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Chapter2 System Requirements for Cisco Network PlanningSolution Virtual Network Data Server: System Re quirements
To determine the service pack installed on your Windows system, run winver.exe:
Step 1 Select Start > Run from the bottom left of your Windows screen.
Step 2 Type in the command winver and click OK. The About Windows window appears and shows the version
and service pack level installed.
Windows System Configuration
Note Remote access to the Virtual Network Data Server console window is unavailable un der Windows 2000
Server when run under Windows Terminal Services. Cisco recommends running Virtual Network Data
Server under Windows Server 2003 if it is to be deployed on Windows Terminal Services. Otherwise,
users on Windows 2000 Server will need physical access to the server’s console for access to the Virtual
Network Data Server user interface.
Note Virtual Network Data Server does not operate on machines with the Intel Itanium processor. To check
the processor used by your Windows computer, right-click on the My Computer desktop icon and
choose Properties.
Table2-8 Windows System Configuration Requirements for Virtual Network Data Server
Processor1
1. A dual-processor configuration is recommended if Virtual Network Data Server and the back-end Oracle database are to
reside on the same platform.
RAM2
2. Virtual Network Data Server performance will improve with more available memory as network size increases.
Free Disk Space FSB3
3. Front-Side Bus (FSB) speed affects the speed of data transfer to and from the Virtual Network Data Server database; faster
bus speeds will improve Virtual Network Data Server performance.
Minimum Intel Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz 2 GB 20 GB 800 MHz
Intel Xeon, 2.4 GHz 2 GB 20 GB 533 MHz
Recommended Intel Pentium 4, 3+ GHz 3 GB 80 GB 800 MHz
Intel Xeon, 3+ GHz 3 GB 80 GB 800 MHz