APM Connect System Requirements

License Requirements

APM Connect has a three-tier license system that enables the APM Connect Framework. One of the following license types is required to take advantage of the APM Connect functionality:

APM Connect Basic
APM Connect Plus
APM Connect Studio

Note: APM Connect Studio contains numerous libraries that integrate with third-party products, such as GeoRaster. Questions regarding linking these libraries with GE Digital APM should be directed to a member of the GE Digital Professional Services department on an individual basis. Specific requirements of third-party products, such as additional licensing, is outside the scope of APM Connect Studio support.

Additional Licensing

The following additional licenses are required to take advantage of the SAP Adapters:

SAP Integration Interfaces: Enables the SAP Equipment, Functional Location, Work History, and Notification Creation Adapters.
SAP Technical Characteristics: Enables the SAP Technical Characteristics Adapter.
SAP Work Management: Enables the SAP Work Management Adapter.

The following additional license is required to take advantage of the SAP PI Adapters:

SAP Process Integration: Enables the SAP PI Adapters.

The following additional license is required to take advantage of the Maximo Adapters:

Maximo Interfaces: Enables the Maximo Equipment, Functional Location, Work History, Service Request, and Work Order Generation Adapters.

Note: There is no additional license required to take advantage of the APM Connect Data Loader functionality.

Additional Components Required

In addition to the basic GE Digital APM system architecture, your system must also contain the following components:

Minimum Software Requirements

Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Java SE 8 Update 131 or higher

The third-party components listed in the following table

Third-Party File Name	Version	Where You Can Obtain It
edtftpj.jar	Version: 2.0.5	http://enterprisedt.com/products/edtftpj/
ftp4j-1.5.1.jar	Version: 1.5.1	http://www.sauronsoftware.it/projects/ftp4j/
jboss-serialization.jar	Version: 1.0.3.GA	http://serialization.jboss.org/downloads
trove.jar	Version: 1.0.2	http://trove4j.sourceforge.net/
xom-1.2.7.jar	Version: 1.2.7	http://www.xom.nu/

Recommended Software

Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 7 64-bit OS

Browser Requirements

Web Browser	Recommended or Supported
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11	Recommended
Mozilla Firefox 13 to 28	Recommended
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10	Supported
Apple Safari 5 to 7	Supported
Google Chrome 22 to 34	Supported

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Four Processor Core, 2.0GHz
8 GB RAM
100 GB Free Disk
100 MB Network Interface

Recommended Hardware

I5 Processor, 2.0 + GHz
32 GB RAM
300 GB Free Disk
1 GB Network Interface

Tip: APM Connect is input and output intensive, and requires a lot of storage space. Faster storage is the best way to improve performance.

Depending on how your system is configured, these requirements may not be sufficient. Parameters that affect the hardware requirements include the number of users, modules purchased, database size, and other factors that can vary from one customer to another. For help refining your specific system requirements, contact GE Digital.

SAP System Requirements

SAP Backend System: The following versions are supported:
- SAP ECC 6.0 (Enhancement Packs [EhP] 1 and above)
- S/4 Hana (1511, 1610, and 1709) for the following APM Connect SAP Adapters:
  - Equipment Extraction
  - Functional Location Extraction
  - Notification Management
  - Technical Characteristics
  - Work History Extraction
  - Work Management
SAP Database: A database that contains the SAP data model and data.
SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS): Version 6.20 or higher.
SAP Java Connector Files (SAP JCO) downloaded from the SAP marketplace, which contains the following files:
- sapjco.dll
- sapjco3.dll
- sapjco3.jar

SAP PI System Requirements

SAP Backend System: The following versions are supported:
- SAP ECC 6.0 (Enhancement Packs [EhP] 1 and above)
- S/4 Hana (1511, 1610, and 1709) for the following APM Connect SAP Adapters:
  - Equipment Extraction
  - Functional Location Extraction
  - Notification Management
  - Technical Characteristics
  - Work History Extraction
  - Work Management
SAP PI: An SAP PI system 7.00 and above, up to SAP PI 7.50.
An SAP PO system 7.50 and later.

Maximo System Requirements

APM Connect supports Maximo versions above 7.1.1.6.

Maximo Application Server: A Maximo Application Server machine that houses the Maximo Web Services and is running version 7.1, 7.5, or 7.6.

Maximo Database Server: A database that houses the Maximo data model and data and is running a version that is supported by the Maximo Application Server. For details on requirements of the Maximo Database Server, see the Maximo documentation.

Maximo Client Workstation: A computer that is used to access the Maximo application. For details on the requirements of the Maximo Client workstation, see the Maximo documentation.

Maximo Administrative Workstation: A computer that contains the Maximo application. For details on the requirements of the Maximo Administrative workstation, see the Maximo documentation.

System Architecture for EAM Adapters

Single Server Configuration (Recommended)

The single server configuration is the simplest way to configure APM Connect. However, it does include an embedded database. The following image depicts this configuration.

Note: Only one EAM system is supported for each APM tenant or database.

External Database Configuration

Many organizations choose to separate their databases. It is possible to install the intermediate repository database on an external server, and to keep the APM Connect Systems database on a different server. The following image depicts this configuration.

Note: The external configuration will affect performance. The single server configuration results in faster performance.

Deploying APM Connect

After you have installed and configured the basic GE Digital APM system architecture, you will need to perform some configuration steps specifically for APM Connect.

Supported Features in APM Now

All APM Connect features are available.