Installation guide

Installation Guide 17
Requirements and Recommendations
n Dedicated network connection — If using SQL Server and managing more than
5,000 client computers, install SQL Server on a separate server from the ePolicy
Orchestrator server, and use a dedicated network connection.
n Local database server — If using SQL Server on the same server as the ePolicy
Orchestrator server, we recommend specifying a fixed memory size
approximately two-thirds of the total memory for SQL Server in Enterprise
Manager. For example, if using 256
MB of RAM, set 150MB as the fixed memory
size for SQL Server. For instructions, see the Microsoft product
documentation.
n Named instance — If using a named instance of SQL Server as the ePolicy
Orchestrator database, you must install the database on a different computer
than the ePolicy Orchestrator server.
n Maintenance settings — We recommend making specific maintenance settings
to ePolicy Orchestrator databases. For instructions, see Maintaining ePolicy
Orchestrator databases in the ePolicy Orchestrator 3.0 Product Guide.
n Remote database server — Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.7.
n SQL Server licenses — If using SQL Server, you need a SQL Server license for
each processor on the computer where SQL Server is installed, regardless of
whether the processor is running SQL Server. The Per Processor licensing
model allows unlimited access to SQL Server. For the most current information
on SQL Server licensing, see the Microsoft product documentation. At press
time, information for United States and Canadian customers was available on
the Microsoft web site:
www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/production.asp
WARNING
If the minimum number of SQL Server licenses is not available
after you install the software, you cannot start the software.
Distributed repositories
Distributed repositories can be created on any of the following:
n HTTP-compliant (version 1.1) servers on Microsoft Windows, Linux, or Novell
NetWare operating systems with a UNC share.
n Windows, Linux, or NetWare FTP servers.
n Windows, Linux, NetWare, or UNIX Samba UNC shares.
n Computer with a SuperAgent installed on it. For more information, see
SuperAgent requirements on page 21.