Administrator's Guide

Planning the DSS deployment
This section contains the following topics:
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System and environment requirements
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Backup and restore strategy
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Licensing
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Device differences
System and environment requirements
This section contains the following topics:
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Software requirements
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Hardware requirements
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Port requirements
Software requirements
The following table shows the server software requirements.
Table 3-1 DSS software requirements
Area Requirements
Operating systems
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Microsoft Windows XP
● Microsoft Windows Vista
● Microsoft Windows 7
● Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including R2
● Microsoft Windows Server 2008, including R2
NOTE: 64-bit operating systems are supported, but DSS runs in 32-bit mode
Virtual servers
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VMware ESX 3.5 and later
● Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and later
● Microsoft HyperV
Miscellaneous .NET Framework 3.5
Novell
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Novell Netware 5 or higher
● Novell Client 4.91 or higher for Windows XP/2003
● Novell Client 2 or higher for Windows Vista/7/2008
Hardware requirements
The following table shows the server hardware requirements.
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