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IBM Store Integrator Version 3

Hardware requirements

Hardware required for a solution depend upon the capacity required by the client solution, additional capacity needed for any other processes running on the controller and the decision to use virtual session failover.

Fully-enabled failover must have an equivalent capacity reserved on a backup controller.

There are multiple solution scenario types for IBM Store Integrator—the primary solution types being self checkout, fuel and portable shopper. These solution types have varying transaction rates and thus, varying capacity requirements. Typical transaction rates for the categories are:

  • Self checkout – 15 items per transaction and 14 transactions per hour per lane.
  • Fuel – 1 item per transaction and 12 transactions per hour per session.
  • Portable Shopper – 30 items per transaction and 4 transactions per hour per session.

Recommended failover-enabled solution for a typical environment (with no additional load from other processes), consists of two controllers, each with a 2.0 GHz 1 processor and 768 MB 2 of memory. Operating as one alternate and one subordinate, these controllers support one of the following loads:

  • Self Checkout - 14 lanes
  • Fuel - 25 fuel pumps
  • Portable Shopper - 25 units
Software requirements
Operating system IBM 4690 OS V5R1 and V5R2
POS applications
  • For IBM SurePOS ACE application:
    • IBM SurePOS ACE V6R1 and V6R2
For IBM General Sales Application:
  • IBM General Sales Application, Version P001 or later
  • IBM General Sales Application 4610 Printer Support Feature, Version P001 or later (AEF does not support Model 3 or Model 4 printers)
  • IBM General Sales Application requirements for optional features:
    • Price management feature Version L001 or later
    • Electronic Journal V2, Version M001 or later
  • The IBM General Sales Application terminal sales application (with the proper hooks in place) must be re-linked
For IBM Supermarket Application:
  • IBM Supermarket Application, Version P001 or later
  • IBM Supermarket Application 4610 Printer Support Feature, Version P001 or later (AEF does not support Model 3 or Model 4 printers)
  • IBM Supermarket Application requirements for optional features:
    • Enhanced electronic funds transfer (EFT) feature, Version P001 or later
    • Electronic Marketing, Version P001 or later
    • IBM Supermarket Application ValuePack 2001, Version N001 or later
    • IBM Electronic Journal 4690, Version M001 or later
    • IBM 4680-90 Supermarket Application Enhancement Feature, Version K001 or later
  • Using the Point of Sales Business Component with the IBM Supermarket Application requires the following software:
    • IBM Supermarket Application, Version R001 with required EFix.
    • IBM Supermarket Application 4610 Printer Support Feature, Version P001 or later
    • Requirements for optional features:
      • Electronic Marketing, Version P001 or later
      • IBM Supermarket Application ValuePack 2001, Version N001 or later
      • IBM Electronic Journal 4690, Version M001 or later
      • IBM 4680-90 Supermarket Application Enhancement Feature, Version Q001 or later

The IBM Supermarket Application terminal sales application (with the proper hooks in place) must be re-linked. IBM does not recommend that you maintain your own application source. Instead, maintain your code at the specified CSD and interim fix levels.
Java 2 Platform IBM 4690 OS Version 5 includes the Java 2 software required for the configuration and execution of Store Integrator. To install the Java 2 software, you must enable the Virtual File System.
ICEbrowser ICEsoft ICE browser Version 6.1.2 (This is IBM Product ID 5799-RWQ.)
Client machines using virtual sessions require the following:
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), or Microsoft Windows Embedded Point of Service (WEPOS)
  • IBM Java V1.4.2 Java virtual machine (JVM)
  • IBM Java Communications API (COMM)
  • IBM JavaPOS 1.9.5
IBM Remote Management Agent requirements:

To use IBM Store Integrator with Remote Management Agent, you must also use IBM Remote Master Agent, Version 2R3 or later in the store.

For the latest information on specific software levels required (including specific CSD or EFix levels), please see the IBM Store Integrator User’s Guide.

 

  1. GHz only measures microprocessor internal clock speed; many factors affect application performance.
  2. MB equals one million bytes when referring to storage capacity; accessibility may be less.
  3. IBM Store Integrator allows you to run your POS “virtually” through other devices, such as a kiosk, enabling these devices to act as a POS.

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