Additional Planning Considerations

When deploying K2 blackpearl, there are several decisions for the infrastructure that should be made before installing K2:

Work through the infrastructure appraisal phase methodically to ensure nothing is overlooked and all factors are considered. The hardware and software pre-requisites as detailed earlier in this guide are places to start with the appraisals.

The K2 components can be installed on one server or in a distributed server configuration. When the work load requirements necessitate that the components be installed on independent machines, the components are distributed on the network. Security is a consideration when components are distributed onto different servers. Where there would be more than one hop between servers, Kerberos authentication must be configured.

Implementing K2 on an existing network may require that changes be made to the existing infrastructure.

The following sections will describe these considerations in more detail. Additional references can be found on Microsoft’s Web site, and they have been included as links where appropriate.