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Business Edition Premise System Requirements

This page provides answers to common questions that IT personnel might have when planning or considering the addition of a Business Edition Premise system to their site. The information on this page applies to 8.1.x versions of Business Edition Premise.



Hardware

This section contains common questions about BEP hardware requirements.


[+] Can I deploy Business Edition Premise in a High Availability (HA) configuration?


[+] What type of disk configuration is used?


[+] Is the storage disk or data encrypted?


[+] Which system components do I need to monitor (for example, uptime, disks, ports)?


[+] How do I get replacement parts? What is the warranty and service arrangement?


[+] My servers are utilizing the iDRAC7 controller, but I am unable to access or login after several days of continuous use.


[+] What are the memory requirements for Business Edition Premise 8.1.201?



Software

This section contains common questions about BEP software requirements.


[+] Which operating systems does BEP use?


[+] Does the system include a database?


[+] Can MS SQL Server be used instead of Postgre SQL?


[+] Does the system have a built-in antivirus or anti-malware package?


[+] Which types of authentication methods are used (for example, Kerberos, RADIUS, or LDAP)? Will it work with Active Directory?


[+] Does the system store any personally-identifiable information (PII) or protocol-control information (PCI)?


[+] How do I back up the critical system files and configuration files?


[+] What kind of routine maintenance procedures are required?


[+] How do I update the operating systems for security and critical fixes?


[+] For a multi-VM deployment, is there a specific order in which the Virtual Machines must be powered-on or off?


[+] Are any routing applications deployed automatically during BEP installation?


[+] Where do I get the required licenses?


[+] While executing the tuneup_boe script on the ui VM (for a multi-VM deployment), I received a CMS error. What might be the cause?


[+] During tuneup, I entered incorrect information. What do I do?


[+] I am receiving calls from gateways that are not represented as Trunk DNs in my environment. How do I fix this?


[+] I want to install chat but I am not using the email application. Can I do this?


[+] I have deployed my email (or chat) strategy but they are not routing. What could be wrong?


[+] How do I optimize my Universal Contact Server database so that it does not use too much disk space?


[+] How do I check the software version of the pre-installed components?


[+] I’m making changes to the configuration sever settings. What is the [chef] section used for?


[+] Our installation is in a Middle Eastern time zone. Why do our reports not show the correct local time?



Networking

This section contains common questions about BEP networking requirements.


[+] How many IP addresses are required?


[+] Do external vendors require remote access?


[+] Does the server need access to the internet?


[+] Does the system have a built-in firewall?


[+] What are the network speeds, and can I configure network load balancing or link aggregation?



This page was last edited on June 5, 2015, at 12:43.
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