Acer Veriton P530 F2 - Manual (Page 6)

Smart Server Manager v1.2 – Best Practices
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Hardware and software dependencies
Minimum hardware requirements for SSM installation are as follows:
• System processor: 2 GHz
• System memory: 2 GB RAM
• Free disk space: 4 GB (May need more disk space depending on the nodes managed and the
amount of history information needed.)
• BMC chip for remote manageability
Minimum software requirements for SSM installation are as follows:
• Windows Server 2003 R2SP2 x86 and x64
• Windows Server 2008 x86 and x64
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4/6.0/6.1 x86 and x64
• SLES 11/11 SP1 x86 and x64
Prerequisites:
- Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 before starting to install SSM.
Only support following 3 versions of vcredist from the download link.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.17
-http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5582
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.21022
-http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/confirmation.aspx?id=29
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161
-http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26368
Browsers*:
• Internet Explorer 7 and above
• Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and above
*Adobe flash player 10.1 and above
Networking tips and suggestions
Smart Server Manager should be run across a gigabit Ethernet network dedicated to system management
and the first Ethernet port used by the operating systems deployed.
When wiring the systems it is recommended to route the OS connection from NIC 1 along with the BMC
port to ensure maximum bandwidth and functionality. Alternatively, the BIOS of Acer servers can be set to