Server Hardware Requirements

The server hardware must meet minimum requirements to run STA.

To accommodate future STA upgrades or library changes, select a server that has expandable disk bays, CPU cores, and RAM slots. Contact your Oracle sales representative for assistance with sizing your STA server.

Table 1-5 Server Hardware Requirements

Hardware Configuration

Processor

Intel Xeon Series or equal AMD CPU

CPU cores

Minimum: 6

Recommended: 12 to 32, or capability to expand to this configuration

Memory

Minimum: 16 GB RAM

Recommended: 32 GB to 128 GB RAM

Operating system disk

Dual HDD drives:

  • 600 GB each (single library, typical)
  • 1 TB each (multiple libraries, typical)

Note: As the number of data exchanges increases, so does the size of the database.

Database data and local backup disks

Minimum: 100 GB each

Recommended: 250 GB to 2 TB each

Connection

Gigabit Ethernet

Platform

All disk storage residing on a single platform

See the Review the STA File System Layout for the recommended file system layout and allocations.