MPX System Requirements

Note: Prior to installing, read the appropriate MPX Administrator's Guide and the StarTeam Installation Guide. Proper planning is required in order to achieve best results from MPX.

The StarTeam Server must be installed prior to installing the Message Broker and MPX Cache Agent.

Message Brokers and MPX Cache Agent

Note: For the MPX Cache Agent, these requirements should be sufficient for teams that have 50 to 100 members.

Operating Systems	See supported operating systems in StarTeam Server System requirements
Processor/Hardware	Disk appropriate for size of cache; fast disk preferable but not mandatory 100 Megabit NIC or more 1 CPU P4 1Ghz or more
RAM	8 GB memory or more
Hard disk space	100 MB to install the application plus sufficient disk space for the desired size of each MPX Cache Agent's cache
Display	SVGA, high color mode, 1024x768 or higher Recommended resolution: 1280x1024 or higher

Remote MPX Cache Agent

Note: For the MPX Cache Agent, these requirements should be sufficient for teams that have 50 to 100 users.

Operating Systems	See supported operating systems in StarTeam Server System requirements
RAM	8 GB memory or more
Hard disk space	100 MB to install the application plus sufficient disk space for the desired size of each MPX Cache Agent's cache
Display	SVGA, high color mode, 1024x768 or higher. Recommended resolution: 1280x1024 or higher.

Hardware Recommendations

The following are the recommended system configurations according to the number of peak users:

Less than 100	64-bit, dual-core systems with 8 GB of memory
100-200	64-bit, quad-core systems with 16 GB of memory
More than 200	64-bit, quad-core systems with 32 GB of memory

Note: These requirements are relevant for both remote message brokers and root message brokers installed on different servers.