Installation Process

This section provides the steps required to successfully install PowerMedia XMS. There are two installation methods available:

System Requirements

Regardless of the installation method used, the recommended minimum and recommended system requirements are as follows:

Item

Requirement

Hardware

Intel Architecture-based server

Operating System

Note: 32-bit operating systems are not supported.

Community ENTerprise Operating System (CentOS) 6.2 or higher (provided with the installation)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.2 or higher

Note: The perl-core-5.10.1-xxxxx.x86_64.rpm is required if using the RPM Method.

Processor

Minimum: Intel Xeon E5420 Quad-Core (2.50 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, 80W)

Recommended: Intel Xeon X5650 Dual Hex-Core (2.66 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) or better for performance systems

Ethernet

Dual 1000Base-TX (RJ-45)

Memory

Minimum: 4 GB RAM

Recommended: 8 GB RAM or higher

Storage

60 GB HDD

Note: The recommended server configuration is applicable for higher density audio solutions of 1500 or greater sessions, video transcoding solutions, or solutions utilizing virtualization.