System configurations

You can install RICOH ProcessDirector with various system configurations. The hardware configurations can include:

• Primary computer
• Primary computer with one or more secondary servers on the same computer
• Primary computer with an application server on a Windows computer
• Primary computer with one or more secondary servers on different computers
• Primary computer with a backup (failover) computer and an NFS-mounted file system

  In this configuration, only one primary server can be running at a time. System objects are created and stored on the mounted file system, so they can be accessed from the backup computer in case of a hardware failure or other outage.

• Primary computer with a backup (failover) computer and a storage area network (SAN)

  In this configuration, only one primary server can be running at a time. System objects are created and stored on the SAN, so they can be accessed from the backup computer in case of a hardware failure or other outage.

• Two primary computers running AIX Version 7.2, Technology Level 03 SP3 or later with PowerHA and an external storage system.

  In this configuration, only one primary server can be running at a time. System objects are created and stored on the external storage system. If the active system fails, PowerHA can automatically switch processing to the backup system.

Example of a system configuration shows a configuration of RICOH ProcessDirector with the AFP Support feature. The configuration has a primary server, a secondary server on a separate Linux computer, and a secondary AIX server. It also shows RICOH ProcessDirector components, including the optional RICOH Transform features, and the optional products you might use with RICOH ProcessDirector, including Download for z/OS, AFP Download Plus, and InfoPrint Manager for AIX.

The figure below, Example of a configuration with active and backup computers using a SAN shows a configuration with two primary computers (an active and a backup) connected to a SAN using a fibre channel connection.

Example of a configuration with active and backup computers using an NFS server shows a configuration with two primary computers (an active and a backup) and an NFS server that holds their shared file systems.