
•Mail server
•Intranet server
•Extranet server
•Application server
These functions or applications may not be part of the J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld solution, but they are certainly part of any company’s requirements in today’s IT environment. These requirements should be considered separate from the IBM Netfinity and J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld solution unless it’s an integrated solution of OneWorld, for example, Lotus’ Domino Connector for OneWorld or IBM’s Net.Commerce. Stay abreast of any network performance implications that these functions may have on the overall performance of your solution.
5.4 Hardware and Software Requirements for J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld
In this section we discuss and list the minimum hardware and software requirements for implementing J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld. These requirements are:
•CPU requirements
•Memory requirements
•Hard disk requirements
•Networking requirements
•Software requirements
•Hardware requirements to run the relevant software
If you have not already done so, it is advisable to read 5.2, “Hardware Considerations” on page 36 and 5.3, “Software Considerations” on page 50 before reviewing the guidelines in this section.
Review each component to determine your customer’s requirement for OneWorld implementation. It is recommended that you take notes as you read through this section, with your customer’s configuration in mind.
From these notes you will gain an insight into the overall basic hardware and software requirements for your customer’s implementation.
Note: In the following server requirements, it is assumed that only the operating system (Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4) along with the requirements of the J.D Edwards’ OneWorld applications and environments are being installed on IBM Netfinity servers.
Listed among the minimum hardware requirements for OneWorld are IBM hardware recommendations. These recommendations were based on the realistic performance of J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld software running within a live environment. These recommendations should be used as a guide to achieve a higher performance level and meet the needs of your customer’s environment. It is our intent to provide you with a reasonable balance of performance for your deployment server and enterprise server to achieve a high level of satisfaction.
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