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  • A recent model 8-Core (minimum) Intel-compatible CPU running at 2.5GHz (minimum)

  • 16GB RAM (minimum)

  • 250GB (minimum) available high-speed disk, allocated as follows:

    • 100GB for MettleCI components

    • 150GB (estimated) for your assets in Git. Increase this value if you believe your Information Server assets will occupy more space than this.

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 * Base (64-Bit) operating system or later (see note below on Windows 2012 compatibility).

    • This should be a ‘clean’ operating system which does not contain any co-resident third party software or artefacts remaining from previous software installations.

    • It should have the DataStage Client Tools (bundled with your Information Server version) installed.
      Ensure your Windows version is compatible with the DataStage Client Tools.  For more information visit https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27050442.

  • Provides a mechanism to easy transfer files (e.g. application installation files, log files) between the installer's computer and this host.

  • This machine should have the CI/CD agent installed which will need to be able to communicate with your CI/CD instance (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo, Azure DevOps, etc...).

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Window Server 2012 is a fall-back option but comes with operating system restrictions regarding filesystem file system path lengths that should be discussed with your MettleCI consultant prior to delivering this infrastructure.

See Does MettleC work with Windows 2012?.