operating Systems


OS Version	Required Patches
Solaris 2.6	105633-56 107733-09 105568-23 105210-38 108091-03 106842-09 106841-01 105181-33 105591-09 106125-11 112542–01
Solaris 7	106980-16 106541-16 107544-03 106950-13 106327-08 106300-09
Solaris 8	None
Solaris 9	None
IBM AIX 4.3.3.0	AIX 4330-09 maintenance level (APAR IY22024)
IBM AIX 5.1.0.0	AIX 5100-01 maintenance level (APAR IY21957) APAR IY19375
Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, or 8.0	None
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1	None
Windows 200 Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server	Service Pack 3

Requirements for SSH

If you want to use SSH for secure connections on Solaris OS, Red Hat Linux, or IBM AIX systems, you must have SSH protocol version 2 installed on each machine that you want to use SSH.

Requirement for Jython

If you want to use Jython with the CLI Client, install Jython version 2.0 or higher. For more information about Jython, see .

Requirements for Locales

The N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 has been internationalized to install and run in localized environments. You will need to adhere to the following requirements if you want to run the software in a localized environment.

All applications must be run in the same locale or in locales that are equivalent. The Remote Agent, Local Distributors, and CLI Client must run in the same locale as the Master Server.
The software accepts only ASCII characters for file names, directory names, and other input.

Application Requirements

This section lists the requirements for installing and using each of the N1 Service Provisioning System 4.1 applications:

System Requirements for Applications on Solaris OS Systems

Solaris Master Server

The Solaris Master Server requires the Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 operating system. The system must meet the following hardware requirements:

450 MHz single or multiple CPU, SPARC^TM hardware only.
At least 1 GByte RAM.
2 GBytes HD free space. The repository space requirement is determined by the size of your deployed applications.

The following table lists the /etc/system settings required for a Solaris system running the Master Server.

Note –

If you are using the Solaris 9 Operating System, you cannot change the values for shmsys:shminfo_shmmin and shmsys:shminfo_shmseg. The default values for these settings are acceptable.

Table 2–3 Solaris /etc/system Settings


Variable	Minimum Value	Recommended Value
`shmsys:shminfo_shmmax`	0x20000000 [536870912 in decimal (512Mb), but this number must be specified in hex for the Solaris 8 Operating System. ]	0x20000000
`shmsys:shminfo_shmmin`	1	1
`shmsys:shminfo_shmmni`	2	256
`shmsys:shminfo_shmseg`	1	256
`semsys:seminfo_semmni`	32	512
`semsys:seminfo_semmns`	512	512
`semsys:seminfo_semmsl`	17	32

Solaris Local Distributor, Remote Agent, and CLI Client

The Solaris Local Distributor requires the Solaris 6, Solaris 7, Solaris 8, or Solaris 9 operating system. The system must meet the following hardware requirements:

400 MHz single or multiple CPU, SPARC hardware only.
At least 256 MBytes RAM.
1 GBytes HD free space. The cache space requirement is determined by the size of your deployed applications.

System Requirements for Applications on Red Hat Linux

The bc command must be in the user's path when the Red Hat Linux Master Server installation begins. Without the bc command, the installation exits and requests that bc be installed. Install the bc-1.06-5.rpm package or a later version of the package.

Red Hat Linux Master Server

The Red Hat Linux Master Server requires one of the following versions of Red Hat Linux:

Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, or 8.0
Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1

The system must meet the following hardware requirements:

1 GHz single or multiple CPU, Intel x86-compatible hardware only.
At least 1 GByte RAM.
2 GBytes HD free space. The repository space requirement is determined by the size of your deployed applications.

The Red Hat Linux Master Server installer checks the following system parameters and exits with an error if the minimum values are not met.

Table 2–4 Red Hat System Settings


System Parameter	Minimum Value	Recommended Value
`shmall` in `/proc/sys/kernel/shmall`	536870912 (512Mb)	2147483647 (2048Mb)
`shmmax` in `/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax`	536870912 (512Mb)	2147483647 (2048Mb)

Red Hat Linux Local Distributor, Remote Agent, and CLI Client

The Red Hat Linux Local Distributor, Remote Agent, and CLI Client require one of the following versions of Red Hat Linux:

Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, or 8.0
Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1

The system must meet the following hardware requirements:

1 GHz single or multiple CPU, Intel x86-compatible hardware only.
At least 1 GByte RAM.
1 GByte HD free space. The cache space requirement is determined by the size of your deployed applications.

System Requirements for Applications on IBM AIX

The IBM AIX Local Distributor, Remote Agent, and CLI Client require the AIX 4.3.3, 5.1.0, or 5.2.0 operating system. The system must meet the following hardware requirements:

400 MHz single or multiple CPU, pSeries hardware only.
At least 256 MBytes RAM.
1 GByte HD free space. The cache space requirement is determined by the size of your deployed applications.

System Requirements for Applications on Windows 2000

When running the Windows Master Server, Remote Agent, Local Distributor, or CLI Client, you must have enough space in the home directory for creating intermediate files. The space requirement is approximately equivalent to the size of the files in the that are installed to run the application.

Windows 2000 Master Server

The WindowsMaster Server requires one of the following versions of Windows:

Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server

The system must meet the following hardware requirements:

1 GHz single or multiple CPU, Intel x86-compatible hardware only.
At least 1 GByte RAM.
2 GBytes HD free space The repository space requirement is determined by the size of your deployed applications.

Windows 2000 Local Distributor, Remote Agent, and CLI Client

The Windows Local Distributor, Remote Agent, and CLI Client require one of the following versions of Windows:

Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server

The system must meet the following hardware requirements:

1 GHz single or multiple CPU, Intel x86-compatible hardware only.
At least 1 GByte RAM.
1 GByte HD free space The repository space requirement is determined by the size of your deployed applications.