Before you install the Dataverse Network application, make sure that your installation platform meets the system requirements needed to support the Dataverse Network.
- Operating system (OS) - The IQSS Dataverse Network core runs under Red Hat Linux 5. You can deploy the DVN-EAR archive on any platform, but currently the scripts to restart and stop GlassFish are built for Red Hat Linux. Red Hat Linux is the recommended OS because it is the distribution tested most thoroughly.
- Servers – A minimum of two servers are recommended: one server runs the Dataverse Network core under GlassFish, and another runs RServe. More servers can be set up for load balancing and storing data files.
- CPU - The IQSS Dataverse Network uses two dual-core, 64-bit processors.
- Memory - The IQSS Dataverse Network runs Glassfish on a server with 48 gigabyte of memory. Development and testing systems require a minimum of 2 gigabyte of memory.
- Disk space - The disk space required depends on the amount of data files that you expect to manage and where you choose to store them. The IQSS Dataverse Network file system is a separate server, consisting of a Network File System on a 1.5 terabyte volume.