Chapter 2. Getting Started

Table of Contents

Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
Downloading and installing Elixir Repertoire Server
Starting the Server
Testing the Server
Stopping the Server
Renaming the Server
Running the Server as a System Service

Hardware Requirements

Elixir Repertoire Server will run on any hardware platform that supports Java Standard Edition version 6 or later. As a general rule-of-thumb, any online type of application that needs low turn around time will typically require two or more high-end processors.

The minimum RAM required for installation of Elixir Repertoire Server is 256 MB but the recommended hardware memory is at least 512 MB. The amount depends largely on the data volume, load (i.e. concurrent report generation) and desired turn-around time.

A proper system requirement study is recommended to estimate the proper hardware (CPU), JVM configuration and memory size. You may email the support team at Elixir Technology for information on this.

A total of 300 MB disk space is recommended. This consists of the following:

  • 200MB for the Elixir Repertoire Server software, documentations and samples

  • Up to 80 MB for the Java runtime (depending on the version)

  • 20 MB reserved space for other 3rd party add-on software like database drivers. Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with 800MHz or more is required

Features such as report, data caching will require additional disk space.