In order to install the front end
server, we need to have following two components
installed on the server:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2
(Enterprise, Standard or Datacenter edition)
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP1 or later, or SQL
Server 2000 with SP4
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005
SP1 (OCS Setup will install it)
.Net framework 2.0 (OCS Setup will install it)
PC with
2.4 gigahertz (GHz) or faster dual processor
3 × 15 GB
disk array (One disk for the operating system, page
file, and application software, one disk for the SQL
database, and one disk for SQL transactions
2 SCSI
channels (split backplane)
1 MB
cache
2 GB of
RAM
1 gigabit
per second (GB/s) network adapter
PC with
2.8 GHz or faster quad processor
1 × 15 GB
for operating system, page file, and application
software, in addition to a storage area network
(SAN), or a 5 x 15 GB disk array
2 SCSI
channels (split backplane)
2 MB
cache
4 GB of
RAM
1 GB/s
network adapter
Fiber
channel host bus adapter (HBA) for SAN connectivity
