14.5 System Requirements
| Vendor | OS | Processor |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 2000 Professional | x86
or EM64T (Intel Pentium 4, Xeon, or compatible, 1.5 GHz
or better) x86 AMD or AMD64 (1.5 GHz or better) |
| Windows XP Professional | ||
| Windows XP Professional x64 Edition | ||
| Windows 2000 Server | ||
Windows
Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 R2 |
||
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (v2.4 Linux kernel) |
x86 or EM64T, x86 AMD or AMD64" (Intel Pentium III, 4, Xeon, or compatible, 1.5 GHz or better) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (v2.6 Linux kernel) |
¹Note: OPNET software is supported on the English language version of each operating system.
Required System Patches
| Vendor | OS | Patch Number/Name |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 2000 Professional | Service Packs 1, 2, and 4 are supported but not required. |
Windows XP Professional |
Service Pack 1 is required; Service Pack 2 is supported but not required.. | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (v2.4 Linux kernel) |
libstdc++.so.6 is required (This is easily installed by installing gcc 3.4 or higher.) |
System Configuration: IT Guru Systems Planner
RAM
Minimum RAM 512MB, recommended 1GB - 2GB²
System File Space
1GB (Windows), 1.4GB (Linux)
Up to 2GB of free disk space may
be required during installation
Working File Space
100 MB or more for temporary and log files
Display
Resolution: 1024x768 minimum
² Recommended system configuration varies based on scale and complexity of analysis being performed. Please contact your OPNET representative to determine recommendations for your specific IT Guru deployment.
Other Requirements: IT Guru Systems Planner
Supporting software
TCP/IP networking software is required.
Special
Requirements (Linux)
On Linux installations the license file must be stored
in either the /opt or /var/adm directory. The directory that is chosen
must be located on a local hard drive or partition, may not be a symlink,
and may not be a network mounted partition.
Browser
Firefox 1.0.6 or higher, Internet Explorer 5.0 or
higher, or a compatible browser that supports Style Sheets.
External Software Compatibility
IT Guru Systems Planner supports the importing
of system performance data as follows:
| PRODUCT | VERSION | NOTES |
|
BMC Patrol Perform |
6.5 | Import of performance data for servers running Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Linux, and Windows 2000/XP |
| HP OpenView Performance Agent | c.03.42 or later | Import of performance data for servers running Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, Linux, and Windows 2000/XP |
| Windows Perfmon | Windows 2000/XP |
Import of performance data from workstations running Windows 2000/XP |
| SAS MXG | SAS: 9.1, MXG: 23.07 | Import of performance data for mainframes running z/OS |
| CA MICS | 11.0 | Import of performance data for mainframes running z/OS |
| CA Unicenter NSM | 3.1 or 11.0 | Import of performance data for servers running Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, Linux, and Windows 2000/XP |
System Performance Module for HP OpenView
The System Performance Module for HP OpenView is a module for IT Guru Systems Planner. IT Guru Systems Planner must be running on Windows 2000 SP4 or greater, or Windows XP SP1 or greater. The module obtains performance information from HP OVPM version c.05.00 or greater.
Note: The OPNET System Performance Module for HP OpenView contains ICO version 3.2.