System Requirements
Following are the disk storage requirements, memory and processor recommendations for the OpenSpirit Runtime. OpenSpirit is a highly parallel, distributed, N-tier client-server architecture. Processor power, network bandwidth, physical memory, and disk I/O performance are all important to achieving satisfactory OpenSpirit performance.
Disk Space
The OpenSpirit software installation directory disk space requirement varies according to operating system platform. The software installation disk requirements for each of the three supported operating system platforms are shown in the following table.
Platform | Disk Space | Temp Space During Installation |
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Linux | 2.3 GB | 1.4 GB |
Windows | 2.3 GB | 1.1 GB |
Additional disk space is required by each master installation configuration for the metadata repository. A master installation metadata repository is 513 MB when initially installed. The metadata repository will grow over time as OpenSpirit is used. The rate of growth can vary considerably depending on the number of users using the OpenSpirit configuration and depending on the tools the users run. The following table lists categories of information that may be added to the metadata repository as OpenSpirit is used. This information can be used to estimate the metadata repository storage requirements for your way of using OpenSpirit.
Metadata Category | Typical Disk Space Requirements |
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User definition and credentials | 1 KB to 4 KB per user |
Data source configuration | 1 KB per data source |
Session definitions | 1 KB per session |
Model view | 1 KB to 500 KB per model view. Typical average size is 100 KB |
Copy rules | 3 KB to 40 KB per rule. Average size of the default rules is 14 KB |
Copy job definition | 15 KB to 6 MB per job; typical average size is 50 KB |
Copy job run history | 5 KB to 30 MB per job run. Typical average size is 700 KB |
Scan job definition | 5 KB to 4 MB per job. Typical average size is 100 KB |
Scan job run history | 5 KB to 10 MB per job run. Typical average size is 400 KB |
Hardware Memory Recommendation
Memory requirements are highly dependent on the number of applications and data connectors that are being run concurrently on the same machine. Memory also varies based on the amount of data being accessed by an application.
As a general rule of thumb, the OpenSpirit master installation services require 2 to 3 GB of virtual memory with 1 to 2 GB of it resident during OpenSpirit use.
OpenSpirit data connector processes typically require 1 to 4 GB of virtual memory with 0.3 to 1.5 GB of it resident.
The OpenSpirit desktop typically requires 1 to 3 GB of virtual memory with 0.3 to 2 GB of it resident.
Processor Recommendation
Typical OpenSpirit work flows involve multiple processes running on the user's desktop as well as on remote servers. Therefore, multi-core processors provide substantial benefit to OpenSpirit work flows. Dual or quad core processors for user desktops are recommended. Multi-processor multi-core servers are also recommended for running data server processes.