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Linux System Requirements and Recommendations

If you install the Harvester software on a Linux system, verify that your hardware meets the recommendations and requirements that are noted here, in the CA Network Flow Analysis Installation Guide, and in the CA Network Flow Analysis Upgrade Guide. For the latest version of the documentation, visit CA Support.

Setting or Component

Description

Operating System

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or 5.6 on a 64-bit processor

Language

English, Chinese (Simplified), French (France), or Japanese language

The appropriate language packs are required for localized deployments.

Disk Space

Root partition that contains 40 GB of available space

Partition for CA Network Flow Analysis that contains the following amounts of available space:

  • 41 GB for the installation files
  • 1 TB for data

CPU

Two 2.26-GHz quad core processors

Memory

12 GB RAM

Hard drives

Six 300-GB, 10,000-RPM SAS hard drives in RAID5 configuration

If you do not have enough available space in the /tmp directory and you cannot configure it, relocate the directory. Export the IATEMPDIR environment variable (for the Install Anywhere temporary directory) to set a new location, and select a directory with sufficient available space.

Ports

1-Gb Ethernet port

Screen resolution

Minimum display resolution of 1024x768 (XGA)

Features, settings, and additional software

  • Java Runtime Engine (JRE) 1.6u45, which is installed automatically during the installation or upgrade of the CA Network Flow Analysis software.
  • System configured as described in the Installation Guide and Upgrade Guide