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Table 2 Required hardware for the Precise framework server
| Cores | Real Memory | File System | PMDB Storage | Comments | |
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Small systems | 2-4 | 4 GB-10 GB | 20 GB - 50 GB | 20 GB - 50 GB | |
| Medium systems (21-100 instances) | 4-8 | 10 GB - 32 GB | 20 GB - 50 GB | 80 GB - 200 GB | |
| Large systems (101-500 instances) | 8-16 | 32 GB - 80 GB | 20 GB - 50 GB | 400 GB - 2000 GB | See System configuration requirements for large environments |
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On large systems, it is recommended that you use two servers: one for the framework and one for the PMDB. In addition, the PMDB should be on an external storage system. |
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The Precise framework server includes the following operating system requirements:
| Operating System | Version |
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| Microsoft Windows Server |
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| Sun Solaris (x86 & SPARC) |
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| IBM AIX (64-bit) |
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| Linux (x86 64-bit) |
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Precise PMDB database
The Precise framework server also needs an Oracle database instance the support the Precise Performance Management Data Base (PMDB) database.
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Additional framework requirements
| Product/Framework | Privilege |
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| All product installation on each server | Windows: Any installation on Microsoft Windows servers requires local administrator privileges. Unix: The Precise software owner account must have the following characteristics:
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| PMDB | Oracle user with DBS priviliges. |
Requirements for the user interface
The user interface includes the following software requirements:
| Item | Version |
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| Browser |
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| Report Manager - Reports | Adobe Acrobat 6 or later |
| Report Manager - Customized Reports | Microsoft Excel 2007 or later |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer is not fully supported for the Precise AdminPoint. |
The user interface includes the following hardware requirements:
| Item | Version or Size |
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows
OR Microsoft Windows Server
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| Memory | 1 GB+ |
| Display | 24-bit color palette and SVGA (1024-768) resolution or higher |
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The Precise user interface uses pop-up windows. If you use pop-up blockers, you must prevent them from blocking Precise-related pop-up windows. |
Precise Oracle Agent (Collector)
Precise monitors Oracle as a single instance. In addition, it monitors Multi Tenant Architecture (Containers) and Oracle RAC instances.
In order to monitor Oracle, Precise needs to install an agent You can use Precise to monitor MS-SQL using remote collectors or local collectors on the monitored instance. The user on the server from which you are running the SQL Server collector must have admin rights on both the local host and to the server where the SQL instance is running. The password is required for installation.
Recommend / what-if functionality
Precise for Oracle agent reads the Oracle SGA directly. To do so, the Precise user must be in the same group as the Oracle user to have access to the Oracle shared memory.
UNIX
For UNIX servers:
- Create a Precise user on every monitored server.
- Add the Precise user to the same group as the Oracle software owner (e.g. dba or oinstall). Your DBA group should be the primary group of the Precise user.
Windows
For Windows servers:
- Create a domain user, who is then granted local administrator permissions as required on the monitored servers.
- Add the Precise user to the ora_dba group. On monitored Oracle servers, add the Precise user to the same group as the Oracle user, typically ora_dba.
- Make sure you have an Oracle DBA user name and password. The user should also have SYSDBA privileges.
- If you are installing on a Sun Solaris operating system, verify that the /proc file system is available.
- On Linux servers, verify that the file system where you plan to install the software is mounted with the SETUID option.
- Verify that the shared library path variable (LD_LIBRARY_PATH, SHLIB_PATH, or LIB_PATH, depending on the operating system) is not set in the Precise user environment. The Init.ora parameter timed_statistics should be set to TRUE. The instance parameter ALLOW_GROUP_ACCESS_TO_SGA must be set to TRUE.
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During the Oracle agent installation, the installer creates a schema in the Oracle database. To do so, it is required to specify an Oracle user with sysdba privileges. This is used only during the installation. |
Precise products do not use or save the DBA user name or password for future use.
During the installation, a Super-user (root) privilege is required on Linux operating systems. If you want to use the Recommend/What-If feature in Precise for MS-SQL, you must install the SQL Server Client tool on both the Precise for MS-SQL FocalPoint and Collector servers. Make sure that the versions match on all servers. For example, when using MS-SQL 2019, make sure to install the 2019 client on both the FocalPoint and collector servers.
Precise for Db2 requirements
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