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Delft-FEWS 2017.02 and later require Oracle 12c

  • MS SQL Server 2008 / 2008R2 / 2012 / 2014 / 2016
  • PostgreSQL 9.4 / 9.5 / 9.6 (9.6 is supported from 2016.01 onwards)

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ComponentDescriptionHardware requirementsOperating system / Software requirementsInstances
Operator Client (Gui)

The Delft-FEWS client used by end-users.

client side, normal pc

Screen resolution depends upon the hardware supplied not on the Delft-FEWS software

Windows 7 / 8, Server 2008 / 2012(R2)

Linux RedHat Enterprise, CentOS (6.x 64 bit, 7.x 64 bit) / SLES (11.x, 12.x)

As many as there are clients

ConfigManager

 

Control and distribute configuration via the Master Controller database.

client side, normal pc

Windows 7 / 8, Server 2008 / 2012(R2)

Linux RedHat Enterprise, CentOS (6.x 64 bit, 7.x 64 bit) / SLES (11.x, 12.x)

As many as there are application managers
Forecasting Shell Server

Executes forecast models and stores the results in the central database.

Minimum 2 GB RAM and 1 one CPU core per Forecasting Shell Server instance. CPU typically Intel Xeon E5606 2.33 GHz or equivalent. Always reserve 1 CPU core for the OS.

Windows 7 / 8, Server 2008 / 2012(R2)

Linux RedHat Enterprise, CentOS (6.x 64 bit, 7.x 64 bit) / SLES (11.x, 12.x)


Contains modelling software (incl. licenses), OS usually dependent on 3rd party modules and modelling software

recommended minimum 2, add more depending on computational load
Master Controller Server

Dispatches tasks to the Forecasting Shell Servers.

Maintenance of central database.

Synchronisation between master-controllers.

Sends system alerts.

 

Minimum 1 GB RAM per MC instance. CPU typically Intel Xeon 2.33 GHz or equivalent.

Windows 7 / 8, Server 2008 / 2012(R2)

Linux RedHat Enterprise, CentOS (6.x 64 bit, 7.x 64 bit) / SLES (11.x, 12.x)


Other Unix-like operating systems possible (e.g. HP-UX, Solaris), as long as there is a JDK of the correct version available for the OS. JBoss 4 / 5 or ActiveMQ are required for the JMS layer.

1 or 2
Central DatabaseCentral data repository

See Database vendor requirements + 8 GB RAM per DB server including 1 MC DB instance and. CPU typically Intel Xeon E5606 2.33 GHz or equivalent. Add 1 GB RAM per extra MC DB instance.

Oracle 10 / 11 / 12 for versions up to Delft-FEWS 2017.01,

Oracle 12c for Delft-FEWS 2017.02 and later

PostgreSQL 9.4 / 9.5 / 9.6

MS SQL Server 2008 / 2008R2 / 2012 / 2014 / 2016


The database instance(s) can be a hosted on an existing database server or cluster.
One instance per Master controller
Admin Interface

Super-user monitoring, system control and task scheduling

Minimum 1 GB RAM

Apache Tomcat 6 / 7

The web application runs over the Internet, E.g. Internet Explorer , FireFox, Chrome, Safari

One instance per Master-Controller machine
"NFFS/FEWS" Web Server (optional)For disseminating forecast data and data from other sourcesTypically 1 GB RAM per server instance and CPU Intel Xeon 2.33 GHz or equivalent.Weblogic 11g with an Oracle Database. Weblogic as Application Server .One instance per Master-Controller machine (optional)
PiService (optional)Data access component.Typically 1 GB RAM per server instance and CPU Intel Xeon 2.33 GHz or equivalent.

Apache Tomcat 6 / 7

Preferrably not on the same machine as the master-controller / MQ server.

1 (optional)
JMS ServerMessaging communication between FEWS components

No longer present in 2017.02. Minimum 1 GB RAM per JMS instance. CPU typically Intel Xeon 2.33 GHz or equivalent. Minimum 1GB disk space for cache.

Windows 7 / 8, Server 2008 / 2012(R2) (32bit, 64bit)

Linux RedHat Enterprise, CentOS (6.x 64 bit, 7.x 64 bit) / SLES (11.x, 12.x)

One instance per Master controller
Archive Server (optional)

Stores forecast data, performance indicator data and configurations on a longer time scale than in the central FEWS system. For new projects consider using the Deltares Open Archive instead.

No longer supported in 2017.02, please migrate to the open archive. Ample storage space for Archive files

Apache Tomcat 6 / 7

Separate database instance with same requirements as Central Database for Master Controller.

1 (optional)

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