User guide

2-2 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software User Guide
Installing the EPICenter Software
The ExtremeWare EPICenter server installation process installs two components:
• The EPICenter Database Engine
• The EPICenter Web Server
UnderWindowsNT/2000youcanrunthese as services,or justasanapplication.Running
them as services is recommended.
Server Requirements
The ExtremeWare EPICenter Server can run under Microsoft Windows NT 4.0,
Microsoft Windows 2000, or Sun Microsystems’ Solaris Operating Environment, SPARC
Platform Edition.
Windows NT or Windows 2000
For installation under Windows NT or Windows 2000, the requirements are:
• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 running on an Intel platform.
• 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended, especially if you plan to run an EPICenter
clientonthesamesystem).
• Disk space depends on the file system used on the disk as well as the number of
items (devices, ports, alarms etc.) that the system must handle:
— 130 MB of disk space for the server installation.
— Up to 150-200 MB for runtime usage (log files, database, user-defined scripts,
reports, and so on).
— If the disk is using the FAT file system, the EPICenter server could use 30% of the
disk (i.e 300MB on a 1 GB disk, 600 MB on a 2GB disk and so on). Installing on a
FAT file system is not recommended.
You can tell the type of file system by looking at the disk properties. Right-click on
the drive letter in the Windows Explorer or My Computer windows.
• 300 Mhz Pentium-compatible processor.
• CDROM drive (for installation).
• A network connection.