Cisco Cisco Prime Central 1.2 Installation Guide
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Prime Central Server Requirements
lists the Prime Central server system requirements.
Table 1
Database, OS, and Hardware Requirements
Minimum Requirement
Notes
Database
One of the following:
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External Oracle 11gR2 database
•
Embedded Oracle 11gR2 database
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Memory
•
16 GB of RAM
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10 GB of swap space
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Disk Space
Prime Central:
•
20 GB of free space in the Prime Central
installation folder
installation folder
•
6 GB of free space in the /tmp directory
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External database: 22 GB for the data files
A data file is a physical file on disk that contains data structures such
as tables and indexes. The optimal location is an external disk array
(preferably RAID 10). The data files are created under the directory
that you specify during installation.
as tables and indexes. The optimal location is an external disk array
(preferably RAID 10). The data files are created under the directory
that you specify during installation.
Embedded database:
•
1 GB of space in the /tmp directory
•
5 GB of space for software files in the home
directory of the database’s OS user (by default,
/export/home/oracle)
directory of the database’s OS user (by default,
/export/home/oracle)
•
22 GB for the data files
•
6 GB for the redo logs
•
110 GB for the archive logs
•
1.5 times the size of the database for the backup
files
files
Redo logs are files that contain records of changes made to data. Redo
logs should not reside on the same disk as the data files.
logs should not reside on the same disk as the data files.
An archive log is a member of a redo log that has been archived by the
Oracle database. Archive logs should not reside on the same disk as
the data files. Archive logs can be applied to a database backup for
media recovery.
Oracle database. Archive logs should not reside on the same disk as
the data files. Archive logs can be applied to a database backup for
media recovery.
A backup file stores a copy of the database data, which can be used to
reconstruct data. Backup files should not reside on the same disk as the
data files.
reconstruct data. Backup files should not reside on the same disk as the
data files.
Data files, redo logs, archive logs, and backup files are created under
the directories that you specify during installation.
the directories that you specify during installation.
Your system administrator must:
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Back up the archive logs to tape daily.
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Back up the database backups to external storage, such as to tape.
Prime Central Fault Management:
•
50 GB of free space in the Prime Central
installation folder
installation folder
•
15 GB of free space in the /tmp directory
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Upgrade from Prime Central 1.1, 1.1.0.1, or 1.1.0.2
to 1.2:
to 1.2:
The server must have at least (size of the current
installation directory + 7 GB) of free space in the
folder where Prime Central 1.1 is installed.
installation directory + 7 GB) of free space in the
folder where Prime Central 1.1 is installed.
Example: If Prime Central 1.1 is installed in the /opt/primecentral
folder and that folder is 10 GB, you must have at least 17 GB of free
space in the /opt folder before upgrading.
folder and that folder is 10 GB, you must have at least 17 GB of free
space in the /opt folder before upgrading.