HP TRIM

Contents:

1) Abstract 

2) Objective

3) Problem definition

4) Features and advantages of document management system

5) Some Terminology

6) Requirements

7) Implementation Process

     a) How to make clusters?

     b) Figure of Solution Architecture

1)      Abstract

HP Trim (Tower Record Information Management) is an HP (Hewlett Picard’s) based solution of the EDRMS (Electronic Document Management System) system. It is developed by TOWER software (acquired by HP).

HP Trim is a highly configurable and easily deployable commercial off the shelf solution that is proven is large Government and regulated industry organizations and can meet the needs of any business. The implementation of a system that is simple and easy to use yet a powerful application for sharing, managing, and documents on intranet in a secure manner. Manage your document over the web. It enables to create a central repository of organizational documents indexed by key words and organized by category. Intranet based document management system provide a document library with secure access control, advanced search features and document – centric collaboration for document sharing and supporting project team.

The main facilities of this projects are:

Ø  Create and delete locations

Ø  Updating data

Ø  Restricted list of check-in and check-out documents

Ø  Introduced advanced technique for quick and easy retrieval of data

The user can search a particular file by just specifying its subject, keyword, descriptions etc. The user has the facility of viewing documents uploaded by a particular person or person falling in particular group.

This Document Management System is centralized.

2)      Objective

Electronic Document Management (EDM) manages any kind of information object, including word processing and spreadsheet files, presentation software, drawing packages, images, workflows, databases, emails, audio, video, CAD applications and more, throughout the entire document lifecycle.

Ø  Comply with industry standards

Ø  Capture from any source

Ø  Manage the full life cycle

Ø  Version control and security

Ø  Manage records, engineers drawings and more

Ø  Future-proof access to corporate content

3)      Problem definition

Despite the content push towards modernizing by digitizing the primary care paper record, there remains several undeniable advantages associated with ‘old fashioned’ paper.

Unsurprisingly, most of the perceived advantages that are associated that are associated with the physical presence of paper are also disadvantages in all but the most straightforward of scenario. The major problem with paper is, of course, the efforts expended on manual filling and retrieval plus the space required for storage. Most practices that have not digitized their records will seem to have acres of practice floor space dedicated to holding paper records.

4)      Features and advantage of Document Management System

Features of document management system

a) Set up and manage your storage facility as graphical hierarchy of arranged storage space.

b) Determine the location of contiguous storage space.

c) Move records into long term storage with notification of available space.

d) Define new storage space

e) Support bar code scanning for records

f) Specify that specific storage space is not available

g) Display and print the records within a storage space

h) Determine the amount of free storage space

i) Move records within your storage facility

j) Display storage space properties

Advantages of Document Management System

a) Reduced Physical storage

b) Save time, Instant access to documents

c) Advantage over other business

d) Robust indexing of documentation

e) Improve customer service

f) Simple updating process

g) Air-tight security

h) “Green” Business Practice

5)  Some terminologies

   a)      Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Active/Passive clusters

A 2 node cluster would be setup for SQL server 2008 database for high availability.

A server cluster is a group of independent servers running Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition, or Windows Server 2008, Datacenter Edition, and working together as a single system to provide high availability of services for clients. When a failure occurs on one computer in a cluster, resources are redirected and the workload is redistributed to another computer in the cluster. You can use server clusters to ensure that users have constant access to important server-based resources.

Requirement:

§  Server must have the same versions of Windows operating system and same software updates and service pack as well. Failover Clustering feature has to be installed on the servers.

§  It is recommended to use the same/similar server hardware.

§  Two network cards on each server

§  HBA cards on each server

§  Must use shared storage that is compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2.

§  The servers in the cluster must use Domain user account.

§  Use Domain Name System (DNS) for name resolution.

§  All clustered servers should be the member of the domain

§  Windows server 2008 or R2 enterprise

§  SQL server 2008 or R2 enterprise

   b)      Network Load Balancing in Windows Server

Network load balancing automatically detects the failure of a server, and then quickly reassigns client computer traffic among the remaining server. This safeguard can help you to provide uninterrupted, continuous service for your critical business programs.

§  Balance load requests across the NLB cluster for individual TCP/IP services.

§  Support up to 32 computers in a single cluster.

§  Balance multiple server load requests (from either the same client or from several clients) across multiple hosts in the cluster.

§  Support the ability to add hosts to the NLB cluster as the load goes up, without bringing the cluster down.

§  Support the ability to remove hosts from the cluster when the load goes down.

§  Enable high performance and low overhead through fully pipelined implementation. Pipelining allows requests to be sent to the NLB cluster without waiting for response to the previously sent one.

6)      Requirements

To make a cluster the following is the servers used for HP Trim applications:

§  Two servers for Trim Web Server

§  Two servers for Trim Workgroup Server

§  Two servers for Trim SQL Database

Role of servers

Roles	Server
Web Server on Windows Network Load Balancing	Trim Web Server 01
	Trim Web Server 02
Workgroup on Windows Cluster	Trim Workgroup Server 01
	Trim Workgroup Server 02
SQL database on failover cluster	Trim Database Server 01
	Trim Database Server 02

Software requirements

1.       Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 latest pack

2.       Microsoft Windows SQL Server 2008 R2

3.       HP Trim 7.3

7)      Implement process

To implement HP Trim in the intranet we have to make the cluster of windows, database and web servers.

      a)      How to make clusters?

To make windows clusters the requirement is given.

1.       There are two connections between each server

(i) Production Network Connection

(ii) Heartbeat Network Connection

Heartbeat Network Connection is used to check the connection between two Windows server or web server or database server.

In the failover condition if any server goes down then all resources shift into another server by using Production Network Connection.

b) Figure of Solution Architecture: