Requirements for OmniFind Enterprise Edition and OmniFind Starter Edition, Version 8.5
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Abstract
This page provides detailed software requirements for OmniFind Enterprise Edition, Version 8.5 and OmniFind Starter Edition, Version 8.5, and each subsequent fix pack.
This page describes the minimum product levels to install before opening a problem report with the OmniFind Enterprise Edition or OmniFind Starter Edition support team. Because other products frequently ship fixes, updates, and new releases, we cannot test every possible configuration. In general, you can install and run with updates, such as fix packs, to supported product releases (not necessarily significant new product versions), if those updates are forward compatible.
Capacity planning assistance
Enterprise search technology can be used in a broad range of environments, from very small and simple evaluation scenarios to very large scenarios with tens of million of documents, thousands of users, and native document security. For help with sizing your enterprise search system, see the IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition Capacity Planning Guide.
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Supported
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Added or changed information since the last fix pack. This mark in the far left column indicates new or changed information in the row. This mark in a particular cell within a row further identifies a specific change within an existing row.
x86
Intel® 32-bit processors, including IBM System x™, eServer xSeries®, and BladeCenter® servers.
x86-64
64-bit AMD® Opteron® (AMD64) and Intel Xeon® (EM64T) processors, including IBM System x™ and BladeCenter® servers
SPARC
Sun SPARC-based processors
POWER
IBM POWER™-based processors, including IBM System p™, eServer pSeries®, System i™ and eServer iSeries® servers.
IA64
64-bit Intel® Itanium® 2 processors including HP Integrity Servers
Operating system
The following table specifies the operating system for any machine on which you install the server components for enterprise search. In a multiple server installation, all servers must run the same operating system.
Operating system (Required)
Hardware platform:
Notes
x86
x86-64
POWER
SPARC
IA64
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AIX 6.1 (64-bit)
Requires OmniFind Enterprise Edition, Version 8.5 Fix Pack 4.
Requires the July 2009 Runtime for IBM XL C++ for AIX, V10.1 To download, see the download document.
AIX 5.2 (64-bit, Maintenance level 7)
Minimum: One 2-way pSeries machine.
Requires the April 2006 IBM C++ Runtime Environment Components for AIX. To download, see the download document.
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AIX 5.3 (64-bit, Technology level 4)
Minimum: One 2-way pSeries machine.
Requires the April 2006 IBM C++ Runtime Environment Components for AIX. To download, see the download document.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advance Server 4.0 (32-bit, Update 3)
Minimum: One machine with two or more Intel 32-bit or AMD 32-bit processors.
Requires compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advance Server 5.0 (32-bit)
Minimum: One machine with two or more Intel 32-bit or AMD 32-bit processors.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advance Server 5.1 (32-bit)
The following table specifies the minimum disk space required to install the server software for enterprise search.The disk space requirements for running an enterprise search system can vary and depend on the number of documents to be crawled, the types of data sources to be crawled, and how documents are parsed, indexed, and queried. Disk space requirements are also influenced by how regularly you build and update indexes.
For a multiple server configuration, the space requirements affect the index server. The ES_NODE_ROOT directory requires the most disk space on your system.
The RAM specifications in the following table reflect basic server requirements for an enterprise search system.
When you install an enterprise search system, you choose a memory configuration that is appropriate for your expected workload. To optimize performance, different memory configurations are installed for small, medium, and large enterprise search systems. If you install the software in a multiple server configuration, you must specify the same memory model on all enterprise search servers.
For information about the minimum hardware requirements for each model, and for guidelines on selecting a memory model that is appropriate for your expected workload, see Memory models for enterprise search.
RAM (minimum)
Operating system:
Notes
AIX
Linux
Solaris
Win
2 GB, plus 2 GB paging space
Suitable for a small, entry-level solution (one enterprise search server).
4 GB, plus 4 GB paging space
Suitable for a medium solution (one or two enterprise search servers).
8 GB, plus 4 GB paging space
Suitable for a large enterprise solution (four enterprise search servers).
The CPU specifications in the following table reflect the minimum requirements for small, medium, and large installations. Actual system requirements depend on the number of active collections and your performance requirements.
Processor
Operating system:
Notes
AIX
Linux
Solaris
Win
1 or 2 processors per server
Suitable for a small, entry-level solution (one enterprise search server).
2 or 4 processors per server
Suitable for a medium solution (one or two enterprise search servers).
At least 4 processors per server
Suitable for a large enterprise solution (four enterprise search servers).
The following table specifies the Web application server requirements. If WebSphere Application Server is not already installed, the OmniFind Enterprise Edition V8.5 installation program can install WebSphere Application Server V6.1 for you.
Important: Only 32-bit versions of WebSphere Application Server are supported. You cannot use a 64-bit Java Virtual Machine (JVM), which is supported by WebSphere Application Server, for enterprise search.
Web application server (required)
Operating system:
Notes
AIX
Linux
Solaris
Win
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 5.1.1.3
Supported for backward compatibility purposes.
WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2, base edition
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WebSphere Application Server 6.1, base edition
Can be installed by OmniFind Enterprise Edition V8.5.
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WebSphere Application Server 7.0, base edition
Requires OmniFind Enterprise Edition V8.5 Fix Pack 4, and is supported for new installations only. For installation instructions, see the Readme file for V8.5 Fix Pack 4.
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WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 7.0
Requires OmniFind Enterprise Edition V8.5 Fix Pack 4, and is supported for new installations only. For installation instructions, see the Readme file for V8.5 Fix Pack 4.
The following table specifies the browser software that you can use with the enterprise search administration console and sample search application for enterprise search. On some platforms, other browsers can be used; however, some functionality might not be available for older browser levels or other browser types.
The following table specifies the requirements for compiling Java applications for enterprise search. The Java SDK is not required to install enterprise search. The SDK for Java 1.5 is not supported.
The sample search application in the ES_INSTALL_ROOT/samples directory must run in a JRE version 1.4 environment. WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal both provide the JRE version 1.4.
Before you can build Java applications for enterprise search, you must also install and configure Apache ANT, a Java-based build tool.
Java (required)
Operating system:
Notes
AIX
Linux
Solaris
Win
Software Development Kit for Java 1.4.2 Service Release 7 (SR7)
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Software Development Kit for Java 1.4.2 Service Release 11 (SR11)
Clarified that WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment is not supported. Beginning with V8.5 Fix Pack 3, support was extended to Network Deployment 7.0.
Update
October 2008
Updated for V8.5 Fix Pack 1.
Update
April 2009
Updated to state that the requirements also apply to OmniFind Starter Edition.
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