Reference

License Requirements

APM Connect has a three-tier license system that enables the APM Connect Framework. One of the following license types is required to take advantage of the APM Connect functionality:

• APM Connect Basic
• APM Connect Plus
• APM Connect Studio
  Note: APM Connect Studio contains numerous libraries that integrate with third-party products, such as GeoRaster. Questions regarding linking these libraries with GE Digital APM should be directed to a member of the GE Digital APM Professional Services department on an individual basis. Specific requirements of third-party products is outside the scope of APM Connect Studio support.

Additional Licensing

The following additional licenses are required to take advantage of the SAP Adapters:

SAP Integration Interfaces:

Enables the SAP Equipment, Functional Location, Work History, and Notification Creation Adapters.

SAP Technical Characteristics:

Enables the SAP Technical Characteristics Adapter.

SAP Work Management:

Enables the SAP Work Management Adapter.

The following additional license is required to take advantage of the SAP PI Adapters:

SAP Process Integration:

Enables the SAP PI Adapters.

The following additional license is required to take advantage of the Maximo Adapters:

Maximo Interfaces:

Enables the Maximo Equipment, Functional Location, Work History, Service Request, and Work Order Generation Adapters.

UDLP Versions

The following UDLP versions are currently supported in GE Digital APM:

• V2.7.0
• V2.6.0 and V2.6.1

Additional Components Required

In addition to the basic GE Digital APM system architecture, your system must also contain the following components:

Minimum Software Requirements

• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2016
• Java SE 8 Update 131 or higher

The third-party components listed in the following table:

Third-Party File Name	Version	Where You Can Obtain It
edtftpj.jar	Version: 2.0.5	http://enterprisedt.com/products/edtftpj/
ftp4j-1.5.1.jar	Version: 1.5.1	http://www.sauronsoftware.it/projects/ftp4j/
jboss-serialization.jar	Version: 1.0.3.GA	http://serialization.jboss.org/downloads
trove.jar	Version: 1.0.2	http://trove4j.sourceforge.net/
xom-1.2.7.jar	Version: 1.2.7	http://www.xom.nu/

Recommended Software

• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows 7 64-bit OS

Browser Requirements

Minimum Hardware Requirements

• Four Processor Core, 2.0GHz
• 8 GB RAM
• 100 GB Free Disk
• 100 MB Network Interface

Recommended Hardware

• I5 Processor, 2.0 + GHz
• 32 GB RAM
• 300 GB Free Disk
• 1 GB Network Interface

Depending on how your system is configured, these requirements may not be sufficient. Parameters that affect the hardware requirements include the number of users, modules purchased, database size, and other factors that can vary from one customer to another. For help refining your specific system requirements, contact GE Digital

System Architecture for EAM Adapters

The single server configuration is the simplest way to configure APM Connect. However, it does include an embedded database. The following image depicts this configuration.

Many organizations choose to separate their databases. It is possible to install the intermediate repository database on an external server, and to keep the APM Connect Systems database on a different server. The following image depicts this configuration.

Note: The external configuration will affect performance. The single server configuration results in faster performance.

Deploying APM Connect

After you have installed and configured the basic GE Digital APM system architecture, you will need to perform some configuration steps specifically for APM Connect.

Supported Features in APM Now

In the APM Now environment, the following features are unavailable:

• ACA for SAP
• ASI for SAP
• Maximo Integration
• SAP PI

All other APM Connect features are available.

Version Structure

The following are examples of how to interpret the versions.

• EAM SAP V1.5.0 is the fifth major release on the APM Connect V1.x architecture; it can be applied to the EAM system SAP.
• EAM SAP V1.5.1 is a maintenance release that can be applied to EAM SAP V1.5.0.
• DL V1.4.0 is the fourth major release on the APM Connect V1.x architecture.

APM Compatibility Table

This table includes only the GE Digital APM versions for which a corresponding APM Connect version was released.

Data Loaders and Directories