User manual CRESTRON SW-ROOMVW-SVR FAQ

[. . . ] The individual clients and rooms connect to the services; only the RoomView 7. 0 services connect directly to the database. Q: When a web client user wants to log onto the RoomView server, do they hit a web address/url, or do they need an IP address?A: addressing a server via an IP or a URL is a function of the network. In most networks, there will be a DNS (Domain Name Service) that will handle translating URLs or host names into IP Addresses. [. . . ] Q: Can RoomView 7. 0 use my existing SQL database Server?A: If you have an existing SQL database Server in your environment RoomView 7. 0's database structure can be hosted on it. Q: If Exchange is already running in our environment, does it need to be on the same server as RoomView as well?A: If you have an existing Microsoft Exchange Server in your environment RoomView 7. 0's can interact with it. Q: What happens if I am not running Microsoft Exchange Server and/or Outlook?A: You only need exchange server if you want the scheduling features of RoomView 7. 0. Q: What happens if I want to run RoomView 7. 0, but my "company" does not run Microsoft Exchange Server ­ will RoomView 7. 0 run?If it does run, do I have any scheduling functions at all?A: Yes, RoomView 7. 0 will still run; however, it is important to stress and sell the concept that 7. 0 supports full blown scheduling in combination with Microsoft Exchange Server. This is the preferred configuration for customers requiring room scheduling. That having been said, we need to be clear and up front on the fact that autonomous scheduling will not be immediately available as a built-in feature of RoomView 7. 0. So, for scheduling needs, promote the use of Microsoft Exchange Server in conjunction with RoomView 7. 0. The first version of RoomView 7. 0 will not support scheduling without Microsoft Exchange. Q: If I start out with a single server configuration of RoomView 7. 0, and my system grows in size, can I easily migrate to a larger multi-server or distributed processing configuration?A: RoomView 7. 0 can be installed across as many as six physical servers; one for each of the six services (Sub-programs) that makes up the RoomView 7. 0 Enterprise application. The supporting services; Microsoft Exchange, IIS, and SQL can also be hosted on separate physical servers. To upgrade simply install the desired RoomView 7. 0 services on a new server and point the active services at each other in the config file. Q: In the specs you have listed at least two hard drives with 200GB of space on each. I'm assuming the large amount of disk is required for the database as it grows?A: The recommended disk size in server spec may exceed the requirements for smaller installations, especially if the SQL database is located on a different server. Q: What are the exact PC/Server requirements for RoomView7, and what are the approx. [. . . ] A typical event would be represented by a function such as the user in the room pressing the "Help" button on a touch panel. Room Connection Monitoring - While a room is connected, RoomView 7. 0 sends a single packet "ping" signal to the control system every 5 seconds. This packet does not generate a response unless the TCP/IP message is rejected. Therefore the traffic generated with this function is 144 bytes per minute, or 8640 bytes/Hour for each room control system defined in RoomView 7. 0. [. . . ]