Getting Started

Host Integrator Product Overview

Host Integrator Server Kit

A suite of applications used to deploy applications created with the Host Integrator Development Kit. It includes the following components:

Server (full-license version)
Administrative WebStation
Session Monitor
Connectors
Log Utilities
Host Emulator
Verastream Help
BizTalk Adapter and Schema Builder

Host Integrator Development Kit

Provides developers with the tools to model and build applications that integrate legacy application information. It includes the following components:

Design Tool
Web Builder
Connectors
Server (limited-license version)
Administrative WebStation
Session Monitor
Log Utilities
Host Emulator
Verastream Help

Web Browser Requirements

You need a Web browser to use the following Host Integrator components:

Administrative WebStation
Host Emulator
Web Builder
Versatream Help

To run these components, you need:

Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP 2 or higher, with a Java v. 1.4.2.03 plug-in on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows 2000
-or-
Firefox 1.5 or Mozilla 1.7.3 wiht JRE v. 1.4.2_05 on Linux, AIX, and Sun Solaris

Note: You may need to install a Java plug-in.

The Verastream Help and the Administrative WebStation require the following capabilities to be enabled on your browser:

JavaScript
Java
Cascading style sheets
For Administrative WebStation, scripting of Java applets in Internet Explorer

For detailed installation instructions, see the Verastream Host Integrator Installation Guide, available from the Start menu.

Hardware and Software Requirements

The Host Integrator Server, Administrative WebStation, and AADS run on the following platforms:

Windows 2000 service pack 4 or higher, or Windows XP service pack 2, or Windows Server 2003
Sun Solaris (SPARC) version 8, 9, or 10
Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3.0 using an x86 platform and Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4.0 using an x86 or x86_64 processing architecture
AIX 5.2 running on an IBM 604e platform
SuSE Linux Enterprise 10 running on an IBM 390 processor or machines using an x86 or x86_64 processing architecture.

In addition, the machine running the server should have at least 512 MB of RAM for the first 100 users, and an additional 64 MB of RAM for each additional 100 users.

Note: Host Integrator will use multiple processors (symmetric multi-processing, or SMP) when available. Intel processors that incorporate Hyper-Threading technology can be used with operating systems (such as Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003) that support it.

The Administrative WebStation can run on any Web server, running on a UNIX or Windows platform, that has a servlet runner. A Web server and servlet runner are included with Host Integrator Server and are installed by default when you install the WebStation. Review About Servlet Runners and Host Integrator for more information.