HP DSS 5 User Manual

3 Installation and configuration
This chapter contains the following topics:
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Planning the DSS deployment
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Installation
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Configuration
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Planning the DSS deployment
This section contains the following topics:
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System and environment requirements
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System security requirements for using DSS
System and environment requirements
This section contains the following topics:
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Software requirements
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Temporary jobs folder
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Hardware requirements
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Device firmware requirements
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Multiple DSS servers
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Port requirements
Software requirements
The following table shows the server software requirements.
Table 3-1  DSS software requirements
Area...

Table 3-1  DSS software requirements (continued)
Area Requirements
External database Compatible databases which can be used if you choose not to install the default DSS
database:
●Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (full or express versions)
●Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (full or express versions)
●Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (full or express versions)
Miscellaneous .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.0
NOTE:If the .NET Framework 4.0 is not present on the system where DSS is being
installed, the installer will install .the .NET...

Hardware requirements
DSS hardware requirements vary with the load put upon the system. The primary load is due to
processing of jobs that come in from devices.
It is strongly recommended that DSS run on its own server with no other server applications running.
If other applications do run, they will also use system resources, and the resources used for those
applications must be added to the consideration for resource usage by DSS when deciding what
hardware is needed by the DSS server.
The primary...

Table 3-3  Recommended hardware configurations for load scenario (continued)
Load scenario ProcessorMemory Free disk space
for InstallationFree disk space
for temporary job
filesNetwork
bandwidth
Medium 2 core x2 GHz 2 GB 1 GB 100 MB 100 Mb/s
High 4 core x2 GHz 2 GB 1 GB 100 MB 100 Mb/s
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Device firmware requirements
To support DSS features, some devices require a minimum revision of firmware. Over time, as new
features become available in DSS, it may be required to update the device firmware for compatibility.
These changes will be documented in detail in the DSS release notes.
Table 3-4  Device firmware requirements
  Model number Minimum firmware
revisionFirmware
dateFirmware version
pre-FutureSmart devices
MFPs HP LaserJet 4345MFP 09.220.7 12/8/2010 N/A
HP LaserJet 4730MFP 46.300.3...

Multiple DSS servers
There are several reasons for considering using multiple DSS servers:
●If there are more than 1000 products to be managed, then more than one server is necessary.
●If the load on any one server is too great for its hardware capability. This can happen if many
devices are regularly sending very large jobs, if OCR is used frequently, or if network bandwidth
is limited.
●For highly distributed systems of devices (depending on the available network infrastructure),
multiple, distributed...

Port requirements
DSS 5.0 uses a number of industry standard network protocols and their corresponding TCP and
UDP ports in order to facilitate its Digital Sending functionality, such as Send to E‑mail, Send To
Folder, Authentication, and LDAP Replication. This section gives an overview of which ports are used
in different configurations.
In its most basic configuration, DSS 5.0 requires ports 1783, 5213, 7627, and 161 to function.
Administrators can refer to the table in this section to determine which...

Table 3-5  Ports used by DSS 5.0 (continued)
Feature Type Protocol Port Role of DSS Can it be
changed?
LDAP Replication
& Authentication,
simple over SSL
bindOptional LDAP 636 (TCP) Client Yes
LDAP Replication
& Authentication
SPNEGOOptional Kerberos 88 (TCP) Client No
LDAP Replication
& Authentication,
Global CatalogOptional LDAP 3268 (TCP) Client Yes
DNS hostname
resolutionOptional DNS 53 (TCP) Client No
WINS hostname
resolutionOptional NetBIOS/WINS 137,138,139 Client No
SMTP and LDAP
server discovery...

Summary
In its most basic configuration, DSS 5.0 requires ports 1783, 7627, and 5213 to function. At
installation, DSS will register itself with the desktop firewall to ensure connections are allowed on
these ports. Administrators can refer to the matrix in this document to determine which ports are
required for their specific configuration of DSS 5.0.
System security requirements for using DSS
Security to start the Configuration Utility
The DSS Configuration Utility uses Windows security to determine...