Application Server Requirements and Considerations

Before installing the application server, perform these tasks and review these guidelines:

  • Determine the quality of the application server.

  • Allow Windows to manage the page file, which may mean moving the page file to a dedicated disk drive on the machine to accommodate growth.

  • Ensure you meet the requirements for the Windows OS version that is automatically installed with updates.

  • Install the .NET Framework.

  • Disable any Anti-Virus service. This can be re-activated after installation and set to exclude the installation directory.

  • Discuss and plan for Application Server clustering. Do you know:

    • How many General and Staging Application Servers will be deployed?

    • How many Consolidation Application Servers will be deployed?

  • Discuss and plan for Application Server types such as the following:

    • General request Application Servers such as reporting, user navigation, and workflow.

    • Dedicated Data Load (Stage) Application Servers

    • Dedicated Consolidation Application Servers

    • Combination Application Servers (Data Management)

  • Discuss and plan the sizing of each Application Server and you are aware of the CPU and memory requirements.

  • Ensure there is enough space on the temp drive for swapping or a temporary file I/O.

  • Know which level of authentication you use such as Basic, Secure, SSL, or FastBind.

  • Have the information in this string used to connect to your user directory:
    CN=UserDirectoryName,DC=myCompany,DC=com

  • For the database server connection:

    • Ensure that Application Servers can connect to Database Server.

    • Have the information below required to connect the Application Server to the Database.

      Server:  Data Source=hostname\MSSQLServerDatabaseServerName ;Initial Catalog=OneStream_Framework;username=<OneStream SQLAuthID>;password=???;Max Pool Size=3000;Connect Timeout=60

  • Enable Network Discovery so My Company Name, LLCservers can communicate.

  • Download the My Company Name, LLC Software installation package from MarketPlace and put it on the desktop or a folder on each server.

  • Install and configure the following components for IIS:

  • Enable Application Initialization role on the Application Servers. 

  • Install and enable Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) and WCF Services.