1.1 System Requirements

1.1.1 PlateSpin Recon Server Hosts

PlateSpin Recon Server hosts must meet the following system requirements:

NOTE:Disk space Requirements depend on the number of monitored workloads and the amount of historical summary and raw utilization data kept in the database. When using a remote SQL Server database, ensure that the database host has 2 GB of allocated space. Disk space requirements are based on 30 days of monitoring. At least one CPU core for every 750 monitored servers is recommended.

Table 1-1 System Requirements for PlateSpin Recon Server Hosts

 

Basic

Large-Scale

  • Up to 250 monitored workloads

  • Up to 5000 inventoried workloads

  • 250 to 2000 monitored workloads

  • Up to 10,000 inventoried workloads

Processor

  • Pentium* 4, 2.8 GHz with hyperthreading or better

  • Xeon*, 2.8 or 3.2 GHz dual core or multi-processor recommended

Virtual Machine

1 Virtual CPU

2 Virtual CPUs

Memory

1 GB (2 GB recommended)

2 GB (4 GB recommended)

Disk Space

20 GB free

100 GB free

OS

Any of the following:

  • Microsoft* Windows* Server* 2008 (SP1)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (SP0, SP1, SP2) — English, French, German

PlateSpin Recon server is not supported on WOW64 (Windows-on-Windows 64-bit) or any other 64-bit operating system.

IMPORTANT:User Access Control (UAC) should be turned off on Windows Server 2008. See Turning off UAC on Windows Server 2008 for more information.

Database Engine

Any of the following:

  • PostgreSQL* 8.3.4 (included in the PlateSpin Recon distribution)

  • PostgreSQL 8.2.x and 8.3.x

  • Microsoft SQL Server* 2000 (SP3A+)

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Software

  • Microsoft IIS 5.0/6.0 (with ASP.NET), installed before the .NET Framework

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, installed after IIS

  • Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.6

Turning off UAC on Windows Server 2008

  1. Click Start > Control Panel.

  2. In the Control Panel, click User Accounts.

  3. In the User Accounts window, click User Accounts.

  4. In the User Accounts tasks window, click Turn User Account Control on or off.

  5. (Conditional) If UAC is currently configured in Admin Approval Mode, the User Account Control message is displayed. Click Continue.

  6. Clear the Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer check box, and click OK.

  7. Click Restart Now to apply the change right away, or click Restart Later and close the User Accounts tasks window to apply the change the next time you restart your system.

1.1.2 PlateSpin Recon Client Hosts

PlateSpin Recon Client hosts must meet the following system requirements:

Table 1-2 System Requirements for PlateSpin Recon Client Hosts

Component

Requirements

Hardware

  • CPU - Minimum: 1.0 GHz; Recommended: Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz

  • Memory - Minimum: 512 MB; Recommended: 1 GB

  • Disk Space - 80 MB free

OS

Any of the following (either P or V):

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (SP1)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (SP0, SP1, SP2) — English, French, German

  • Microsoft Windows Vista (SP0, SP1)

    NOTE:You must be logged in using the built-in Administrator account to run the PlateSpin Recon Client under Microsoft Vista/2008. Using Run as Administrator or another administrative account does not work.

  • Microsoft Windows XP (SP2) — English only

PlateSpin Recon client is not supported on WOW64 (Windows-on-Windows 64-bit) or any other 64-bit operating system.

Software

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

1.1.3 PlateSpin Recon in a Virtual Machine

You can install PlateSpin Recon Server and PlateSpin Recon Client software in a virtual machine (VMware* platform only). You should use a dual-vCPU virtual machine.

Installing PlateSpin Recon Server in a VM restricts the monitoring and inventorying capabilities of the software to:

  • 5000 inventoried workloads

  • 1000 monitored workloads

1.1.4 Database Growth Projections

Table 1-3 Database Growth Projections

Machines

Time

Application DB

Performance DB

100

1 month

35 MB

1.6 GB

100

6 month

35 MB

10.5 GB

500

1 month

90 MB

10 GB

500

6 month

90 MB

20 GB

1500

1 month

220 MB

18 GB

1500

6 month

220 MB

90 GB

2000

1 month

804 MB

60 GB

2000

6 month

804 MB

71 GB

5000

1 month

1409 MB

150 GB

5000

6 month

1409 MB

177 GB

10000

1 month

1628 MB

299 GB

10000

6 month

1628 MB

354 GB

NOTE:Application database figures are based on average reporting usage. The DB size figures should be doubled when using PostgreSQL.