Analytics Engine Requirements for Data Cube

Before you configure an Analytics Engine for Data Cube, review the following requirements:

• Web Server and Web Console must be installed in your CommCell Environment. See Installing the Web Console.
• The MediaAgent used for the Analytics Engine must meet the following minimum requirements:

  System Components	Minimum Requirements
  Operating System	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Editions Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 Editions Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Editions
  CPU	Multi-Core Xeon Class 2
  Memory	16 GB RAM
  Available local hard disk space	20 GB for the installation directory 1 TB of 10K SCSI disk for the Analytics Engine Index Directory
  Configurations	Clustered MediaAgents are not supported
  Ports	If you have a firewall setup, make sure that port 20000 is open for connections within the network.

• The Analytics Engine index directory must meet the following requirements:
  • The location must be a local, non-root directory on the MediaAgent.
  • The path name must not contain any of the following characters:
  • ~!@#$%^&*()_+|}{“?><,/.’;[]=-`
  • The location must be empty.