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is installed on the same computer as StarTeam Server. It must have the same build number as theserver.• File Transmitter - The File Transmitter broadcasts file contents and cache objects to one or moreRemote Cache Agents by way of a Message Broker. Like the Event Transmitter, the File Transmitter isinstalled on the same computer as StarTeam Server and have the same build number as the server.• StarTeamMPX Message Broker - The Message Broker is a publish/subscribe messaging engine thatbroadcasts messages to subscriber components on a topic basis. It is a stand-alone process that can runon a separate computer to off load network processing overhead in high-volume environments.The MessageBroker broadcasts messages to each of its recipients using TCP/IP messaging.The Message Broker receives encrypted XML messages from the Event Transmitter or encrypted files fromthe File Transmitter, and forwards them to the appropriate clients. Information is sent from a MessageBroker directly to clients that have subscribed to that Message Broker by way of a TCP/IP connection profile.• StarTeamMPX Cache Agent - Cache Agent adds persistent file caching. Each MPX-enabled serverconfiguration can have one Root Cache Agent. One or more Remote Cache Agents can be distributedthroughout the enterprise.A Root Cache Agent operates directly on the server configuration’s vault and cache. A Root Cache Agenthandles requests forwarded from Remote Cache Agents for missing files and provides “catch-up” assistancefor Remote Caches after network or process outages.Cache Agent-aware StarTeam clients can fetch files from any available Cache Agent. By using “network-near”Cache Agents, clients can improve file check-out performance and reduce their demands on the StarTeamServer. This frees server resources for additional tasks and users.System Requirements for StarTeamMPXStarTeam Server must be installed prior to installing StarTeamMPX. StarTeamMPX transmitters have thesame system requirements as the StarTeam Server because they are part of that component.Supported Operating SystemsThe following operating systems are supported for the Message Broker and Cache Agent components withthis release of StarTeamMPX:• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit)• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (32-bit)• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server (32-bit)Note: You cannot install a 64-bit Windows StarTeam component on a 32-bit Windows system.The installerwill return an error upon attempting to install the Java VM.Hardware RecommendationsNumber of Peak Usersless than 100100 - 200Recommended Configuration32-bit, dual-core systems with 4GB of memory32-bit, quad-core systems with 4-8GB of memory54 | Installing StarTeamMPX on Windows