IBM CommonStore 8.3 - Technical Overview
Components
There are four key components to IBM CommonStore
1. An update to the eMail client so that archive functions are integrated into the interface. The CommonStore server is an application independent archiving engine, it does not have to know where content comes from, what format it is or what the content is. Additionally two Notes databases are used, one for configuration (CSLD configuration for Domino and CSX System for Exchange) and one for jobs (CSLD job for Domino and CSX Task for Exchange)
2. A CommonStore server at the heart of CommonStore maintains the list of logical archives, and controls the flow of information to and from these archives.
3. A Content Manager server which controls the digital assets. IBM CommonStore controls the archive using agents using the CM's API running on the same server as the CommonStore Server. The option exists to deploy onto Tivoli Storage Manager or IBM Content Manager. Only IBM Content Manager supports Extended Search functionality
4. A Database to work as a record repository. IBM DB2 is included with IBM CommonStore server
Technical specification
Platforms Supported - Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows XP. Additionally for Lotus Domino, CommonStore can be deployed on AIX
Server Software - Windows - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server, with SP2, or later OR Microsoft Windows XP OR Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Lotus Domino R5 including Lotus Notes R5 clients or Lotus Domino ND6 including Lotus Notes ND6 clients Lotus Domino ND7 including Lotus Notes ND7 clients, Java Runtime Environment 1.3, or 1.4
One of these archive servers is needed when running CommonStore for Lotus.
DB2 Content Manager for Multiplatforms V7.1 including Fixpack 1 (7.1.0.1), or V8.2 OR DB2 Content Manager for z/OS, V8.2 OR DB2 Content Manager for iSeries V5.1 (only for CSLD on Windows) OR DB2 Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms V7.1 including Fixpack 15 (7.1.0.15) and PTF for CommonStore V8.2, OR DB2 Content Manager OnDemand for iSeries V5.2 (requires CM OnDemand for Multiplatforms on client side), OR DB2 Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS and OS/390 V7.1 (requires CM OnDemand for Multiplatforms on client side) OR Tivoli Storage Manager V4.2, V5.1or V5.2
Server Hardware - Windows - Intel® Pentium® 800 Mhz processor, or equivalent, 512 MB RAM per server, 75 MB of disk space for installation, 70 MB of additional disk space if support for abstracting function is installed, Run-time disk space varies, depending on the size of the files to archive, trace, and log
For information regarding deployment on AIX or for Microsoft Exchange follow this link to the documentation page
