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Technical Questions

1. Does OpenAsset integrate with Active Directory / LDAP?
2. Can OpenAsset integrate with my Intranet?
3. Can I provide the hardware?
4. What are the minimum hardware requirements?
5. What are the Operating System requirements?
6. How do I backup OpenAsset?
7. Can OpenAsset run on a machine with other servers?

Does OpenAsset integrate with Active Directory / LDAP?

Yes, OpenAsset does integrate with Active Directory & LDAP

Can OpenAsset integrate with my Intranet?

Yes, there a number of ways in which OpenAsset can integrate with your Intranet.

Can I provide the hardware?

Yes, you can provide the hardware for OpenAsset.

What are the minimum hardware requirements?

The following outlines the recommended minimum hardware, which should be sufficient for up to 100 users.

• 3.0GHz Pentium 4 or Xeon
• 2GB Ram

Hard disk capacity depends on your company's particular requirements, but we strongly recommend hardware disk redundancy (e.g. RAID 1 or 5). If you wish, we can prepare a detailed specification and quote from our supplier.

What are the Operating System requirements?

OpenAsset will seamlessly run on Windows, Mac or Linux. The following table outlines the platforms we support:

• Windows
  Windows Server 2000
  Windows Server 2003
• Mac
  OS X Server 10.3
  OS X Server 10.4
  OS X Server 10.5
• Linux
  Redhat Enterprise Linux
  Fedora
  Ubuntu
  SUSE Linux Enterprise
  Debian
  CentOS

We highly recommend Linux for overall cost, stability and security and can provide a dedicated version free of charge.

How do I backup OpenAsset?

Backing up OpenAsset can be done in the following two ways:

• A client program for your backup system runs on the OpenAsset server. For example Arcserve, Veritas Backup Exec and Retrospect all provide Windows, Mac & Linux clients. This is our recommended method
• Shared network folders are provided by the OpenAsset server using protocols such as Samba (aka CIFS) or AFP. These network folders are included in your backup path

We would recommend backing up OpenAsset once per day. There are two areas which have to be backed up:

• The directory containing the Asset files (all the JPGs etc)
• SQL database contents as a single ZIP file. OpenAsset is usually configured to generate this once per day

Can OpenAsset run on a machine with other servers?

Yes, but we would recommend not running OpenAsset on a machine with mission critical applications, e.g. an email server. OpenAsset will compete for memory and processing power when it is converting images. The marginal cost of running OpenAsset on a dedicated machine is small for a typical hardware setup, and we recommend making the investment.