Commodity DataServers must meet the following requirements:
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Multi Core x86 64bit CPUs Intel/AMD 2.66Ghz+ running on SUN/HP/DELL/IBM hardware (8+ CPU's)
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Swap space OS configured
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Internet connection initiated by the Commodity DataServer for data update delivery using https (tcp443) to ftp.morningstarcommodity.com (12.43.226.2)
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SMTP mail relay available to send email to commoditydata-updates@morningstar.com for Commodity DataServer monitoring
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A dedicated Commodity DataServer Disk partition sized according to the data selection - cannot be NFS
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Two Morningstar DBA accounts set up for a Reader/Custom Writer, and Morningstar data Writer.
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System Backup Procedures in place
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Commodity DataServers should run on dedicated systems
Commodity DataServer Minimum Operating System Requirements - 64bit
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Solaris 10 update 8 and above x86 64bit
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Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 update 5 and above 64bit
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Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 update 1 and above 64bit**
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Ubuntu 10.04 and above 64bit
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Any other OS voids MIM Server Support
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MySQL 5.1.41 and above
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OS Software, wget, ksh, portmap, sharutils***
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Recommended additional software, telnet, sysstat, sar, gtar (solaris)
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Virtual servers, zones, etc - Morningstar provides support for the Commodity DataServer in these environments provided the minimum requirements above are met and the virtualization software is transparent
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Minimum Commodity DataServer - 8 CPU's - 16GB RAM - 800GB Commodity DataServer Data Storage
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Recommended Commodity DataServer - 8 CPU's - 32GB RAM - 1.0TB Commodity DataServer Data Storage
* Specifications subject to change without notice, contact your Morningstar Account Manager prior to purchasing
** RHEL 6 requires modification to rpcbind to enable insecure mode
*** RHEL 6 requires Optional Subscription to install sharutils
