14.5 System Requirements
| Vendor | OS | Processor |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Vista Business | x86 or EM64T (Intel Pentium III, 4, Xeon, or compatible), 2.0 GHz or better
x86 AMD or AMD64, 1.5 GHz or better |
| Windows Vista Business x64 Edition | ||
| Windows 2000 Professional | ||
| Windows XP Professional | ||
| Windows XP Professional x64 Edition | ||
| Windows 2000 Server | ||
Windows
Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 R2 |
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Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition |
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| 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:
1. OPNET software is supported on the English language version of each operating system.
2. SP Guru Network Planner is supported in Windows Server 2003 instances running in virtual machines hosted by VMware ESX Server versions 2.0 and 3.0. subject to the following notes and limitations.
Required System Patches
| Vendor | OS | Patch Number/Name |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Vista Business | Service Pack 1 is required |
| 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
RAM
Minimum RAM 512 MB. Recommended 2GB*
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
* Recommended system configuration varies based on scale and complexity of analysis being performed. Please contact your OPNET representative to determine recommendations for your specific SP Guru deployment.
Other Requirements
Supporting
software
TCP/IP networking software is required.
Special
Requirements (UNIX)
On UNIX 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
eXpress Data Import (XDI) (XDI is included in SP Guru Network Planner)
Import of Network Topology
Device Configuration Import is available for the following devices: IOS 10.0 and above, CatOS 4.x and above, PIX 6.x, Junos 5.5 and above .
Network Traffic
| PRODUCT | VERSION | NOTES |
| HP OpenView Performance Insight |
up to 5.1 | Import of link loads. |
| InfoVista | 2.2, 3.1 | Import of link loads |
| MRTG | 2.9.25 or higher |
Import of link loads. |
| cflowd | 2.1 | Import of traffic flows. |
| CA Network Health, and eHealth |
Up to 6.0 | Import of link loads. |
| NetScout nGenius | Up to 4.1 | Import of traffic flows. Import of sFlow data from Foundry devices and NetFlow data from Cisco devices is supported if this information is gathered by NetScout probes and stored in the nGenius database.. |
| Cisco NetFlow Collector | Up to 6.0 | Import of traffic flows. Import from NetFlow 5.0.2 supported for the following formats of files: - CSV format - CSV with XML header format |
| Fluke Networks OptiView Console | Up to 7.0 | Import of Traffic Flows. Only ATM OC3 probe supported. |
VNE Server
VNE Server provides an online, automated network data collection and a unified network data management solution for SP Guru Network Planner.
SP NetMapper is an optional add-on module to SP Guru Network Planner that automatically generates content-rich network diagrams in Microsoft Visio format.
SP NetMapper requires Visio 2007 (Standard or Professional) or Visio 2003 SP 3 or later (Standard or Professional).
Application Characterization Environment
Server Specialized Models
Compatible with import of server monitoring data as follows:
| PRODUCT | VERSION | NOTES |
| BMC Patrol Perform |
6.5 | Import of performance data for servers running on Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Linux, and Windows 2000/NT 4. |
| HP OpenView Performance Agent | c.04.50 | Import of performance data running on Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, Linux, and Windows 2000/NT4. |
| NetIQ AppManager | 5.01 | Import of performance data for servers running on Windows 2000. |
| Concord SystemEDGE | 4.1 | Import of live performance data running on Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, Linux, and Windows 2000/NT4. |
| SAS MXG | SAS: 9.1, MXG: 23.07 | Import of performance data for mainframes running z/OS and OS/390 |
| CA NeuMICS | 11 | Import of performance data for mainframes running z/OS and OS/390 |
| CA Unicenter NSM | 3.1 or 11.0 |
System Performance Module for HP OpenView
The System Performance Module for HP OpenView is a module for SP Guru. SP Guru 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.