The hardware and software specifications listed elsewhere in this document support the basic engineering content management functionality provided by Meridian Enterprise, the centerpiece of the Meridian Enterprise product suite. The entire suite includes optional modules that integrate with Meridian Enterprise to extend its functionality to other enterprise departments and information systems. Some of the optional modules impose additional requirements that should also be considered. A brief overview of the modules and their requirements are listed below.
| Module | Function | Resource Requirements |
|---|---|---|
|
Asset Management Module |
Integrates Meridian with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). |
Additional vault database storage space, high-speed ODBC connectivity to the CMMS server, web server, synchronization processing time, additional client component installation may be necessary. |
|
FDA Module |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 11 compliant functionality. |
Meridian server configured to Meridian Application Server Requirements specifications, additional vault database storage space, rendering storage space, SMTP server, audit log database server, rendering server, database client installed on Meridian server and clients (Oracle only). |
|
Meridian Explorer |
Easy to use, web browser-based, read-only views of Meridian vaults for information consumers on a large scale. |
Repository database server, web server, additional Windows components. |
|
Publisher |
Automated rendering of vault documents to alternative formats and publishing to other vaults or information systems. |
Rendering storage space, rendering server, additional Windows components. |
Several of the modules listed above perform tasks under the control of the Windows Scheduler. If the tasks take too long to complete when run on the Meridian server, or if they need to be executed on a more frequent basis, an additional application server may be necessary.
