Detailed System Requirements for IBM Optim TDM Solution for PeopleSoft Enterprise 6.2

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Hardware Considerations

The following are minimum requirements. Actual hardware capacity for acceptable performance depends on many factors, including but not limited to data volume, service level agreement, and access to non-relational data, as well as the number of open dialogs, number of database tables that are active, and memory demands from other active applications and services.

Minimum hardware requirements for an Optim workstation, including an Optim workstation with Optim designer

• Intel® Pentium® or newer (e.g. Intel Celeron dual core or Intel Core i3)
• 1 – 2 Cores
• 1.5 GHz minimum or faster
• 1 - 2 GB RAM
• 1 GB disk for Optim software installation
• 10BaseT or 100BaseT network connection

Minimum hardware requirements for an Optim server

AIX Operating System

• IBM Power5 or newer (e.g. Power6 or Power7), or IBM Blade (Dual or Quad Core)
• 2 Cores
• 2.0 GHz minimum or faster
• 2 – 4 GB RAM
• 1 GB disk for Optim software installation
• 1 - 100 Mbit Network Interface Card or faster

HP/UX Operating System

• PA-RISC or newer (e.g. HP Integrity Superdome), or HP BladeSystem (Dual or Quad Core)
• 2 Cores
• 2.0 GHz minimum or faster
• 2 – 4 GB RAM
• 1 GB disk for Optim software installation
• 1 - 100 Mbit Network Interface Card or faster

Linux Operating System

• Intel® Xeon® or newer, AMD Opteron™, (Dual Core or Quad Core)
• 2 Cores
• 2.0 GHz minimum or faster
• 2 – 4 GB RAM
• 1 GB disk for Optim software installation
• 1 - 100 Mbit Network Interface Card or faster

Solaris Operating System

• Sun SPARC Enterprise or newer, or Sun Blade (Dual or Quad Core)
• 2 Cores
• 2.0 GHz minimum or faster
• 2 – 4 GB RAM
• 1 GB disk for Optim software installation
• 1 - 100 Mbit Network Interface Card or faster

Windows Operating System

• Intel® Xeon® or newer, AMD Opteron™, (Dual Core or Quad Core)
• 2 Cores
• 2.0 GHz minimum or faster
• 2 – 4 GB RAM
• 1 GB disk for Optim software installation
• 1 - 100 Mbit Network Interface Card or faster

Software Requirements

Unless installing the Optim server (or absent the server, the workstation) on the database server, client software for the database management system is required. Optim is a 32-bit application, and requires 32-bit DBMS clients. Optim should be installed on a 32-bit platform or on a 64-bit platform that supports 32-bit applications.

Platform Considerations

Setup considerations for UNIX

The following considerations apply when installing the Optim server on a UNIX platform:

• If you are upgrading the Optim server on a UNIX platform, you must first shut down the server, following the steps in the Optim Installation and Configuration Guide.
• By default, the Optim setup program requires a connection that supports a graphical interface. In the absence of a graphical interface or for convenience, you may also install from the command line, running a file that provides a response to all prompts. Both methods are described in detail in the Optim Installation and Configuration Guide as are troubleshooting tips for using a graphical interface.

Database considerations

Optim designer

Optim is packaged with the optional Optim designer, which can be used to build and discover models for Optim on distributed platforms and Optim for z/OS. For use with Optim on distributed platforms, Optim designer must be installed on an Optim workstation.

Optim designer requires an activated copy of InfoSphere™ Data Architect installed on the workstation. The Optim designer kit includes an InfoSphere Data Architect installation disc and an Optim designer installation disc for each operating system. Each Optim designer installation disc includes an InfoSphere Data Architect product activation kit, which you can use to activate InfoSphere Data Architect. Each Optim designer installation disc also includes an InfoSphere Data Architect fix repository. (The downloaded Optim designer installation package contains disc images for all of the discs that are included in the Optim designer kit.)

You must use IBM Installation Manager 1.3.0 to install InfoSphere Data Architect and Optim designer. Installation Manager is included on the InfoSphere Data Architect disc. You must install Installation Manager first. Then, use Installation Manager to install InfoSphere Data Architect, any fix packs that are included on the Optim designer disc, and Optim designer. You can install these items sequentially, or you can install the fix packs and Optim designer at the same time. For more information on Installation Manager, see the Installation Manager information center at:

Optim 7.2.0 is packaged with Optim designer 2.1.0, which requires InfoSphere Data Architect 7.5.2.0 with Fix Pack 2.

Optim 7.2.1 is packaged with Optim designer 2.1.1, which requires InfoSphere Data Architect 7.5.2.1. InfoSphere Data Architect 7.5.2.0 and Fix Pack for InfoSphere Data Architect 7.5.2.1 are included in the Optim designer 2.1.1 kit.

Supported PeopleSoft Enterprise software

The Optim Test Data Management Solution for PeopleSoft Enterprise 6.2 supports the PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Financial and Supply Chain Management (FSCM), Human Capital Management (HCM), and Campus Solutions (CS) suites, version 9.0 (PeopleTools v8.48, v8.49, or v8.50).