How much disk space?

The amount of disk space you need depends on a number of factors, including:

• The average size of a voice application
• The number of applications that Blueworx Voice Response handles
• The number of languages in which Blueworx Voice Response runs applications
• How often you archive the Blueworx Voice Response logs
• How much RAM you have on the system
• How much other information you plan to store on the pSeries computer

The minimum pSeries computer configuration with which Blueworx Voice Response operates is described in Minimum requirements. The Blueworx Voice Response software, including AIX and AIXwindows, occupies about 4 GB of internal disk storage.

Generally, the amount of paging space you need on the hard disk is double the amount of system RAM.

Blueworx Voice Response requires space to store maintenance and administration files, error files, and statistics. At midnight and each time the system is restarted, the old files are saved and new files are created. One set of files can use up to 1.5 MB of disk space.

You also need disk space to store voice application files (state tables, voice segments, and messages). Allow extra disk space so that you can import and export application files. Importing and exporting allow you to back up individual applications and move them from one pSeries computer to another.

Additional national languages require additional disk space.

In addition to application files, the pSeries computer can also store the business information that is available to callers through voice applications. If you plan to store business information on the pSeries computer, ensure that you order enough disk space.