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Chapter 1. Hardware requirements for IBM Director
To successfully install IBM Director, the system on which you install IBM Director
components must meet certain minimum hardware requirements, depending on
the components to be installed and the type of system on which they will be
installed.
Because a system configured with the minimum requirements might perform
poorly in a production environment, consider the following suggestions:
v Be sure that your system can accommodate the hardware requirements, keeping
v Conduct a performance analysis to ensure that the system has sufficient capacity
Hardware requirements for x86-compatible systems
IBM Director components have minimum microprocessor speed, random access
memory (RAM), and disk space requirements on x86-compatible systems,
including System i platforms, IntelliStation workstations, NetVista desktop
computers, IBM ThinkCentre desktop computers, ThinkPad mobile computers, IBM
System Storage
point-of-sale systems.
When reviewing the hardware requirements, consider the following information:
v The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using the
v Requirements listed for IBM Director Server do not include the database
v The systems on which you install IBM Director Agent or IBM Director Server
v System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) 2.1 or later is required for all systems in an
Table 1. x86-compatible systems: Minimum hardware requirements
IBM Director Core
Requirements
Services
Microprocessor
Pentium-class
speed
processor
Memory (RAM)
128 MB
Disk space
40 MB (for Windows
100 MB (for Linux)
Display
Not applicable
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in mind that the microprocessor speed, memory, and disk-space minimum
requirements are additional to the resources are necessary for the software
already installed on the system.
to handle the additional requirements of functioning as a management server or
a management console.
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Network Attached Storage (NAS) products, and IBM SurePOS
default selections.
program hardware requirements or the increased persistent storage for managed
objects.
must meet the Wired for Management (WfM), version 2.0, specifications.
IBM Director environment.
IBM Director Agent
Pentium-class or
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Itanium
128 MB
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)
110 MB (for Windows)
165 MB (for Linux)
Not applicable
IBM Director Console
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Pentium
1.5 GHz
2 processor
256 MB
170 MB
At least 256 colors
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IBM Director Server
Pentium 1.5 GHz
512 MB (minimum)
1024 MB
(recommended)
325 MB
At least 256 colors
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