Monitoring, Version 6.2
Install the portal server on a very fast (3+GHz for Intel®, 1.5+GHz for RISC) server that has 2 to 4 GB of memory. For small environments with fewer than five concurrent users, a single-processor server is sufficient. With more than five users, use a dual-processor server. The Tivoli Monitoring V6.2 release has been tested with 50 concurrent users. For environments with more than ten concurrent portal clients, consider using an external Web server to increase the scalability of the portal server. See the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server for more details. For information on configuring the portal server to work with an external Web server see the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide.
For optimal performance, place the portal server on the same LAN segment as the majority of your portal clients. Depending on firewall restrictions the location of the portal server has to be verified. If clients are not allowed to connect to a central segment they are not able to use the portal server.
If you have multiple large data centers you might need to install a second read-only portal server. If you choose to use this option, be aware that only one portal server can be used to make customization changes such as editing workspaces and situations. See the section on high availability for details on how to configure multiple portal servers.
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