User`s guide

12 Chapter 3: Requirements
Viz Content Pilot Database
The VCP database is an Oracle database server. Usually two database servers are
installed where one is used for manual failover and to hold the Viz Engine 2.x data
root. Viz Engine 3.x graphics data is stored on the
Viz Graphic Hub).
Viz Content Pilot Database Administrator
The Viz Content Pilot Database Administrator tool (VCP DBA) is a small application
used for installing, upgrading, exporting, importing, and setting various
parameters for the
Viz Content Pilot Database. It is purely a DBA tool, and should
therefore only be used by database administrators.
Viz Content Pilot Newsroom Component
The newsroom client machine specification describes a basic setup for journalists
and editors. For a more detailed view on available software options, see the Viz
Table 4: VCP database specifications
Software Oracle 11g Database 64-bit
Oracle 11g Administrator Client 64-bit (standard edition)
Optional : Oracle 10g Database and Administrator Client
64-bit
Executable(s) Please refer to official Oracle documentation.
Ports and
Connections
1521 (queries)
Services Oracle database service, TNS listener service
Local drive access A shared folder on the second server (failover) has to be
accessible for all machines showing the rendered
graphics.
Operating System Windows 2008 R2 Server (with 8GB RAM or more)
Oracle
Documentation
Oracle Database Documentation Library:
11g: http://www.oracle.com/pls/db112/homepage
10g: http://www.oracle.com/pls/db102/homepage
Table 5: VCP DBA specifications
Software Viz Content Pilot DBA tool
Oracle 10g Administrator Client 32-bit
Optional : Oracle 11g Administrator Client 32-bit
Executable(s) VCPDBA.exe
Service(s) Oracle database service
TNS listener service
Operating system Windows Server 2003 32-bit
Windows XP 32-bit
Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit