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System Requirements
HP 3PAR System Reporter supports the use of the HP 3PAR OS, versions 2.3.1, 3.1.1, and 3.1.2.
Observe the minimum system hardware requirements shown in Table 3 (page 24), and also use
the sizing spreadsheet described in “Using the System Reporter Sizing Spreadsheet” (page 25).
Table 3 Minimum Hardware Requirements
Minimum RequirementSystem Component
Pentium 4, 3GHz (or faster)CPU
4 GBMemory
20 GB free space (application and data)Disk
For better performance, it is recommended that you use separate disks for application data and
database data.
NOTE: When running System Reporter on a Virtual Machine, it is best to have the database
server running on a separate VM, especially for Microsoft SQL, MySQL or Oracle.
HP 3PAR System Reporter components have the following requirements (Table 4 (page 24):
Table 4 HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Requirements
Additional RequirementsSupported Operating SystemsComponent
MySQL Database Server version 5.1
(Optional) Oracle 11g® Database
Windows Server 2008 and Windows
Server 2012 with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Database
(Optional) (Oracle RAC is not currently
supported.)
5.5 U 5 or U6 (32 or 64-bit OS versions)
are supported, except that only the 32-bit
versions of Linux are supported for the
Note that Microsoft SQL is not supported
on Linux platforms.
Microsoft SQL Server
sampling service when using the Oracle
11g Database. The sampling service
requires the 32-bit Oracle 11g client, which
is only supported on the 32-bit Linux OS.
Oracle 11g Client (32-bit only) when used
with Oracle 11g Database
Sampling service
Apache HTTP Server 2.0 or later (installer
provided for version 2.2.14 on Microsoft
Windows)
Web server
Web Browser (one of the
following)
• Internet Explorer 7 or later
• Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or later
(To use the dynamic charting capabilities
offered as an unsupported formatting
option, you must have Firefox 3.6 or later
or IE 9.)
Microsoft Excel 2003, 2007 (not supported
on Mac OS X)
Excel client
HP 3PAR OS version 2.3.1 MU1 and
beyond. Not supported when using SQLite
database.
Adaptive Optimization
Adobe Acrobat ReaderOn-Line Help (User’s Guide)
NOTE: The optionally licensed Adaptive Optimization component is supported only by HP 3PAR
OS versions 2.3.1 MU 1 through 3.1.1. Adaptive Optimization is not supported for OS 3.1.2
because it is implemented directly on the array.
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