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  <UL><H2 ALIGN="LEFT"><A NAME="P79_2380"></A><B><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000a0" SIZE="4">Checking Your Knowledge Builder Topology</FONT></B></H2>

  <H3 ALIGN="LEFT"><A NAME="P80_2420"></A><B><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3">General considerations</FONT></B></H3>

<UL><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="+0">The Knowledge Builder is built on a Client\Server architecture providing a minimal client footprint and an optimized data structure that minimizes network traffic loads. It does not require a discrete file server or web server. Virtually any computer can serve as the Knowledge Builder Server or Knowledge Builder client. The following table lists the minimum recommended computer platforms for operating the Knowledge Builder Client and Server components.</FONT><BR>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="240"><UL><P ALIGN="LEFT"><B><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow" COLOR="#000080" SIZE="2">Specification</FONT></B></P></UL>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="240"><P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">Memory</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="240"><P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">128 MB</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="240"><P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">8 GB</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="240"><P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">Pentium III, 600 MHz</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="240"><P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">256 K</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="240"><P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">Windows NT 4.0  SP 6.0a<BR>
Windows 2000  SP 3.0<BR>
Windows XP  SP 2.0</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="432"><UL><P ALIGN="LEFT"><B><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000a0" SIZE="-1">TIP</FONT></B>
  <BR><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000a0" SIZE="2">Like any networked connection, throughput performance between a Knowledge Builder Client and its Server is subject to the total traffic load on the network at any one time. You can improve the performance of the Knowledge Builder in a networked client/server configuration, and the Knowledge Builder's impact to the network throughput, by carefully managing your search operations. Carefully selecting the type of installation topology you deploy can also improve performance.</FONT></P></UL>
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  <UL><H3 ALIGN="LEFT"><A NAME="P105_3537"></A><B><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3">Flexible topology schemes</FONT></B></H3>

    <UL><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="+0">The Knowledge Builder's client/server architecture supports flexible topology schemes. The following Figure illustrates examples of how the Knowledge Builder topologies can be associated with a generic Process Control System.</FONT><BR>


    <BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="+0">The client-side of the Knowledge Builder may be located on any compatible computer platform. In the following Figure, Knowledge Builder:</FONT><BR>
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      <UL><UL><UL TYPE="DISC"><LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Clients are shown as:</FONT></LI><BR>


        <UL><LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Stand-alone desktop and laptop computers (w/Server-side components)</FONT></LI><BR>


        <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Enterprise computers and Workstations</FONT></LI><BR>


        <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Supervisory Control Level computers and Workstations</FONT></LI><BR>


      </UL><LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Servers are shown as:</FONT></LI><BR>


        <UL><LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Stand-alone desktop and laptop computers (w/Client-side components)</FONT></LI><BR>


        <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Enterprise Level and above LAN/WAN (i.e. non-Web/Intranet/Internet) computers or Servers</FONT></LI><BR>


        <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Enterprise Level and above Web (i.e. Web/Intranet/Internet) computers or Servers</FONT></LI><BR>


        <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Supervisory Control Level Workstations (w/Client-side components)</FONT></LI><BR>


        <LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Supervisory Control Level Server</FONT></LI><BR>
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</UL></UL><P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="2">Figure 1 Knowledge Builder Topology Schemes</FONT></B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="432"><UL><P ALIGN="LEFT"><B><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000a0" SIZE="-1">REFERENCE - INTERNAL</FONT></B>
  <BR><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000a0" SIZE="2">See this related information: </FONT><I><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="KB_Help-02.htm#P51_1533">Reviewing Installation options</A></FONT></I><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000a0" SIZE="2"> and<I> </I></FONT><I><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="KB_Help-27.htm#P926_35850">Setting Search Functions</A></FONT></I><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#0000a0" SIZE="2"> for tips on managing Search Engine performance. </FONT></P></UL>
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