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This topic provides information about the minimum requirements and supported resources for installing the BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics (or IT Data Analytics) product:

Hardware requirements

The following table lists the minimum hardware requirements:

ResourceRequirements

Operating systems

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x86-64
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x86-64
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 x86-64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 x86-64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 x86-64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 x86-64

The preceding operating systems are applicable for both the product, the target hosts (where data resides), and for the standalone Collection Agent that you might install on the target hosts.

CPU and memory

2 cores and 4 GB RAM  

Note: In a production environment, the minimum requirement would be 8 cores and 16 GB RAM for handling a 50-GB to 100-GB volume of data and upto four users.
Disk space
  • For installing the IT Data Analytics product:
    • 50 GB including operating system (for installing the product)
    • 225 GB (for installing the product + indexing 20 GB data per day with a default retention period of 7 days)
    Note:The disk space might vary depending on the size of your environment and the size of your log files.

    For example, to index 20 GB of data per day with a default retention period of 7 days, you require 20 * 7 * 1.25 + 50 = 225 GB disk space. For more information, see Variables that affect sizing and scalability.

  • For installing the standalone Collection Agent: 145 MB

Software requirements

The following table lists the minimum software requirements:

ResourceRequirements
Port 

For more information about ports, see Communication ports and protocols.

Web browsers 
  • Mozilla Firefox versions 27 and 28
  • Internet Explorer versions 9 and 10
  • Google Chrome version 33

Supported integrations

The following table lists information about integrations supported with other BMC products:

ProductsSupported versions
BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management (including individual cells)
  • 9.0.00 Service Pack 3 (9.0.23)
  • 9.5.00 Service Pack 1 (9.5.01)
  • 9.6.00
BMC PATROL Agent
  • 9.0.00, 9.0.20
  • 9.5.00
  • 9.6.00
For more information, see Integrating.