Requirements

The NBA requires the following hardware and software:

Hardware

Linux server. See the required hardware specification.
Power cables
RJ-45 network cables
Monitor with a suitable cable for connection to the server.
Keyboard with a suitable cable for connection to the server.
A PC with network access to the NBA management port. You use this PC to perform updates without a monitor and keyboard directly connected to the server.
(Optional) Napatech High Speed Network Card. This card only supports Full-Duplex hubs and switches, either 100MBit/s or 1GBit/s.

Software

CentOS (CA DataMinder NBA compatible) installation CD.
Napatech (CA DataMinder NBA compatible) installation CD (if you use a Napatech card).
CA DataMinder NBA installation CD (or application bundle, RPM bundle, for updates).
A terminal emulation PC application that can connect using the SSH protocol (used for performing updates without a monitor and keyboard directly connected to the server).
If you do not already have a suitable alternative on your PC, we recommend using the PuTTY application. PuTTY is available as freeware from:
```
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
```

NBA console

When the NBA is running on the Linux Server Platform the NBA console is supported on the following browsers:

More information: