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PEOPLETOOLS 8.1 HARDWARE AND

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTST E C H N I C A L G U I D E L I N E S F O R S U C C E S S W I T H P E O P L ES O F T P R O D U C T S

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C O N T E N T S

Chapter 1 ..........................................................................................................................................7

PeopleTools Architecture Overview and Support Definitions ............ ............ ............ ............ .... 7

What Is PeopleTools? .......................................................................................................................7

Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 8

PeopleSoft Components........................................................................................................... 10

Database Support.....................................................................................................................11

Three Levels of Server Support ...............................................................................................11

PeopleTools Support.......................................................................................................................12

PeopleTools Certification........................................................................................................12

Support Levels.........................................................................................................................13

Certified/Supported ..........................................................................................................13

Not Certified/Not Supported............................................................................................. 14

DBMS Server Only...........................................................................................................14

Support Levels for Third-Party Software................................................................................. 14

Chapter 2 ........................................................................................................................................15

The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture .........................................................................................15

The Advantages of Browser-Based Deployment ............................................................................ 15

End User Workstation Requirements..............................................................................................16

Web Browser and Client Operating System Certification for the Power User—

All Applications.......................................................................................................................17

Web Browser and Client Operating System Certification for the Casual User—

Self-Service Applications ........................................................................................................17

Hardware Requirements...........................................................................................................18

Memory ............................................................................................................................18

CPU ..................................................................................................................................18

Software Requirements............................................................................................................18

Web Server Requirements for PeopleSoft Internet Architecture ....................................................19


Web Servers......................................................................................................................19


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Chapter 3 ........................................................................................................................................21

The Windows-Based Client: PeopleTools Development Environment.....................................21


Software Requirements ............................................................................................................22

Chapter 4 ........................................................................................................................................25

Server Requirements ....................................................................................................................25

File Server Requirements................................................................................................................26



Database Server Requirements........................................................................................................27



Process Scheduler (Batch) Server Requirements ............................................................................28


Software Requirements ............................................................................................................29Application Server Requirements ...................................................................................................30

Windows NT/2000 Application Server Requirements.............................................................31

Hardware Requirements....................................................................................................31

Software Requirements.....................................................................................................31

UNIX Application Server Requirements .................................................................................32

Hardware Requirements....................................................................................................32


DB2 UDB for OS/390 Option..................................................................................................33

Database Connectivity .............................................................................................................33

Connectivity on the PeopleTools Development Environment ..........................................33

Database Connectivity on the Application Server ............................................................34

LDAP Server...................................................................................................................................35



Novell’s recommendations for NDS eDirectory:..............................................................35

Supported Server Configurations by RDBMS ................................................................................36

Microsoft SQL Server.....................................................................................................................37



Sort Order Support...................................................................................................................37

Supplemental Workstation Requirements ................................................................................38


Maintenance Levels .................................................................................................................38

Oracle ......................................................................................................................................39


Supplemental Workstation Requirements ................................................................................39


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DB2 UDB for OS/390.....................................................................................................................40



DB2 UDB for OS/390 Configuration ...................................................................................... 41

DB2 Connect ....................................................................................................................42

Gateway Connection Using DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition..........................................42 Native TCP/IP Connection DB2 Connect Personal Edition .............................................42

Supported Gateway Configurations .........................................................................................43

Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................... 43

DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows NT/2000.................................................................................44

Supplemental Workstation Requirements................................................................................44


Supplemental Requirements for DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows NT/2000 ......................44

Sybase ......................................................................................................................................45


Informix ......................................................................................................................................46


Supplemental Workstation Requirements................................................................................46


Appendix A.....................................................................................................................................47

Customer Connection ...................................................................................................................47

Appendix B.....................................................................................................................................49

Production Planning, Enterprise Planning, and Order Promising Hardware

and Software Requirements......................................................................................................... 49

Appendix C.....................................................................................................................................51

Enterprise Performance Management Hardware and Software Requirements ........... .......... 51

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Introduction

For every major release, PeopleSoft re-evaluates our platform support plan and we add or drop platforms depending

on the results of our analysis. Determining which operating systems to support, which portions of the PeopleSoft

software should run on the various operating systems, and which database systems to support are critical decisions.

PeopleTools 8.1 is the technical foundation of PeopleSoft 8 and the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture. With the

release of PeopleSoft 8, PeopleSoft has made the transition from a client/server applications vendor to an Internet

applications vendor. This has required major architecture changes and it is important that customers have a good

understanding of the new PeopleSoft Internet Architecture in order to fully understand the platforms being supported

in PeopleTools 8.1. These architecture changes have had major impacts on our platform support plans, in many

cases simplifying them, and in the long run lowering costs for our customers.

The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture is a server-centric execution architecture for deploying Internet applications to

end users who access the applications through a web browser. These Internet applications are built using

PeopleTools 8.1. The following diagram illustrates the various architecture pieces involved in this deployment

architecture:

Web

Server

PeopleSoft Internet Application

Server

Application

Server

Batch

Server

Database

Server

Web

Browser HTML

HTTP

SQL

SQL

PeopleSoft Internet Architecture

Several key concepts to take away from the above diagram:

• End users access the applications through a web browser. Any web browser that is HTML 4.0 compliant should

work with PeopleTools 8.1-based applications from any client operating system. More on this later in the

document.

• The architecture is very server centric. The heart of the architecture is the PeopleSoft Internet Application

Server that consists of the Web Server and the Application Server.

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• The above architecture should support the vast majority of your end users, especially if you consider self-

service applications. The only end users that will require high end Windows machines and client configurations

will be system administrators and developers. More on this below.

The following diagram illustrates the PeopleSoft Development Environment. This is basically the environment that

needs to be deployed to your developers and system administrators (typically a very small percentage of your overall

user base).

Application

Server

Database

Server

PeopleTools

Development

Environment

SQL

SQL

Tuxedo

PeopleTools Development Environment

This is just the Windows-based PeopleTools Development Environment that can be deployed in either two or three

tier mode.

After reading the above very brief overviews of the PeopleTools 8.1 technology, you should walk away with one

key concept concerning platforms: the client platform should be much less of an issue when compared to past

PeopleSoft releases. PeopleSoft’s move to server-centric, browser-based applications in PeopleSoft 8 should allow

you to primarily focus on the server platforms. All the client machine needs is a standard web browser.

For more detailed information about PeopleTools 8.1 and the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture, we recommend that

you read the following white paper and FAQ that are available on Customer Connection:

• PeopleSoft Internet Architecture White Paper

• The Move to Pure Internet Applications in PeopleSoft 8 FAQ.

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The PeopleSoft application server uses BEA’s Tuxedo middleware product, which is designed to enable

distributed application computing. In addition, it uses BEA’s Jolt, which acts as the communications layer

between the web server and the application server The application server interprets Jolt messages coming from

the web server into SQL, which it sends to the database server. Thus, SQL always takes place between the

application server and the database server in a high-speed LAN, avoiding costly transmissions across wide area

networks or lower bandwidth Internet connections.

• Web Server. A web server is required for the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture. It serves as the link between the

end user’s workstation, to which it sends HTTP, and the application server, with which it communicates via

BEA’s Jolt.

Note. You can set up your web server and application server on the same machine. You also have the flexibility

of setting up a web server on a machine of its own, with the application server on a separate machine. Refer

to Chapter 2, “The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture,” for the details on web server requirements.

• Auxiliary Hardware/Software. You may need extra hardware and software for optional PeopleSoft

functionality and/or to support the application you’re running. Laser Printer. Along with the printer you will

also need a Windows printer driver to print the online reports that produce 180-character-wide reports using the

HP LinePrinter font. Your printer must be configured with sufficient memory to produce graphics images for panel printouts. The report writer produces standard reports using HP/PCL initialization strings.

Note. The various servers identified above (application, web, and so on) are considered “logical” servers. Many

can exist on the same machine, although each can also reside on its own machine in a “physical”

configuration. This concept is explained in more detail in the “Application Server” section of Chapter 4,

“Server Requirements.”

Database Support

PeopleSoft supports a wide range of RDBMS products running on a broad variety of hardware platforms, enabling

you to choose the RDBMS platform that best suits your organization’s current needs. We currently support thefollowing RDBMS products:

• Microsoft SQL Server for Windows NT/2000

• Oracle for Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Tru64 Unix, Windows NT/2000

• DB2/UDB for OS/390, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Windows NT

• Sybase for Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Tru64 Unix

• Informix for Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Tru64 Unix

Three Levels of Server Support PeopleSoft 8 has three levels of platform support, corresponding to the following basic functions of server

processing:

• Application server functions

• Batch processing

• PeopleSoft database

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Note. The divisions between servers may be logical divisions or physical divisions. For instance, on a fully

supported platform all of these components—application, batch, and database server—could reside on the

same physical computer where they are separated logically. On the other hand, these three server

components could also be configured to execute on three separate computers.

Certain platforms will be developed and supported as application servers, a larger number will be supported as batch

servers, and a broad spectrum will be supported as DBMS servers.

• Application Servers. At our highest level are the application server environments on which all PeopleSoft

components can execute.

• Batch Servers. The next level of support is those that support the batch server components. We support the

following environments as batch servers: the OS/390 environment, and all of the platforms that are supported as

application servers.

• Database Servers. Finally, there are other platforms that we only support as DBMS servers. These

environments may house the PeopleSoft database—and nothing more. We do not support any PeopleSoft

software executing in these environments.

PeopleTools Support

PeopleSoft offers broad support across a wide range of platforms. Before we support a platform configuration it

must pass our certification requirements. This section discusses our certification process, strategy, and the

PeopleSoft support levels. It is very important to stay current on the PeopleSoft support strategy so that you can

have the proper environment in place when you upgrade your software. This section contains the following topics:

• PeopleSoft Certification

• Support Levels

• Support Levels for Third-Party Software

Note. For the purposes of this discussion, we define a “platform” as a combination of the server operating system

version and RDBMS version.

Note. This book provides an overview of your hardware and software requirements, but cannot include up-to-date

specifics about version numbers. These details are maintained continuously online. Refer to Appendix A,

“Customer Connection,” for the instructions on how to track down further information on the PeopleSoft

web site.

PeopleTools Certif ication

At PeopleSoft, we have designed a rigorous process for determining the platform configurations we support. Our

certification process includes the following components:

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• Complete product installation using the published documentation.

• Testing all batch components.

• Executing at least one set of product installation acceptance tests.

We deem a platform “certified” only when PeopleTools development on the platform is complete and when it

successfully passes our certification test process.

Note. Once a platform is certified, PeopleSoft officially supports it.

Our top priority is ensuring that our products are certified on the latest available versions of all the database and

operating system versions that we support. Typically, we certify at a specific operating system version, not specific

hardware. We expect the operating system version to perform in a similar manner on any hardware that supports that

operating system version. Note, however, that we certify operating systems based on their target hardware

architecture. For instance, Sun Microsystems produces a version of Solaris for their SPARC-based systems, and

another version of Solaris for Intel-based systems. Although these two offerings of Solaris may have identical

version numbers, they are separate products. We currently only certify Solaris running on SPARC-based computers.Therefore, whether server is an UltraSPARC-I, UltraSPARC-II, or UltraSPARC-III computer, we support it running

a certified version of Solaris. We do not, however, support the same version of Solaris running Intel-based servers.

In addition, we maintain support for previous software versions as long as it is feasible. Generally, we support two

or three generations of RDBMS and OS software in any given PeopleTools release. This means that we always

provide a migration path forward for our customers who keep their system components reasonably up to date.

Although our certification strategy benefits most of our customers, it can cause problems for customers who fall

behind in their PeopleSoft system maintenance. When these customers want to upgrade our software, they may have

to upgrade their system components incrementally in order to remain on a supported platform throughout the

migration. Customers in this situation will need to perform their upgrades using multiple servers.

Support Levels

Operating systems, networks, databases, compilers, and other supporting software continue to evolve. To help you

select the appropriate combination of hardware and software products with which to operate PeopleSoft

applications, we have defined the following three support classifications:

• Certified/Supported

• Not Certified/Not Supported

• DBMS Server Only

Certified/Supported

A certified or supported environment has been documented, installed, tested, and certified by PeopleSoft. System

functionality and performance standards are checked and validated. We fully support this environment and have a

working relationship with the vendors involved.

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Not Certified/Not Supported

When a product is not certified it is not supported. This means that PeopleSoft does not sell, install, or formally

support your software running with products having this classification. If you upgrade any system component to an

uncertified version and you have a problem with our software, PeopleSoft may advise you to use an environment

combination that is certified to operate PeopleSoft applications.

DBMS Server Only

This certification level only applies to platforms that are just supported as database servers. Environments with this

certification level are supported due to their compatibility with an identical database version on a fully certified

operating system. For instance, we support the use of Linux as a DBMS Server if it is running a version of Oracle

that has already been certified for use on another platform such as Solaris or AIX.

Support Levels for Third-Party Software

A typical PeopleSoft environment is a combination of many different software products. In addition to the operating

system and RDBMS, your configuration will require network and connectivity products, desktop applications, and

so on.

Because there are so many different hardware and software options available, it’s not feasible for PeopleSoft to test

every potential operating environment configuration. Therefore, we have defined support levels that indicate

whether the primary responsibility for support belongs to PeopleSoft or another vendor.

PeopleSoft certifies certain third-party products. These products may be shipped with our software (such as Tuxedo

or SQR) or they may be obtained independently (such as COBOL or Microsoft Office). PeopleSoft certifies third-

party products that tightly integrate with PeopleTools, and lists the certified versions by PeopleTools release in our

Platforms Database. (For more information, see Appendix A, “Customer Connection.”)

If a third party (such as a software vendor) claims compatibility with a supported environment, you’ll need to

contact the vendor for resolution of any problems. PeopleSoft will support these products if you can replicate a

problem in a supported environment. However, we will not necessarily make product changes to accommodate

incompatibilities introduced by another vendor.

For example, PeopleSoft does not certify specific network software for any of our supported RDBMS platforms. It is

the responsibility of each RDBMS vendor to document the network software supported for its product. If you

encounter problems running a PeopleSoft application with a particular type of network software but can’t replicate it

with a different type of software, you will have to work directly with your RDBMS vendor to resolve the problem.

On the other hand, if you can demonstrate that the problem exists with many or all network software products,

PeopleSoft can be expected to provide a resolution to the problem. Ultimately, the software vendor at fault must

resolve errors.

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THE PEOPLESOFT I NTERNETARCHITECTURE

The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (PIA) is the next generation architecture in PeopleSoft 8. It is used to deployultra-thin HTML client based applications that look and feel like state of the art web sites. This chapter describes the

requirements for running PeopleSoft applications over the Internet. This situation calls for an application server and

a web server. The web server acts as an intermediary between the client and the application server. On the client

side, all that is needed is a workstation supplied with a supported browser.

The Advantages of Browser-Based Deployment

There are many reasons PeopleSoft moved to Internet-based applications that are deployed through a web browser.

Very simply, our new Internet technology is superior to our past client/server technology and the end user

experience is better with the browser-based applications.

From a technological perspective, the Internet-based technologies are an improvement over client/server in many

ways:

• Application Deployment. With browser-based applications, application deployment to your end users is very

simple. You simply place a hyperlink in an email or on your corporate web site, and end users can access the

applications just as they access any other web site. With client/server, the end user's machine must be

configured and the PeopleSoft client software must be properly installed. Deploying and configuring the client

software for client/server is expensive when compared to browser-based applications, where the cost of

deployment is close to zero.

• Portability. Thin HTML browser-based applications are very portable across client operating systems. Our Windows-based applications were limited to the Windows platform. With our new browser-based applications,

any end user who has an HTML 4.0 and JavaScript 1.1 compliant browser can access and use the PeopleSoft

applications. This means that the end user could access the applications using a Windows, Mac, Linux, or

UNIX client!

• Client Hardware Requirements. Because the browser-based applications put very small demands on the client

machine, the end user does not have to have a high-end, expensive PC to use PeopleSoft applications. This

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means lower costs to customers, who will not necessarily have to upgrade client machines to achieve adequate

performance when using the latest PeopleSoft release.

• WAN Access. Because the browser-based applications are thin client, overall WAN performance of our

browser-based applications should be superior to that of our Windows-based applications. With the browser-

based applications, there is no client software or application cache to be deployed over the WAN. All that is

deployed to the client machine is thin HTML and JavaScript.

• Integration. Thin HTML, Internet-based applications are much easier to integrate than Windows-based

client/server applications. For example, on a single web page you can place multiple hyperlinks that link to

multiple back end systems and content providers. To the end user, this arrangement seems to be a single

integrated application. This type of integration is awkward with Windows-based client/server systems.

PeopleSoft 8 delivers portal technology that customers can use to deliver integrated, role-based, personalized

content to their end users.

From an end user's perspective, the browser-based applications are an improvement over our Windows-based

applications in many ways:

• Simple Access. End users just click on a hyperlink to enter the PeopleSoft applications. They no longer need to

have the latest PeopleSoft patch installed on their machine to logon successfully to the PeopleSoft system. End

users who access the PeopleSoft applications frequently can bookmark the PeopleSoft system in their web

browser.

• Intuitive User Interface. Millions of people worldwide surf the web today and there appears to be no end in

sight to the dramatic growth in web usage. As a result, most people who have access to computers have become

skilled in the use of web browsers. They are familiar with the navigation and user interface techniques used on

leading web sites today (that is, hyperlinks, the use of the Back and Forward web browser buttons, bookmarks,

search, and so on). For this reason, end users should find our web-based applications easy to use. PeopleSoft

application development is taking advantage of the user interface redesign for the web to make our applications

much more straightforward and intuitive.

End User Workstation Requirements

The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture leverages the PeopleTools application server to dynamically generate Internet

applications that are built in the Application Designer. The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture is not a retrofitted

PeopleTools Windows client built to run on the World Wide Web, but instead is rich with web-specific features and

design paradigms. It provides dynamic hyperlinks, image support, and user customizable HTML tags, enabling you

to build applications that look and feel like a modern web site. The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture customizations

are all done through PeopleTools and therefore are upgradeable and fully global, supporting multi-lingual and multi-

currency operations.

No end user installation is required; no PeopleSoft software resides on the end user workstation. The browser is all

that is needed.

With the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture, PeopleSoft applications can now execute on a wider variety of client

platforms than ever before. The web browser is the client of the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture and has enormous

impact on the user interface quality and performance of the PeopleSoft 8 applications. The reality of the browser

world today is that they are not all created equally. They vary widely in performance and user interface quality.

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All PeopleSoft applications are being certified on a subset of the commercially available web browsers and client

operating systems on the market today. The majority of PeopleSoft applications are for the heads down, functional

user who accesses the PeopleSoft applications on a regular basis. For this class of end user, performance and user

interface quality are critical. It's therefore key that they access the PeopleSoft applications with the leading web

browsers.

For self-service applications, a broader set of web browser and client operating systems are being certified. The

customer has little control over the end user's operating system and browser for self-service applications, so it's

critical that this class of application works effectively across a very large percentage of the self-service user base.

Web Browser and Client Operating System Certif ication for the Power User—All Applications

Based on internal testing, Internet Explorer 5 is the clear leader in performance and user interface quality. For the

functional user, where performance and reliability are key, Internet Explorer 5 is the recommended web browser.

The following are the combinations of web browser and client operating systems PeopleSoft is certifying for all

PeopleSoft 8 applications on PeopleTools 8.1:

• Internet Explorer 5 and 5.5 on NT 4, Windows 9x, and Windows 2000

• Internet Explorer 5 on Mac OS 7.5 and above

• Netscape Communicator 4.7x on NT 4, Windows 9x, and Windows 2000

Netscape Navigator 6 looks very promising. Netscape has made great strides to address performance and to better

adhere to internet standards.

Note. If you need to display Japanese characters, note that Internet Explorer 5 may have problems doing so, but

Internet Explorer 5.01 works well. If necessary, you can upgrade to Internet Explorer 5.01 or later by

going to Microsoft’s web site.

Web Browser and Client Operating System Certif ication for the Casual User— Self-Service Applications

The following client operating systems are supported for casual user access to PeopleSoft self-service applications

with PeopleTools 8.1:

• Internet Explorer 5 and 5.5 on NT 4, Windows 9x, and Windows 2000.

• Internet Explorer 4.x on NT 4, Windows 9x, and Windows 2000.

• Internet Explorer 5 on Mac OS 7.5 and above.

• Netscape Communicator 4.7x on NT 4, Windows 9x, and Windows 2000.

• Netscape Communicator 4.72 on Mac OS 7.6.1 and above.

• Netscape Communicator 4.72 on Linux.

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Note. Netscape 4.x browsers are not supported for PeopleSoft 8 applications in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.

Netscape 4.x browsers have serious display issues with these laguages when the pages are encoded using

Unicode. Netscape intends to provide fixes in Netscape Navigator 6.

Note. For the most current information on supported browsers, check the PeopleSoft Internet home page at

www.peoplesoft.com. (Select Customer Connection, choose Library, PeopleSoft Platforms.)

What exactly is meant by a self-service application? Basically anything that's not a power user application where

our customer has little control over the end user's web browser / client OS. Here are examples of self-service

applications:

• Specified self-service transactions. The application documentation specifically references these transactions as

self-service.

• Portal Solutions (Workforce, Supplier, Customer portals)

• PeopleSoft Marketplace Applications

Hardware Requirements

General end user workstation hardware requirements are as follows:

• 32 MB RAM (minimum)

• Pentium 133 MHz (minimum) or comparable chip

In the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (PIA), the web browser renders the user interface. The web browser receives

the HTML generated by the application server and displays the graphic representation of the HTML. The CPU

speed of the client has a great influence on how fast these HTML pages are rendered. HTML pages for some

PeopleSoft applications can be quite complicated.

Memory

We recommend a minimum of 48MB of RAM on the client for all power user applications. This assumes that a

typical power user will run three browsers (two for transactions, one for process monitor). The browser instances use

10 MB of memory each. A self-service end user would only need minimum memory to run their operating system

plus one instance of their web browser.

CPU

CPU does affect HTML page refresh time. As a rule of thumb, all power users should have a Pentium 1 200 MHz

processor with decent graphics card abilities to have a good user experience. Self-service users need a client that canrun a single instance of a web browser with decent performance.

Software Requirements

Basic end user workstation software requirements are as follows:

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• Recommended browsers are Internet Explorer and Netscape. Recommendations are based on the type of user

currently described as either casual (using self service type applications) or power user types.

Note. For the most current information on supported browsers, check the PeopleSoft Internet home page at

www.peoplesoft.com. (Select Customer Connection, choose Library, PeopleSoft Platforms.) Customer

Connection is password protected. Contact your PeopleSoft Account Executive to obtain a password.

Web Server Requirements for PeopleSoft Internet Architecture

The web server performs little logic. It simply relays data back and forth between the user workstation and

application server. The web server handles encryption and manages the connections between the browsers. It also

caches and serves up images. For the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture, most of the PeopleSoft logic occurs on an

application server—this is where panels are run and HTML is generated. This architecture should yield high

performance on the WAN (dialup), because it only sends HTML to the client workstation.

Note. For detailed instructions on setting up the web server, refer to the chapter entitled “Setting up the

PeopleSoft Internet Architecture” in the Installation and Administration book for your database. For the

most current information on supported web servers, check the PeopleSoft Internet home page at


Connection is password protected. Contact your PeopleSoft Account Executive to obtain a password. For

information on application server requirements, see Chapter 4 of this book. In addition, refer to the chapter

“Configuring the Application Server” in the Installation and Administration book for your database.


The following web server and Java servlet combinations will be packaged or supported with PeopleTools 8.12:

Web Servers

• WebLogic

• Apache

• Microsoft IIS v4 on NT 4

• Microsoft IIS v5 on Windows 2000

Note. IIS v4 and v5 will not be packaged with PeopleTools. It is the responsibility of the customer to install IIS

versions. Directions for installing the Java servlet engine with IIS will be available with PeopleTools 8.12.

WebLogic and Apache web servers will be supported across the following operating systems:

• NT4

• Windows 2000

• HP-UX

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• AIX

• Solaris

• Linux

• Tru64 (there is no support for Apache on Tru64; only WebLogic is supported)

Web Logic provides out-of-the-box SSL support across all supported operating systems. The Apache web server

will not support SSL on NT or Windows 2000. SSL support for Apache, on UNIX only, is available via Covalent's

Raven; the contact information is http://www.covalent.com.

Note. For the most current information on supported web servers, check the PeopleSoft Internet home page at


Connection is password protected. Contact your PeopleSoft Account Executive to obtain a password.


The web server does not do a lot of processing; however, because it is a server, it should run on a multiprocessor machine with fast processors.

• Memory should be approximately 0.5 to 1.0 MB per connected user.

• Disk space is minimal. You just need enough space for the software itself and for the caching of image and style

sheet files.

Note. For more information on performance and sizing, see the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture Performance &

Sizing Overview document found on Customer Connection.

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C H A P T E R 3

THE WINDOWS-BASED CLIENT:PEOPLETOOLS DEVELOPMENT

E NVIRONMENT

The vast majority of this document deals with platform support for your end users. This section deals with the

platform support for your developers and system administrators … people who need the PeopleTools Development

Environment deployed to their desktops.

The Windows-based PeopleTools Development Environment can be deployed in two or three tier mode. In three-

tier mode, it can connect to the same application server used to serve end users in the runtime environment. The

following Windows platforms are supported for the PeopleTools Development Environment in PeopleTools 8.10:

• Windows NT 4.0

• Windows 2000

• Windows 95 **

• Windows 98 **

** For Windows 95 and Windows 98, the complete PeopleTools Development Environment is not available. In

particular, the PeopleCode Debugger does not work on these two operating systems. End users doing serious

development and debugging must use Windows NT/2000. Windows 95 and 98 lack key Unicode features that

prevent certain debugging pieces of the PeopleTools Development Environment from working properly on those

operating systems.

In PeopleSoft 8, developers and system administrators are the primary users of the PeopleTools Windows-based

client, which you use to perform the following functions:

• Application Development. The PeopleTools Development Environment (e.g., Application Designer) is

Windows-based.

• Query Design. The PeopleSoft Query Designer will continue to be Windows-based in PeopleSoft 8. End users

can execute queries through our browser-based runtime Query interface in PeopleTools 8.1.

• Crystal Report Design

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• Tree Design. Tree Manager will continue to be Windows-based in PeopleTools 8.1. End users will be able to

view Tree definitions from a web browser, but modifications to Trees will need to be done through the

Windows-based Tree Manager.

• nVision Report Design

Note. PeopleTools development plans to support browser-based Query and Tree design in future PeopleTools

releases. In addition, the above four functions are supported on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows

NT/2000.

To ensure that your workstations perform consistently, you should configure them as uniformly as possible. Also be

sure to review any RDBMS-specific hardware or software requirements for your PeopleTools Development

Environment in the section for your particular RDBMS platform in Chapter 4, “Server Requirements.” In addition,

you should consult the appendix for the application or applications you’re installing to check for any application-

specific hardware or software requirements.

Note. This chapter provides the current information at the time of printing. For the most current information onsupported browsers, check the PeopleSoft Internet home page at www.peoplesoft.com. (Select Customer

Connection, choose Library, PeopleSoft Platforms.) Customer Connection is password protected.

Contact your PeopleSoft Account Executive to obtain a password.


The following list presents the minimum hardware requirements for a workstation being used as a PeopleTools

Development Environment. Obviously, the faster your machine, the faster its response time. To achieve optimal

performance, you should invest in hardware that maximizes the performance of your operating system environment.

• Intel PC. PeopleSoft recommends at least a 200 MHz Pentium or comparable chip with 80 MB of RAM or higher.

• VGA controller and display of 800x600 resolution or higher. 256 color recommended.

• Network interface card.

• An install workstation will need a standard CD-ROM reader to install PeopleSoft software.

• Mouse or other pointing device.

• Modem required for remote PeopleSoft maintenance and access to Customer Connection. The higher the

modem speed the better.


The following list presents the minimum software requirements for your PeopleTools Development Environment.

Note that there may be additional software requirements, depending upon which platform you’re running. For the

details, consult the section for your database platform in Chapter 4.

• Windows operating system for Windows 95, 98, NT or 2000.

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• Supported database connectivity software for your RDBMS environment; estimated disk space 22 to 65 MB. All

two-tier PeopleSoft client workstations need database connectivity software. In addition, if you are planning to

configure Windows clients to have the option to specify a two-tier or three-tier connection at logon, you need

database connectivity software on the client. However, if you are running only in a three-tier environment on a

particular computer, there is no need for database connectivity software on that machine, because the

application server is responsible for maintaining the SQL connections to the database. In certain situations you

also need client database connectivity software for the three-tier environment:

• If you are using Application Reviewer.

• If you need to install a database or load stored statements using Data Mover.

• If you want to log on in two-tier mode.

• If you log on in three-tier mode, but wish to run Process Scheduler (COBOL and SQR) locally.

See your RDBMS section in Chapter 4 for details. (Also contact your connectivity software vendor for more

information.)

• NetExpress COBOL Compiler version 3.0 (minimum); estimated disk space 120 MB. Only applies to a two-tier

connection to the database. The client COBOL compiler is not required at install time, and it is not required torun COBOL processes on client workstations. However, PeopleSoft recommends that you have one copy of the

Merant NetExpress COBOL compiler installed on a single Windows workstation client for convenience. This

COBOL compiler is needed to compile PeopleSoft COBOL patches, which are downloaded as source code.

Always make sure to get the latest version certified by PeopleSoft of the Merant NetExpress product for

Windows NT/2000. The PeopleSoft Platforms Database lists the supported version for your configuration.

PeopleSoft does not certify all Merant COBOL patches, but will certify all the required patches listed in the

online document “Application Server & 3rd Party Product Patches Required at Installation” (to get there, go to

Customer Connection, and then choose Library, News and Information, Category, Installation

Communications).

Note. If you are using a Windows NT/2000 application server, you can use the COBOL compiler on the

application server to compile client COBOL patches. In this case, there’s no need to have a COBOL

compiler on the client.

Note. For more information on COBOL compiler requirements, see the “Batch Server” and “Application Server”

sections in Chapter 4 of this book. Also see Appendix B, the Software Checklist.

• SQR version 6.1.4 (minimum); estimated disk space 15 to 20 Mb. PeopleSoft recommends that you have SQR

installed on the client for a two-tier connection, even though it is optional. For a three-tier only connection, you

do not need SQR installed on the client.

• Crystal version 8 (minimum); estimated disk space 65 MB. Only applies to two-tier connection.

Note. Although Crystal supplies a web server application, it is not tested, certified, or supported by PeopleSoft.

• E-mail product; estimated disk space 10-50 Mb. Required if you plan to use PeopleSoft Workflow. You can

employ any MAPI or VIM compatible 32-bit product (this only applies to two-tier).

• Microsoft Office 97 and 2000; estimated disk space 130 MB. Only applies to two-tier connection.

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• TCP/IP. Only required for three-tier connection. In three-tier connections, the Windows client connects to an

application server using Tuxedo, and Tuxedo requires TCP/IP. For Windows clients, Tuxedo is packaged as

part of the PeopleSoft software; no additional Tuxedo installation is necessary.

• PowerPlay version 6.6 (minimum); estimate disk space 52 MB.

• Essbase version 6.0 (minimum); estimated disk space 35 MB.

• Visio may be required if you plan on doing ERD diagramming. For the appropriate version number, consult the

Platforms database, under Third-Party Products.

Note. This chapter assumes that the PeopleSoft software is installed on a file server and the client is mapped to

the file server appropriately. For more information on file servers see Chapter 5. For more detailed

information on installing PeopleSoft to your file server and configuring the Windows client, consult the

PeopleSoft Installation and Administration book for your RDBMS.

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C H A P T E R 4

SERVER R EQUIREMENTS

This chapter discusses server requirements for the following types of PeopleSoft servers and the supported

configuration specifications for your particular RDBMS:

• File Server. You need a file server to share printers and maintain a master copy of the system programs used byPeopleSoft software. Your specific configuration requirements will, of course, be based upon the requirements

for all your applications and network software.

• Database Server. Your database server houses your PeopleSoft database (in the RDBMS of your choice).

• Process Scheduler (Batch) Server. Your batch server runs your PeopleSoft batch processes via Process

Scheduler.

• Application Server. The PeopleSoft application server is designed to improve performance over a WAN. The

application server is also an essential component of the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture.

• LDAP Server. You have the option to use an LDAP server for authentication and authorization.

• Supported Server Configurations by RDBMS. Look here when planning the installation of your PeopleSoft

database. These sections, broken down by database, list hardware and software requirements particular to the

specific databases.

Note. Web server information can be found back in Chapter 2 of this book, “The PeopleSoft Internet

Architecture.”

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File Server Requirements

A standard PeopleSoft environment contains a file server to share printers and to maintain binaries required for the

Windows-based client—the PeopleTools Development Environment. The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture requiresno PeopleSoft installation—essentially the client is the browser. However, if you are running the PeopleTools

Development Environment, you can use the file server to maintain a master copy of the system programs to which

your workstation connects. PeopleSoft strongly recommends that you either purchase a machine or clear disk space

on an existing one to act as your file server. You need to use a 32-bit file server that supports a Windows client.


A typical file server configuration requires the following items:

• Pentium-based computers running NetWare, LAN Manager, or Windows NT/2000. Or, UNIX machines that

support NFS or comparable networking software.

Note. PeopleSoft recommends installing and running Crystal Reports locally on the client as opposed to running

it on a NetWare File Server.

• Sufficient disk space to accommodate the following:

• PeopleSoft software—500 MB to 1 gigabyte, depending on your application(s).

• Network operating system and associated files including print spooling files. (Example: 100 Mb for NT

Server)

• Other application files. (Example: MS Office approximately 100 MB)

• Sufficient memory to meet your network operating system requirements. PeopleSoft recommends that you

maximize the amount of memory on your file server to ensure optimum performance.

• VGA video controller and display (800x600 or higher resolution supported).

• Network board.

• Tape backup system with ample capacity and speed to back up entire disk daily.

• Hewlett-Packard LaserJet, or compatible, laser printer that supports TrueType fonts and has at least 1.5 Mb of

memory.

Software Requirements• Network operating system such as NetWare or Windows NT/2000, which may be dictated by your RDBMS

selection.

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Database Server Requirements

The RDBMS environments that PeopleSoft supports include:

• Microsoft SQL Server

• Oracle

• DB2 UDB for OS/390

• DB2 UDB for UNIX and NT

• Sybase

• Informix

This section lists PeopleSoft’s universal requirements for a database server. For product-specific requirements—as

in requirements for Oracle—refer to the later section devoted to your particular RDBMS. Note that database sizes

vary depending on the application and the number of employees you expect to support. A good rule of thumb is to

initially oversize rather than undersize your storage media and to maximize the amount of RAM on your system.


• Minimum of two disk drives for development, four for production. Having multiple disk drives improves

performance and recoverability.

• Sufficient disk space to accommodate:

• RDBMS software and all requisite products.

• Operating system.

• One production and one test version of your database, one copy of the PeopleSoft database, and all log and

dump files. This is in addition to any disk space required for any training or development databases.

Upgrades require additional copies. Database sizes vary depending on the application.

• Tape backup device with ample capacity and speed to back up entire disk space daily.

• Video controller and display.

• Appropriate network interface card and cabling to connect to network.

• Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with sufficient capacity to allow an orderly shutdown of the database

server and operating system in the event of a power failure (optional, but recommended).


• RDBMS software and all requisite products.


• Compilers.

• Supported SQL query tool.

• Any required network connectivity software.

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Process Scheduler (Batch) Server Requirements

For a batch server, PeopleSoft supports the OS/390 environment as a batch server, as well as all of the platforms that

are supported as application servers. The term batch server is equivalent to the term Process Scheduler server.

PeopleSoft batch processes, such as Cobol and SQR, are scheduled and invoked by a Process Scheduler server. In

almost all configurations, batch server SQR and Cobol files are located and executed on the same computer as the

database server.

Note. Any computer operating as a batch server must have database connectivity installed so that it can make a

two-tier connection to the PeopleSoft database.

Note. The Process Scheduler on UNIX cannot execute Windows-specific batch processes, such as Crystal

Reports, nVision reports, Microsoft Word, or Cube Manager (Essbase, PowerPlay). With UNIX-based

databases you need to set up a Process Scheduler environment on a Windows NT/2000 application server

or on a dedicated Windows NT/2000 workstation. Unix Process Schedulers can still be used for Application Engine, Cobol, and SQR processing.

The PeopleTools Application Engine is used primarily for batch processes. It has a GUI definitional “front end” that

allows you to define and maintain your Application Engine programs, and a “back end” that executes the programs

that you have defined. In PeopleSoft 7.5 and prior releases, this back-end program was written in COBOL. For

PeopleSoft 8 the COBOL portion of the Application Engine has been rewritten in C++. This approach allows us to

more tightly couple the Application Engine to the PeopleTools environment and to leverage existing PeopleTools

components. The new Application Engine is thus more flexible and powerful; for instance, it lets you use

PeopleCode. In addition, there is tight integration with other PeopleTools objects such as Business Components,

Tree APIs, Application Messaging, and Business Interlinks. There is also seamless integration into an online

application within the same unit of work.

Note. For those on the OS/390 Process Scheduler is run under OS/390 Unix System Services. Windows NT/2000

Process Scheduler remains an additional option for those on OS/390. See the PeopleSoft 8 Installation

guides for more information concerning configuring Process Scheduler on OS/390.

Note. For information on the new Report Distribution/Report Repository refer to Chapter 9 the Peoplesoft 8

Installation guides found on Customer Connection Report Distribution/Report Repository allows reports

and log files from Process Scheduler to be viewed from a web browser.




• Intel (NT, Windows 2000)

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Application Server Requirements

PeopleSoft’s Internet Application server consists of an application server and a web server. The application server

serves as an intermediary between the user workstation and the database server. It connects to the PeopleSoft

database and handles almost all SQL-intensive interaction with the database server required during online

transaction processing. The application server interacts with the end user workstation (which only needs a supported

browser) via the web server. The application server also provides functionality required for application messaging

and for implementing the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture. If you’re using the PeopleTools Development

Environment, your workstation machine communicates with the application server using Tuxedo messages. All

application servers require database connectivity to the database server. Before beginning your installation, make

sure that you can connect from the application server to the database server using a SQL client tool.

Note. An application server is required in all PeopleSoft 8 installations. A two-tier-only configuration is no

longer an option.

When you install a UNIX-based RDBMS such as Oracle for UNIX, the application server is generally installed on

the same machine as the database server, a configuration called logical three-tier. You can also install applicationservers on one or more separate UNIX or Windows NT/2000 machines. This configuration is called physical three-

tier.

When you install a Windows NT/2000-based RDBMS such as Oracle for Windows NT, you must use a Windows

NT application server. This application server can be installed on the same machine as the database server, but you

will probably get better results if you install one or more dedicated application servers (that is, a physical three-tier

configuration). If you use a physical three-tier option, you should plan to connect the application server to the

database using the highest bandwidth connection available.

Note. You can also have your web server on the same machine as your application server, in a logical

configuration, or on a separate machine, in a physical configuration. Consult Chapter 2, “The PeopleSoftInternet Architecture,” for the details.

Whether you configure your three-tier environment as either physical or logical depends on the combination of your

RDBMS and operating system. When implementing an application server, pay close attention to the operating

systems on which application servers are supported. For PeopleTools 8.1, we will be supporting application servers

on Windows NT/2000 and UNIX operating systems from Hewlett Packard, IBM, and Sun Microsystems. The

following sections describe the requirements that the various types of application servers will need to meet.

• Windows NT Application Server

• UNIX Application Server

Note. In all cases, PeopleSoft encourages you to provide your application server with the most RAM and

processing speed available to take full advantage of the three-tier configuration. You may need to increase

memory as needed to attain desirable performance.

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Windows NT/2000 Application Server Requirements

A Windows NT/2000 application server can be used for every RDBMS platform supported by PeopleSoft. For

installation purposes, PeopleSoft recommends that you configure a physical three-tier environment with a Windows

NT/2000 application server, although you may choose a logical three-tier configuration if running an Windows

NT/2000 database server. The following diagram illustrates a physical three-tier environment with a Windows

NT/2000 application server.

APPLICATION SERVER

Windows NT/2000

RDBMS

Any PeopleSoft-supported RDBMS

A Windows NT/2000 Application Server Supports All PeopleSoft-Supported RDBMSs


• Recommend two processors minimum; at least four processors for production.

• Memory requirement is 512 MB multi-user (minimum) for roughly up to 25 users. After that add 1.5 MB per user for each user beyond 25 users. 1,000 users require roughly 2.0 GB of memory.

• Recommend fastest or near fastest processors available.


• BEA Tuxedo and Jolt (135 MB).

• Merant COBOL Compiler (60 MB).

• SQR (5 MB).

• Database connectivity package (5-65 MB).

• PeopleSoft application server files/code (10 MB).

Note. PeopleSoft recommends an additional 512 MB to 1 GB of disk space, depending on the applications

installed.


• Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or higher applied.

• BEA Tuxedo 6.5 and Jolt 1.2.

• Merant COBOL Compiler (NetExpress 3.0).

• SQR.

• Database connectivity package.

• PeopleSoft application server files/code.

• Any required application server patches.

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• BEA Tuxedo 6.5 and Jolt 1.2

• COBOL Compiler (Merant ServerExpress 1.1 for all UNIX platforms), except for TRU64 UNIX, which

requires ServerExpress 2.0

• SQR

• Database connectivity package

• PeopleSoft application server files

• Any required application server patches

Note. Check Customer Connection at the PeopleSoft web site for required patches. For the application server to

run successfully on your platform, you must be on the current operating system and system software patch

levels. Consult the document Application Server & Third Party Product Patches Required at Installation in

the News & Information section of Customer Connection (check under the category Installation

Communications). This document also lists the patches required for third-party products.

• FTP capability. (The delivery mechanism for PeopleSoft “patches” and other PeopleSoft maintenance files is an

FTP server.)

• PeopleSoft maintenance files. Typically, a maintenance release (for example, PeopleTools 8.12.10) has a form

posted to Updates and Fixes with directions on how to access the FTP server to download the necessary

maintenance files. Beta patches (for example, PeopleTools 8.12.01) are only available from the Global Support

Center (GSC). The GSC will give the appropriate FTP instructions to the customers for a specific patch.

DB2 UDB for OS/390 Option

If you are running a DB2 UDB database on OS/390, you can configure an application server using physical three-

tier only on either Windows NT/2000 or IBM AIX 4.3. The two boxes below represent two physical machines: one

an IBM AIX machine and one the OS/390 machine.

APPLICATION SERVER

UNIX IBM AIX 4.3

Windows NT/2000

RDBMS

DB2 UDB OS/390

PeopleSoft DB2 UDB OS/390 Application Server Options

Database Connectivity

An important consideration in the three-tier environment is the location of the database connectivity software. This

section introduces some connectivity options for the PeopleTools Development Environment and the application

server.

Connectivity on the PeopleTools Development Environment

You need database connectivity on any workstation that you plan to use as a PeopleTools Development

environment. Although the PeopleSoft application server is responsible for maintaining the SQL connections to the

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database in a three-tier connection, you want database connectivity to be able to specify a two-tier instead of a three-

tier connection at logon.

You need client database connectivity software in the following situations:

• If you are using Application Reviewer.

• If you need to install a database or load stored statements using Data Mover.

• If you are doing an Application Upgrade.

• If you want to log on in two-tier mode.

• If you log on in three-tier mode, but wish to run Process Scheduler (COBOL and SQR) locally.

Database Connectivity on the Application Server

All Windows NT and UNIX application servers require database connectivity software to maintain the SQL

connection with the RDBMS. Install the required connectivity software and associated utilities for your RDBMS.

From the application server machine, you should be able to connect to the database server using an SQL tool.

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LDAP Server

PeopleSoft 8 provides the option of using an LDAP server for authentication and authorization. An LDAP server is a

directory server that is compliant with the LDAP version 3 protocol. Directory servers hold a hierarchical datastore,which can house data common to many applications across the enterprise. PeopleSoft currently supports the three

leading directory server products: Novell NDS eDirectory, IPlanet Directory Server 4x, and Microsoft Active

Directory.


• Novell NDS eDirectory on Novell NetWare 5x, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, or Sun Solaris

• IPlanet Directory Server 4.x on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Sun Solaris

• Microsoft Active Directory on Windows 2000 Server


It’s difficult to determine hardware requirements because each implementation is different. Server sizing depends

upon variables such as the number of entries in the directory and the directory schema. Also, all directory vendors

have their own sets of requirements and recommendations. Please see the documentation provided by the vendor of

your Directory Server for specific information.

Novell’s recommendations for NDS eDirectory:

Intel based implementations (NetWare, Windows NT):

Objects Processor Memory Hard Disk

100K Pentium III 450-700 MHz

(Single)

384 MB 144 MB

1 Million Pentium III 450-700 MHz

(Dual)

2 GB 1.5 GB

10 Million Pentium III 450-700 MHz

(2 to 4)

2 GB + 5 GB

Sparc based implementations (Solaris):

Objects Processor Memory Hard Disk

100K Sun Enterprise 4500 384 MB 144 MB

1 Million Sun Enterprise 5500 2 GB 1.5 GB

10 Million Sun Enterprise 6500

with multiple processors

2 GB + 5 GB

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Supported Server Configurations by RDBMS

This part of the Server Requirements chapter specifies server platform configurations supported by PeopleSoft for

the following RDBMS platforms:

• Microsoft SQL Server. Look here when planning the installation of your PeopleSoft/Microsoft SQL Server

database.

• Oracle. Look here when planning the installation of your PeopleSoft/Oracle database.

• DB2 UDB for OS/390. Look here when planning the installation of your PeopleSoft/DB2 database on the

OS/390 operating system.

• DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows NT/2000. Look here when planning the installation of your

PeopleSoft/DB2 database on the AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, or Windows NT/2000

operating system.

• Sybase. Look here when planning the installation of your PeopleSoft/Sybase database.

• Informix. Look here when planning the installation of your PeopleSoft/Informix database.

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Microsoft SQL Server

This section specifies PeopleSoft-supported server platform configurations for Microsoft SQL Server. For universal

database server requirements, refer to the “Database Server” section of this chapter. Any additional hardware or

software required for Microsoft SQL Server servers is listed below.

For Microsoft SQL Server, PeopleSoft only supports Binary sort order. These settings are per server, and you set

them at installation.

Note. This section provides the current information at the time of printing. For the most up-to-date information

and for specifics about supported version numbers, check the Hardware and Database Platforms area of the

Platforms database. You can go to PeopleSoft Internet home page (www.peoplesoft.com), and then select

Tools & Technology, Supported Platforms, Hardware and Database Platforms. You can also go

directly to Customer Connection (http://www4.peoplesoft.com/ccdocs.nsf/MainHome), choose Library,

PeopleSoft Platforms, and then choose Supported Servers.

Note. For RDBMS-only configurations, we support any hardware/operating system combination supported by

Microsoft on a Microsoft SQL Server version certified by PeopleSoft. For example, PeopleSoft supports

MS SQL Server version 7.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows NT 4.0. This implies that PeopleSoft would also

support MS SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 1 on Compaq Alpha as a database server only. It does not mean

that PeopleSoft has tested or certified any of those combinations. To run an application server or Process

Scheduler, you must have an Intel PC running Windows NT 4.0.


• Microsoft supported architectures that meet the Windows NT Hardware Compatibility requirements with aminimum of 64Mb of memory. PeopleSoft recommends that you install 128 MB (or more) of memory for

optimum performance.


• NetExpress 3.0.

• SQL Server ODBC Driver (see the Platforms Database for details about specific version numbers)

Sort Order Support Microsoft SQL Server requires Binary Sort Order for the server installation. This is a “per server” setting. So, if you

have any other databases on the same machine on which you are installing your PeopleSoft database, they must all

use the same sort order and character set. If the sort orders do not match, you will need to furnish a separate machine

for each sort order.

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Supplemental Workstation Requirements

For general workstation requirements, refer to Chapter 2, “The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture” and Chapter 3,

“The Windows-Based Client: PeopleTools Development Environment.” Any additional hardware or software

required for Microsoft SQL Server workstations appears in the following list.


• To be able to run two-tier, SQL Server ODBC Driver (see the Platforms Database for details about specific

version numbers). See the earlier section “Database Connectivity” for details about when you’d want

connectivity on the client.

Maintenance Levels

Microsoft releases service packs to update Microsoft SQL Server. We certify on the latest service packs available

and require customers to stay current on the service packs as well. To obtain the latest service pack, visit the

Microsoft web site at www.microsoft.com, or contact your Microsoft sales representative.

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Oracle

This section specifies PeopleSoft-supported server platform configurations for Oracle. For universal database server

requirements, refer to the “Database Server” section of this chapter. Any additional hardware or software required

for Oracle servers appears in the following list.


and for specifics about supported version numbers, check the Platforms database. Go to the PeopleSoft

Internet home page at www.peoplesoft.com. (Select Customer Connection, choose Library, PeopleSoft

Platforms.) Customer Connection is password protected. Contact your PeopleSoft Account Executive to

obtain a password.


• Oracle 8.1.6 plus patch (minimum) see the Platform database.

• SQL*Plus.




required for Oracle workstations appears in the following list.


• Oracle NET8i (see the Platforms Database for details about specific version numbers). See the earlier section

“Database Connectivity” for details about when you’d want connectivity on the client.

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DB2 UDB for OS/390

This section specifies PeopleSoft-supported server platform configurations for DB2 UDB for OS/390.





obtain a password.

OS/390 R2 V8 is the minimum supported OS version for PeopleSoft 8. For universal database server requirements,

refer to the “Database Server” section of this chapter. Any additional hardware or software required for DB2 UDB

for OS/390 servers are listed in the following sections.

Database sizes vary by application and the amount of data stored. The IBM DB2 Administration Guide, Volume 1

contains detailed information for determining DASD requirements for system and application databases. Use IBM’s

“large” system model guidelines as a starting point when planning your PeopleSoft implementation.

Note. Beginning with PeopleTools 8.12, PeopleSoft now requires a minimum OS390 version for support. The

current minimum version is version 2 release 8 and is found above in the O/S and Version field. As later

versions are released those will be supported, such as version 2 release 10. Only the minimum required

version will be listed in the certification documents.


• IBM or compatible mainframe capable of running the host software itemized below.

• Sufficient disk space to accommodate one production and one test version of your database, one copy of the

PeopleSoft database, and all log files. This is in addition to any disk space required for any training or

development databases. Upgrades require additional copies. Database sizes vary depending on the application.

• Router or bridge, and bridge software, such as packages offered by Cisco, IBM, Netronix, VitaLink, or

Wellfleet (required only if you use a bridged Token Ring solution).


• ACF/VTAM version 2 or later

• Security software: RACF, ACF2, or TopSecret

• TSO

• IND$FILE Host file transfer program or FTP or other capability to upload PeopleSoft batch program source,

JCL, and others to mainframe

• COBOL for mainframe, including compiler, runtime and LE environment

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• DB2 Connect v6.1 (Enterprise Edition or Personal Edition) with minimum Fixpack 6

• DB2 UDB for OS/390 v6.1 RML 05/2000

• TCP/IP for MVS, Version 3 Release 2 or higher

• Java 1.1.8

• Minimum OS/390 Version 2 Release 8


run successfully on your platform, you must be on the current operating system and system software

service levels. Consult the document Application Server & Third Party Product Patches Required at

Installation in the News & Information section of Customer Connection (check under the category

Installation Communications). This document also lists the patches required for third-party products.

DB2 UDB for OS /390 Configuration

PeopleSoft access to IBM-compatible mainframes on LANs can be provided either through a gateway machine or directly. If you are using DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition, it is paramount to have a fast network connection

between the DB2 Connect EE gateway machine and DDF on the mainframe. You can use various LAN types for

connecting the DB2 Connect EE machine to the mainframe, including mainframe-attached ESCON, FDDI, or OSA-

2 adapters using fast ethernet connections. This is also true when using DB2 Connect PE to connect directly to DDF

on the mainframe using native TCP/IP. The LAN for your workstations should have a connection to the mainframe

that is optimal for performance and uses the fastest available bridges/routers. This section briefly explains these

different configuration options, which are illustrated below.

Java Enabled

Web Server

Web Browser

External System

T

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D

O

ApplicationMessaging

Processor

Business Interlink Processor

Component Processor

User Interface Generator

HTTP/HTML

HTTP/XML

Wireless

HTTP/WML

J O LT

Query Processor

Process Scheduler

Application Engine

Security Manager

SQL

AccessManager T CP IP or

SN A

Windows NT or IBM AIXwith DB2 Connect Enterprise Edtion

and SNA software (APPC only)

Application Server

PeopleTools DevelopmentEnvironment with DB2 Connect

CAE v6

Web Server

DB2

DDF

PeopleTools Development Environment

with DB2 Connect Personal Edition

v6

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OS/390

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Example showing PeopleSoft clients connecting through a gateway machine using DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition

and connecting directly via DB2 Connect Personal Edition

DB2 Connect

When using an IBM DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition (EE) v6.1 gateway together with the IBM DB2 ClientApplication Enabler (CAE) v6.1 client component, the supported network protocol for communication between an

end user workstation and the DB2 Connect EE gateway is TCP/IP. The supported network protocols for

communication between the DB2 Connect EE gateway and DB2 UDB for OS/390 are SNA and TCP/IP. DB2

Connect supports Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC) and TCP/IP protocols for connections

with all Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) servers, including DB2 UDB for OS/390 v6.1.

When using DB2 Connect Personal Edition (PE) v6.1, the supported network protocol for direct communication to

the mainframe is TCP/IP. DB2 UDB for OS/390 v6.1 supports direct TCP/IP communications between DB2

Connect EE and the DB2 UDB OS/390.

For DB2 Connect you must have the minimum Fixpack 6 to use with PeopleSoft 8. To download the latest fixpack,

visit IBM’s web site. The host connectivity component used with DB2 Connect is DB2’s Distributed Data Facility(DDF). PeopleSoft supports the DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition on all IBM supported operating systems.

Note. Centura SQLNetwork is no longer supported in PeopleSoft 8. Prior to upgrading to PeopleSoft 8 you must

convert your existing PeopleSoft/Centura database to DB2 Connect. PeopleSoft provides an easy

connectivity conversion process, which you can find in the PeopleSoft Customer Connection web site by

selecting Library, News and Information, Category, Platform News – DB2 for OS/390, and then

choosing the document entitled “Connectivity Conversion Procedure.”

The following sections provide a brief overview of the DB2 Connect architecture. For more detailed information,

please refer to the following DB2 Connect product documentation:

• DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition Quick Beginnings

• DB2 Connect Personal Edition Quick Beginnings

Gateway Connection Using DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition

PeopleSoft customer experience indicates that a single gateway can support between 100 and 200 concurrent users

before degradation in response time occurs. This practical limit is principally due to the processor limitations of the

gateway machine. You can alleviate this per gateway limitation by implementing additional gateways. The IBM

DB2 Connect Enterprise Edition gateway scales to approximately 200 users.

Note. If your configuration includes a gateway, we recommend that the gateway be connected directly to the

mainframe communications controller to optimize the performance of gateway-to-mainframe

communications.

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DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows NT/2000

This section specifies PeopleSoft-supported server platform configurations for DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows NT/2000. For universal database server requirements, refer to the “Database Server” section of this chapter. Any

additional hardware or software required for DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows NT/2000 servers is listed below.





obtain a password.

Supplemental Workstation RequirementsFor general workstation requirements, refer to Chapter 2, “The PeopleSoft Internet Architecture” and Chapter 3,


required for DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows NT/2000 workstations is listed below.


• DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows NT/2000 v6.1 Fixpack 4 (minimum)

• DB2 Connect v6.1, Fix Pack 4 (minimum)

Supplemental Requirements for DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows NT/2000


run successfully on your platform, you must be on the current operating system and system software patch

levels. Consult the document Application Server & Third Party Product Patches Required at Installation in

the News & Information section of Customer Connection (check under the category Installation

Communications). This document also lists the patches required for third-party products.

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Sybase

This section specifies PeopleSoft-supported server platform configurations for Sybase. Any additional hardware or

software required for Sybase servers is listed below.

For Sybase, PeopleSoft only supports Binary sort order. These settings are per server, and you set them at

installation.

Note, HP defaults to roman8, which PeopleSoft changes to ISO_1 during certification testing.





obtain a password.


• Sybase System 12 (minimum)

• Sybase Open Client 12 (minimum)

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Informix

This section specifies PeopleSoft supported server platform configurations for Informix. For universal database

server requirements, refer to the “Database Server” section of this chapter. Any additional hardware or softwarerequired for Informix servers appears in the following list.

PeopleSoft supports databases created in MODE ANSI and non-ANSI databases that have transaction logging

enabled.





obtain a password.


• Informix 9.21 (minimum). See the Platforms Database for specific version numbers.

• Informix Connect 2.40 (minimum). PeopleSoft does not require the Informix Client SDK product.




required for Oracle workstations appears in the following list.


• To be able to run a Windows based client, Informix Connect must be installed network protocol such as TCP/IP

(see the Platforms Database for details about specific version numbers). See the earlier section “Database

Connectivity” for details about when you’d want connectivity on the client.

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A P P E N D I X A

CUSTOMER CONNECTION

This Hardware and Software Requirements book reflects what PeopleSoft supports at the time of printing. However,

our certification support levels are continually evolving. In addition, this document purposely provides a high-level

view to avoid too many specifics such as version numbers that may quickly become out of date. Fortunately, there

are several additional sources of information—described in this appendix—from which you can obtain up-to-datedetails about supported platforms, version numbers, and the like.

Customer Connection

Customer Connection is an electronic “bulletin board” and information exchange service that enables you to get up-

to-the-minute PeopleSoft information, discuss tips and techniques with other PeopleSoft application users and

PeopleSoft staff, and receive PeopleSoft application updates and fixes. You can access Customer Connection

through the Internet. All you need is Internet access and a supported browser. In addition, because the delivery

mechanism for PeopleSoft “patches” and other PeopleSoft maintenance is an ftp server, you’ll need ftp capability totake advantage of these updates.

You can check the following places at the PeopleSoft Internet Homepage (www.peoplesoft.com) for up-to-date

information:

• PeopleSoft Platforms Database. Here you can find up-to-the-minute information on our certified database and

operating system configurations. To find the PeopleSoft Platforms Database select Customer Connection,

from the PeopleSoft Internet Homepage and simply choose Library, PeopleSoft Platforms. From here you

can choose Internet Architecture Components (PIA), Supported Third-Party Products, and Supported

Servers.

• News and Information. This site contains:

• A list of the Application Server and Third-Party Patches Required for Installation (under Installation

Communications)

• Previous releases of the Hardware & Software Guide

• PeopleBook White Papers

You can access this database through Customer Connection. (Select Library, News and Information from the

main Customer Connection screen and then choose Category, Hardware & Software Guide.)

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• Continuous Documentation. This site contains updates to our documentation that you can view through your

web browser or download to your PC. This documentation includes:

• The electronic version of this document in PDF format

• Release Notes

• Tools and Instructions for performing upgrades from previous PeopleTools versions

You can access Continuous Documentation through Customer Connection, as well. (Select Library,

Documentation from the main Customer Connection screen, and then choose Category, Hardware/Software

Requirements.)

Note. Customer Connection is password protected. Contact your PeopleSoft Account Manager to obtain a

password.

Note. Another way to get current information is to take classes. PeopleSoft offers training classes for PeopleToolsand all PeopleSoft applications at PeopleSoft University (PSU). If you are planning an installation or upgrade, PSU

also offers classes specific to those topics.

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5 0 A P P E N D I X B : P R O D U C T I O N P L A N N I N G , E N T E R P R I S E P L A N N I N G , AND O R D E R P R O M I S I N G P E O P L E S O F T P R O P R I E T A R Y A N D C O N F I D E N T I A L

Supply Chain Planning

Note. The hard drive and memory requirements listed below are minimum requirements for a demo or small pilot

situation. Your PeopleSoft account manager will assist in determining the space necessary for your

environment.

Client Requirements

Operating System Hard Drive Space Memory

Windows 95 40 MB per language installed 32 MB (64 MB recommended)

Windows 98 40 MB per language installed 32 MB (64 MB recommended)

Windows NT 4.0 40 MB per language installed 64 MB

Server Requirements

Operating System Version

Windows NT 4.0

Windows NT/E 4.0

IBM AIX 4.3

HP-UX 32-bit 11

HP-UX 64-bit 11

DEC OSF1 5.1

Sun Solaris 7

Hard Drive Space

• 4 GB (this includes allocation for operating system software, database software, and data storage requirements)

Memory

• Windows NT: 128 MB RAM

• Unix: 512 MB RAM

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A P P E N D I X C

E NTERPRISE PERFORMANCEMANAGEMENT HARDWARE AND

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) is a highly integrated analytic product line consisting of a

centralized data warehouse (PeopleSoft Enterprise Warehouse), analytic applications, and a robust Web-based

reporting tool, PeopleSoft DecisionMaster. In addition, the product line provides third-party tools, including an ETL

(Extract, Transform, Load) tool—Informatica PowerMart—to help you move data from a variety of source systems

into the Enterprise Warehouse. The product line also includes optional Insight Analytic applications: prepackaged

sets of analysis templates geared towards certain strategic functional areas and roles within an organization. The

Insight Analytics provide predefined Cube Manager definitions, queries, dimension tables, and metrics to help you

quickly realize the analysis capabilities of the PeopleSoft Enterprise Warehouse.

This section provides platform guidelines based on PeopleTools 8.12, EPM 8 SP3, and related certified technologiesused with the EPM product line for each of the following components:

• Database Server

• Batch/Application Server

• Web Server

• File Server

• Client Workstation

• Third Party Product Version

Note. Please use the PeopleSoft Platforms certification database on Customer Connection to prepare your Pre-

Installation Checklist. This document is for reference only. Also refer to the appendix “EPM Architecture

Overview” in the PeopleSoft Installation and Administration Guide for your platform.

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P E O P L E T O O L S 8 . 1 H A R D W A R E A N D S O F T W A R E R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R E P M D E C E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 0 0

52 A P P E N D I X C : E N T E R P R I S E P E R F O R M A N C E M A N A G E M E N T H A R D W A R E A N D S O F T W A R E R E Q U I R E M E N T S P E O P L ES O F T P R O P R I E T A R Y A N D C O N F I D E N T I A L

Platform Certification for EPM Products

Note. PeopleSoft Platforms certifies additional database and operating systems for Peopletools 8.12; however,

the information below has been provided to help you determine the EPM certification available, including

third party products that you may implement.

Database Server

SqlServer Oracle Db2 Unix Db2 OS/390

7.0 SP2 on Win2000 8.1.6 on AIX 4.3 6.1 fixpack 4 on AIX 4.3 6.1 RML on AIX 4.3

7.0 SP2 on Windows NT 8.1.6 on HP-UX 11 6.1 fixpack 4 on HP-UX 11 6.1 RML on Windows NT

Windows2000 on Win2000 8.1.6 on Solaris 7 6.1 fixpack 4 on Solaris 7

8.1.6.1 on Solaris 8 6.1 fixpack 4 on Solaris 8

8.1.6.1 on Windows2000 6.1 fixpack 4 on Win NT8.1.6.1 on Windows NT

Batch/Application Server

Most platforms listed above are also certified as Application Servers. Check PeopleSoft Platforms on Customer

Connection to validate your configuration, and/or contact CustomerCare.

Web Server MicroSoft IIS 4.0 – NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater and Windows 2000 for web reporting and charting.

Apache - NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater and Windows 2000 for Scorecard Charting only – ChartServer.

File Server

Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater and Windows 2000

Client Workstation

Install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater and Windows 2000

Workstation Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater and

Windows 2000

Internet Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater and

Windows 2000 with HTML 4 compliant browsers like Internet

Explorer 4.0 or greater, Netscape Communicator 4.6 or greater,

or Netscape Navigator 4.06 or greater

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