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- Dual cpu xeon 3 GHz processors with hyperthreading or better
- 4 Gigabytes of memory to allow for plenty of space for MySQL and TCP buffers and workspace as well as a minimum amount of paging
- 1 Gigabit network interface, although a 10 Gigabits nic is also acceptable
- 100 Gigabytes of disk space to allow for the MySQL data base and and all the analysis reports which are generated.
- A separate disk to back up the MySql data base contents
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It is recommended that the operating system be the latest stable version of RedHat.
An Apache webserver has to be available, and the recommended document root is '/var/www'.
Standard MySQL must be installed on the system. I recommend the latest stable release, as this will facilitate assuring the upward compatibility of the code.
The following /etc/sysctl.conf parameters are recommended for optimum performance on both the
Monitoring host and the target host:
/proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max = 20971520
/proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max = 20971520
/proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default = 65536
/proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default = 65536
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 20971520
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem = 4096 65536 20971520
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Important notes for later reference:
- To start they the mysql daemon, use mysqld_safe&
- To set the root password after installation use: mysqladmin -u root password "new password"
- To shut mysql down, use mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown
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