K2 Hardware

System Requirements of K2 IS

System requirements are reference recommendations of the producer as necessary for the operation of the K2 Information System without any special adjustments. The final recommendations and specifications are to be found for implementation of:

   K2 Business in the offer,
   K2 Professional and Enterprise in the K2 IS Implementation Project.


K2 IS Implementation Project contains:

   precise information about configuration of servers, PCs, notebooks, computer network and other equipment
    as necessary for the K2 IS operation,
   detailed description of HS and SW requirements for the implementation concerned,
   concrete recommendations concerning HW and SW adjustments.


Operation Systems

Database Servers

   Microsoft Windows 2003 Server with installed up-to-date Service Pack and approved HotFixes (The server version
    depends on the required server hardware. Supported are 32bit as well as 64bit versions of servers Standard
    and Enterprise.)


   Oracle Unbreakble Linux (The server version depends on the required server hardware. Supported are 32bit as well
    as 64bit versions of servers.)

   SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.x (The server version depends on the required server hardware. Supported are 32bit
    as well as 64bit versions of servers.)



Workstation

   Microsoft Windows XP Professional with installed up-to-date Service Pack and HotFixes

   Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with installed up-to-date Service Pack and HotFixes



Database Machines


   Oracle Database 10g R2 (The database machine version depends on the required server hardware and operation
    system. Supported are 32bit as well as 64bit versions of servers Express, Standard, and Enterprise Edition.)


   Microsoft SQL 2005 (The database machine version depends on the required server hardware and operation
    system. Supported are 32bit as well as 64bit versions of servers Express, Workgroups, Standard, and Enterprise.)



Hardware Configurations

Database Server

   Reference Configuration (database < 3GB, number of simultaneous users < 20)

CPU Intel Xeon 2400 MHz / 512kB cache
HDD interface Wide Ultra-3 SCSI or SAS
Separate pack for: operation system, data, transaction logs
RAM 3 GB
LAN adaptor 1000 Mbit, bus PCI
Backup energy source backup device incl. communication software for correct termination of server work in case of power failure, minimum length of battery operation ca. 10 min.


   Reference Configuration (database < 8GB, number of simultaneous users < 40)

CPU 2x Intel Xeon 2400 MHz / 512kB cache
HDD interface Wide Ultra-3 SCSI or SAS
Separate pack for: operation system, data, transaction logs
RAM 6 GB
LAN adaptor 2x 1000 Mbit, bus PCI
Backup energy source backup device incl. communication software for correct termination of server work in case of power failure, minimum length of battery operation ca. 10 min.


Workstation

   Minimum Configuration

CPU Intel Pentium 1,2GHz or clone with similar performance
HDD interface IDE with free capacity at least 30% of the total capacity
RAM 256 MB
LAN adaptor PCI 100Mbit
Graphics adaptor VGA (resolution 1024x768)
Monitor 15'' colour VGA (resolution 1024x768)


   Recommended Configuration

CPU Intel Pentium 2,4GHz or clone with similar performance
HDD interface Ultra ATA with free capacity at least 20% of the total capacity
RAM 512 MB
LAN adaptor 100 Mbit, bus PCI
Graphics adaptor VGA (supported resolution 1280x1024)
Monitor 17'' colour VGA (supported resolution 1280x1024)


Computer Network and Remote Management


   Local Computer Network

Carrier medium twisted four-pair - category 5 or higher
Server connection 1 Gbps
Station connection 100 Mbps
Connection to console
for server management
10/100 Mbps
Active elements central switch L2 or L3 if appropriate
Communication protocol TCP/IP


   Remote System Management

Communication speed 56 Kbps or higher
Connection (optional) dial-up, ISDN, fixed data circuit, microwave link
Communication SW (optional) Microsoft Terminal Services, Citrix MetaFrame with appropriate licences enabling connection