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XenData Archive Series Software, Advanced Edition, Versions 4.x
Minimum File Server Requirements
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Supported Operating Systems |
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| > Windows Server 2003 (R2 or non-R2 version) | |
| > Windows Storage Server 2003 (R2 or non-R2 version) | |
| These must be either the Standard or Enterprise Edition (32 bit) | |
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Processor |
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| > Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron | |
| > 1.2 GHz minimum | |
| > Single or Multiple processors | |
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RAM |
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| > Minimum 512 MB of RAM | |
| > In applications where the system is in intensive use, more RAM will improve performance and is recommended. | |
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Magnetic Disk / RAID |
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| > 10MB space is required on the primary operating system logical drive | |
| > A dedicated logical drive is required for files under XenData management - this must be formatted with NTFS and configured as a dynamic volume. The capacity depends very much on the administrator defined File Group and Volume Set configuration settings. | |
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FC / SCSI / SAS Interface |
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| SAS, SCSI and/or fibre channel interface cards are required to connect a tape library (including its integral tape drives) to the server. | |
| Fibre Channel Interface: | |
| > Use either Qlogic or Emulex fibre channel HBAs supported by the tape library manufacturer. | |
| SCSI Interface: | |
| > Use one or more dedicated SCSI channels | |
| > The following cards from Adaptec are recommended: | |
| 29320LPE 1-channel PCI-e low profile | |
| 29320ALP-R 1-channel low profile | |
| 29320A-R 1-channel full height | |
| 39320A-R 2-channel full height | |
| > In addition the Adaptec 29160, 39160, AIC-7901 and AIC-7899 are supported. | |
| > It is particularly important to ensure that the latest Adaptec device drivers are installed, otherwise reliability and performance may be affected | |
| SAS Interface: | |
| > Use only the following cards from Dell, HP, IBM or LSI: | |
| Dell SAS 5/E 2-external connectors, PCI-e | |
| HP SC44Ge 1-external connector, PCI-e | |
| IBM 25R8060 1-external connector, PCI-e | |
| LSI SAS3801X 2- external connectors, PCI-X low profile | |
| LSI SAS3801E 2- external connectors, PCI-e low profile | |
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