Supported Panorama Console System Platforms1
| Vendor |
Operating System |
Processor |
| Microsoft |
Windows 2000 Server |
Pentium 4, Xeon, or compatible, 2.4 GHz or better |
| Windows Server 2003 |
| Windows XP |
| Red Hat |
Enterprise Linux 4 (v2.6 Linux kernel) |
|
Enterprise Linux 5 (v2.6 Linux kernel) |
| Sun Microsystems |
Solaris 8 |
UltraSPARC T1 CPU - 1.0 GHz (or better) |
| Solaris 9 |
| Solaris 10 |
1 OPNET Panorama Console software is supported only on the English language version of each operating system.
VMware Supported Versions
Supported under Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP instances in virtual machines hosted by VMware subject to the following notes and limitations.
| Supported Platform |
Version |
| VMware ESX Server |
versions 3.5 |
| VMware Workstation |
versions 5.5 and 6.0 |
Required System Patches
Panorama Console Database Requirements
| Vendor Software |
System Platform |
Supported Version |
Minimum Patch Level |
| Microsoft SQL Server1 |
Windows |
SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition |
Service Pack 3 |
| Windows |
SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition |
N/A |
| Oracle Database2 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition,
plus Partitioning Option |
N/A |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition,
plus Partitioning Option |
N/A |
| Solaris |
Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition,
plus Partitioning Option |
N/A |
| Solaris |
Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition,
plus Partitioning Option |
N/A |
1 Contact Microsoft Corporation for information about SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 licensing and system requirements.
2 Contact Oracle Corporation for information about Oracle 10g and 11g licensing and system requirements.
Determining Database Disk Space Requirements:
Database disk requirements vary depending on the number of enabled metrics, the level of event activity, and the duration of historical data stored. For each enabled metric, OPNET recommends reserving 3MB of disk space to store a month of historical data. The following table shows required disk space (in GB) for various combinations. (Note: By default Panorama is configured to store 3 months of historical data).
|
Recommended
disk space (in GB) for metrics storage |
| |
Months of History |
| Enabled Metrics |
1 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
| 5,000 |
15 |
44 |
88 |
176 |
| 10,000 |
29 |
88 |
176 |
352 |
| 15,000 |
44 |
132 |
264 |
527 |
| 20,000 |
59 |
176 |
352 |
703 |
Processer, Disk, and Memory
A dedicated system is required for the Panorama Console. The Console can be installed in configurations where the database and the console are installed on separate systems, or combined on the same system.
Minimum System Resources
| |
RAM3 (GB) |
Free Disk Space (GB) |
CPU1,2 |
|
Panorama Console (SMP) |
2 |
10 |
Windows and Linux: Pentium 4, Xeon, or compatible, 2.4 GHz or better
Solaris: UltraSPARC T1 CPU - 1.0 GHz or better |
| Database |
2 |
50 |
| Combined |
3 |
50 |
Recommended System Resources
| |
RAM3 (GB) |
Free Disk Space (GB) |
CPU1,2 |
|
Panorama Console (SMP) |
2-4 |
10-50 |
Windows and Linux: Pentium 4, Xeon, or compatible, 3.0 GHz single CPU, 2.4 GHz dual CPU, or better
Solaris: 1.5 GHz UltraSPARC IIIi CPU or better |
| Database |
4 |
100-700 |
|
Combined |
4-6 |
100-700 |
NOTE:
1 The Panorama Console (SMP) will not operate on systems with the Intel Itanium processor.
2 A dual processor configuration is recommended if the console and the backend database are to reside on the same system.
3 Panorama performance will improve with more available memory as the total number of collected metrics increases.
Panorama Maximum Configuration Guidelines
|
Samples per Minute |
Enabled Metrics per SMP |
Enabled Metrics per Collector
(Managed Node DSA) |
|
1,500,000 |
25,000 |
20001 |
1 Enabling more metrics will cause the DSA to use additional CPU and memory resources.
NOTE: These guidelines are based on tested maximums using available lab system configurations. Larger SMP and Database systems, in terms of processors, RAM, disk drives and space, may be able to support larger numbers of enabled metrics and additional Managed Nodes.
User Authentication
Supports the following methods of user authentication and management: Local
Client Systems: Supported Browsers
The Panorama user interface supports the following browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 (with SP2 update) or later
Netscape Navigator version 7.0 or later
Mozilla version 1.4 or later
Note: Clients using Internet Explorer Version 5.5 must be sure that per-session cookies are enabled.
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