Blueworx Voice Response for AIX runs on any Power based system such as the IBM Power Server series or a power based LPAR capable of running AIX 7.1 or AIX 7.2. Your Blueworx representative can help you decide what system is best for your requirements.
Power based systemrs or LPARs are typically used as servers for many different applications and users. Blueworx Voice Response can be one of these applications, but you must be very careful when balancing the application load. When running many voice channels, Blueworx Voice Response places heavy demands on the CPU; this could affect the other applications. In general, it is not a good idea to run other AIX applications on a system or LPAR that is servicing callers with Blueworx Voice Response applications.
The Power based system or type of LPAR you need also depends on:
You must take into consideration the complexity of the voice applications and whether they access remote information. You must also consider whether you require speech recognition or text-to-speech, or both, and whether this additional function is to be provided by remote servers or the local system. If using speech recognition, consider whether you want to allow callers to use barge-in (simultaneously playing prompts and passing voice input to a speech recognizer increases the load). Blueworx Voice Response's capacity to handle calls and give a voice response depends on these factors, and you will need a faster model of Power based system or a more powerful LPAR to handle more complex applications and provide an acceptable response time. Your Blueworx representative can help you decide what physical configuration is best.