SDX 6.4.x Application Library Guide > Installing and Initially Configuring the VTA > Before You Install the VTA

Before You Install the VTA

Because VTAs rely on other components in the SDX network, you must complete several tasks before you install the VTA software. After you install the software, you must also complete several configuration tasks before the application can function correctly.

Before you install and configure a VTA, you must:

1. Deploy a working SDX network.

To support the VTA, you must install SAEs to manage the routers or other devices through which subscribers connect to the network. You must also install and configure the directory in which you will store the SDX data.

2. Install a J2EE application server on the host that supports the VTA.

For information about installing JBoss (the J2EE application server provided with the SDX software), see SDX Getting Started Guide, Chapter 5, Installing the SDX-300 Software.

3. On the host that supports the VTA, install a relational database to store the data that the VTA tracks.