EQX Server Manual
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1. OVERVIEW
The EQX Server has been designed from the ground up to provide enterprise level, highly available
routing infrastructure, which not only facilitates managing a large campus, region or world wide routing
infrastructure but also simplifies the control of an operator or engineer with only local scope in mind while
interfacing with the routing controller.
The EQX server itself is a real-time service that can be run in a variety of operating system environments,
but most favorably in the Debian build of the Linux OS. The EQX Server is provided with MySQL, a very
robust database built upon the foundation of SQL. This means that should additional features be required
or should end users have a need for special interfacing not typically found in a routing control system,
applications can quickly be developed by SQL savvy engineers or typically skilled IT personnel. The EQX
Server also includes an industry standard robust web server for hosting the Web Configuration tool.
Actual deployment of the physical hardware and installation of the Linux OS is left to the customer or their
IT department/supplier, but Evertz personnel are available to assist in hardware recommendations or
troubleshooting with the Linux OS. Linux is a very powerful OS, however it is typically very simple to bring
online.
For more information go to: http://www.linuxhelp.net/
or http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.user/.
The actual process of installing the core EQX server is simple. The files provided will be in type DEB or
EFP, a package installer (a technique with various names such as RPM etc used by all Linux OS
variations), on USB key or CD/DVD ROM. Simply insert the disk, follow the simple accompanying
instructions and in a few minutes the EQX sever will be running and ready to begin interfacing with the
Router and the Web Config Tool. Details for deploying your own Debian build of Linux on an enterprise
class device can be found on the Debian’s website at http://www.debian.org/
. Additional documentation on
MySQL can be found at http://www.mysql.com/
.
1.1. EQX Server Specifications
• Quad-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor X3220 (2.4GHz, 8MB L2 cache, 95 Watts, 1066MHz FSB) or
similar performance
• Minimum 2GB Unbuffered Advanced ECC PC2-6400 DDR 2x1GB Memory or similar
• Integrated Serial ATA host controller
• RAID array controller
• RAID 5 drive set (Requires 3 matching drives with beneficial performance from 4 matching drives)
• Each drive for the RAID array should be at least 100GB (or greater) SATA 7,200 rpm (or faster)
Hard Drive
• Dual Port Gigabit NIC Adapter
• Serial port
• An X86 (intel) platform certified to run Debian Linux (ETCH version). HP Servers (specifically the
DL360 series) are recommended for their redundant PSUs, RAID capability and Debian Linux
certification.
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