This topic lists the requirements for deploying the BMC BladeLogic Rapid Deployment Stack for Servers (BladeLogic RDS). This topic contains the following sections:
Before you begin
Perform the following tasks before you start the BladeLogic RDS deployment process:
- Obtain the relevant license and access credentials for the Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) download page.
Download the md5sum file and the relevant BladeLogic RDS dump package for your database. This package installs a Linux guest operating system and the components listed in the BladeLogic RDS components and versions table.
Product name File name File type File size Platform BladeLogic Rapid Deployment Stack <version> md5sum. For example, BladeLogic Rapid Deployment Stack <bsaVersion> md5sum.
md5sum.txt txt 129 B all BladeLogic Rapid Deployment Stack <version> with Oracle Server DB Dump [x64]
For example, BladeLogic Rapid Deployment Stack <bsaVersion> with Oracle Server DB Dump [x64].
BladeLogicRDSORACLE<version>-LIN64.zip For example, BladeLogicRDSORACLE<bsaVersion>-LIN64.zip.
zip 16 GB Linux BladeLogic Rapid Deployment Stack <version> with SQL Server DB Dump [x64]
For example, BladeLogic Rapid Deployment Stack <bsaVersion> with SQL Server DB Dump [x64].
BladeLogicRDSSQL<version>-LIN64.zip For example, BladeLogicRDSSQL<bsaVersion>-LIN64.zip
zip 13 GB Linux
Planning the BladeLogic RDS deployment
Before you install and deploy the BladeLogic RDS, ensure that the machine on which you install the BladeLogic RDS complies with the following requirements:
| Item | Purpose | Details |
|---|---|---|
Disk space for the BladeLogic RDS components, including | Sufficient disk space to provision the VM. The BladeLogic RDS host is configured with a recommended default setting to manage 500 servers; therefore the vCenter should have at least 250 GB available for deployment. | BMC provides a pre-configured, thin-provisioned VM. For more information about storage recommendations for BMC Server Automation, see System requirements. |
VMware vCenter | A platform for creating virtual images and hosting the Used with BladeLogic Application Server. | VMware vCenter version 5.5 or later is required for installation. Note: You need to know the vCenter access details before you start the deployment. |
VMware ESX | Used with the vCenter as a hosting location for virtual machines | VMware ESX version 5.1 or later is required for this installation. Ensure that you are able to log on to a VMware vSphere Connect and access the ESX server. |
| Oracle or SQL Server database | Used to store information | The following BladeLogic RDS deployment options are available:
For more information, see Database prerequisites and recommendations. |
Database prerequisites and recommendations
Note the following database considerations prior to installing the BladeLogic RDS:
- The BladeLogic RDS download package for Oracle includes both an Oracle XE database and the Oracle dump.
- The Oracle XE database is configured to run automatically, without requiring you to perform a manual database import or reconfigure the application server.
- If you plan to use an Oracle database on a separate machine in your system, import the Oracle dump to your Oracle server and configure the application server to point to the relevant database.
- BladeLogic RDS for Servers with Oracle XE is generally not used in a production environment.
The following table lists the requirements and specifications for the database that works with BladeLogic RDS. For more information about the supported databases for BMC Server Automation, see Minimum software requirements.
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Dual or Quad 3 GHz Intel Xeon Processors (Dual-Core) or better |
| Operating system | According to the specification and requirements of the selected RDBMS |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM and 4 CPUs |
| Oracle specific requirements |
|
| Version | Oracle 11gR1 or later |
| User account | Existing |
| Database dumps | Ensure that you can import the database dumps from the directories on the BladeLogic RDS virtual machine to a physical computer in your environment. |
| BladeLogic Oracle database dump: bladelogic.dmp, available under directory BladeLogic Portal Oracle database dump: portal_database.dmp, available under directory |
| SQL Server specific requirements |
|
| Version | SQL Server 2008 R2 or later |
| User account | Existing SQL server User on the target computer |
| Database dumps | Ensure that you can import the database dumps from the directories on the BladeLogic RDS virtual machine to a physical computer in your environment. |
BladeLogic SQL Server database dump: BLADELOGIC.bak, available under directory BladeLogic Portal SQL Server database dump: bladelogic_portal.bak, available under directory |
Performance benchmark recommendations
For optimum performance, BMC recommends that you deploy the BladeLogic RDS on a machine with:
- 16 GB RAM
- 8 CPU
- Preconfigured default set of parameters for 50 work item threads (WIT), with thread parallelism set to 50
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