If you are participating in the beta, it's available now :) On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Joe D'Souza <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > > For the moment, since I bought this machine primarily to have an available > instance of a Demo setup for my personal use for R&D and possible use for > Beta testing a new version when available, I plan to use the pre-loaded > Windows 7 Professional instance that came with the box as I wanted to make > this instance available to me with minimum effort. > > > > After I’m done / bored with my R&D, then I plan to buy additional memory > (if it is supported – haven’t yet looked up at what the max supported > memory is on the configuration). That’s when I will look at options like > creating VMs so I can have one or two VM’s for other things. > > > > While on the subject of R&D, I had heard that version 9 Beta may be > available sooner or later. Any idea on the timelines for this? > > > > Cheers > > > > Joe > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing > *Sent:* Friday, February 13, 2015 10:28 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: OT: Setting up a demo environment on LINUX.. > > > > ** > > Joe, > > I have a Windows machine with SQL Server Express running an 8.1.02 > natively, no VM, and it works fine...the only problems, if you want to > consider them problems, are that my services need to be setup to run > manually instead of automatically so I'm not taking up those resources when > not working with my Remedy server, and it 'muddies up' my OS with things > that aren't needed every single day....if I need to rebuild my machine for > one reason or another...I'll hafta reinstall everything, etc....if it was > virtual...it would be portable as mentioned by Misi and others :) > > > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Joe D'Souza <[email protected]> wrote: > > Certainly, it does help > > Since I bought this machine primarily for some R&D, I don't care about > using > the entire 16 GB until I'm done for what I want to so won't create a VM and > will attempt installation directly on the preloaded Windows 7 Professional > instance. > > Good to know this is an option as I was thinking of creating a VM running > LINUX which it looks like I would not need to if this works. > > Thanks for confirming this Kevin... > > Cheers > > Joe > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Morgan > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 8:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT: Setting up a demo environment on LINUX.. > > Joe, > > Mine has the same processor and ram total. To keep it separate, I created a > vm with Windows 7 Pro, and gave it the use of 4 of the cores and 8gb of the > ram. I used the tomcat that comes with the mid-tier, and it all ran like a > champ. I did limit the sql server to only use 1.5gb of the ram, and it > worked without issues. > > You don't need to set up a vm, I just did it to keep my remedy instance > separate from other processes on the laptop. That way, it was only using > the ram when I powered up the vm, rather than all the time. > > Hope this helps! > > Kevin > > > On Feb 12, 2015, at 23:51, Joe D'Souza <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Kevin, > > > > Thanks for your response. > > > > I bought a Dell Inspiron 3847 Desktop that has a Intel(R) Core(TM) > i7-4790 > > CPU @ 3.60 GHz processor and has 16 GB RAM (I think this is the model > > > > http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-3847-desktop/pd?oc=fdcwrt220h&model_id=ins > > piron-3847-desktop). By looking on the performance tab of the task > manager, > > it appears like it has 2 quad core processors. > > > > This desktop has come with Windows 7 Professional preloaded on it. > > > > So from your experience you reckon that already having Windows 7 > > Professional preloaded on it, I would not need an alternate VM running a > > Windows server OS or LINUX in order to stage a Demo environment? > > > > What did you use for a web server to support the mid-tier? > > > > Cheers > > > > Joe > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Morgan > > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 7:57 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: OT: Setting up a demo environment on LINUX.. > > > > Joe, > > > > I used a quad core i7 with 8gb ram in a vm on my laptop. Full ITSM and > CMDB > > ran without issues. I used SQL Server 2008 along with Windows 7 Pro. > > > > Kevin > > > >> On Feb 12, 2015, at 18:22, Joe D'Souza <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I also heard from a reliable resource that you can install the AR System > >> server (and perhaps even the ITSM apps and Atrium products) on Windows 7 > >> Professional as it has the same libraries that are required for the > >> installation as a Windows Server. > >> > >> He was sure of the AR System but has not tried ITSM and Atrium on > Windows > > 7 > >> Professional. I'd like to know if anyone has attempted that. If that is > >> possible, I might not even need to install VirtualBox and create a > Linux > >> virtual instance. > >> > >> If anyone has successfully installed the whole suite (AR System, > Mid-Tier, > >> ITSM, Atrium) on Windows 7 Professional, I'd like to know the hardware > >> configuration of the machine you used. > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> Joe > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Misi Mladoniczky > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 10:51 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: OT: Setting up a demo environment on LINUX.. > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I use VirtualBox all the time, and have been doing so for many years. > Both > >> with Windows and Linux installations of the AR System. > >> > >> Best Regards - Misi, RRR AB, http://rrr.se > >> > >>> Very cool! You truly are a Remedy Rockstar! > >>> > >>> I'll have to give it another try. I was using CentOS on VirtualBox. I > >> got > >>> as far as getting Oracle installed but ran into some issues with my VM > >>> along with navigating Oracle on my own for the first time without a > DBA. > >>> After that I finally broke down and got a license for VMware > Workstation > >> to > >>> better match what I was wanting to do (lot of snapshots for one) and > just > >>> went down the Windows/SQL Server path because I can knock that > >>> configuration out very quickly. > >>> > >>> Jason > >>> > >>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 5:11 AM, Misi Mladoniczky <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> Good ide Jason, you will find the "AR Linux install for dummies" > > document > >>>> here: > >>>> https://communities.bmc.com/docs/DOC-34748 > >>>> > >>>> Best Regards - Misi, RRR AB, http://www.rrr.se (ARSList MVP > 2011) > >>>> > >>>> Ask the Remedy Licensing Experts (Best R.O.I. Award at > > WWRUG10/11/12/13): > >>>> * RRR|License - Not enough Remedy licenses? Save money by optimizing. > >>>> * RRR|Log - Performance issues or elusive bugs? Analyze your Remedy > > logs. > >>>> Find these products, and many free tools and utilities, at > > http://rrr.se. > >>>> > >>>>> It would be really cool to post the script along other details from > >>>> youself > >>>>> and other people that have done this as a BMC Communities document: > >> > > > > https://communities.bmc.com/document/create.jspa?containerType=14&containerI > >> D=2002 > >>>>> > >>>>> Jason > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Misi Mladoniczky <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> It has never been free as far as I know. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I guess you can request a trial version. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The best way would probably to do it through one of your clients > >> Support > >>>>>> Contract IDs, as they typically has no limit on the number of > servers. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I have installed AR 8.1 on Scientific Linux (Red Hat Clone) with > >> Oracle > >>>>>> without any problem. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I used Oracle XE which is free for small environments, and the full > >>>> Oracle > >>>>>> Client to connect through, in order to fool the Remedy installer. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Mid-Tier + AR runs fine on 2GB memory in my VM, but I do not have > ITSM > >>>>>> installed on that machine. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To run the installer you need X. I typically use Cygwin as X-server, > >> and > >>>>>> then > >>>>>> do a ssh -X to the Linux server. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I have a detailed script I follow in order to make everything run > >>>>>> smoothly, so > >>>>>> if anyone is interested, let me know. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Best Regards - Misi, RRR AB, http://www.rrr.se (ARSList MVP > >>>> 2011) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Ask the Remedy Licensing Experts (Best R.O.I. Award at > >>>> WWRUG10/11/12/13): > >>>>>> * RRR|License - Not enough Remedy licenses? Save money by > optimizing. > >>>>>> * RRR|Log - Performance issues or elusive bugs? Analyze your Remedy > >>>> logs. > >>>>>> Find these products, and many free tools and utilities, at > >>>> http://rrr.se. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Its been a while since I have set up a LINUX demo environment for > >> use > >>>>>> with > >>>>>>> the AR System > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Is it still a free for non commercial use? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> If so if anyone has recently set this up, I'd like some information > >> of > >>>>>> what > >>>>>>> I need to download, from where - and any do's and don'ts so. I > would > >>>>>>> appreciate this information as it would save me some time. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Cheers > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Joe > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >> ___ > >>>>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > >>>>>>> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >> ___ > >>>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > >>>>>> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >> ___ > >>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > >>>>> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >> ___ > >>>> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > >>>> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >> ___ > >>> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > >>> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > >> > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >> ___ > >> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > >> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > >> > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > ___ > >> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > >> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > ___ > > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > > "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > > "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ___ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" > > > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
