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16 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
Resource Allocation Table 5 contains general recommended guidelines for hardware
requirements and memory allocation based on the number of radios and
WX switches your server will support. A larger number of WX switches
implies more connections and data processing, and consequently, more
CPU is required. A larger number of radios implies more data (including
client sessions) which requires more RAM and storage.
3WXM Services Options
3WXM Services can be installed either in standalone mode or shared mode.
Standalone mode is when 3WXM client and 3WXM Services are installed on
one machine. Standalone mode is primarily used for trying out 3WXM, while
shared mode is used in a working environment. In shared mode, the
administrator sets up 3WXM Services on a single host (typically with more
resources) and other hosts with the client 3WXM application share 3WXM
Services to access network plans and monitoring information. See Figure 1.
Figure 1 3WXM Services in Shared Mode
Table 5 Recommended Server Hardware Allocation
Number of Radios 1-25 WX Switches 25-50 WX Switches 50+ WX Switches
1 – 1000 2.4 GHz P4
500 MB RAM
1 GB HD
2.8 GHz P4
500 MB RAM
1 GB HD
3.2 GHz Xeon
1 GB RAM
1 GB HD
1000 – 2000 2.4 GHz P4
1 GB RAM
2 GB HD
3.0 GHz P4
1 GB RAM
2 GB HD
3.6 GHz Xeon
2 GB RAM
2 GB HD
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