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STC Application Interoperability

The new STC suite of applications provides greater functionality and a seamless single sign-on (SSO). The interconnected products include:

Below, you can find information about the server, hardware and deployment requirements, application version dependencies, and other software dependencies.

Server Component Requirements

The following server components are required:

Components/Applications iQ SMaRT AFIX VOMS PHC-Hub IWeb

Keycloak

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Tomcat

 

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Java

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Oracle

 

 

 

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Postgres

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Node.js

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MongoDB

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ActiveMQ

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Jasper ETL

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Jasper Report Server

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Hardware Requirements

The hardware requirements for production and test environments are as follows.

Production Environment

Below are the sample hardware requirements for production environments, which are dependent on the number of applications installed and the provider volume.

PROD - Services Server (SVC) PROD - OLAP Database /Batch Processing (DBB) PROD - Application Web Server (APP)

4 CPU
16 GB Memory
100 GB Storage
Windows or Linux OS (64 bit)

High network I/O
High process count
Low disk utilization

8 CPU 64 bit
32-64 GB Memory
Storage ** (1-10TB)
Windows or Linux OS (64 bit)

High disk I/O
Long running processes (batch)
Large disk utilization

8 CPU
32 GB Memory
100 GB Storage
Windows or Linux OS (64 bit)

High network I/O
High memory utilization
Low process count
Low disk utilization

** NOTE: Specifications may vary based on number of applications installed and provider volume.

Test Environment

For states that currently have a testing environment, STC recommends the addition of a separate testing environment to test the new products: iQ, SMaRT AFIX, and the new VOMS. Of note:

Below are the sample test environment requirements.

TEST - Services Server (SVC) TEST - OLAP Database /Batch Processing (DBB) TEST - Application Web Server (APP)

4 CPU
8-16 GB Memory
100 GB Storage
Windows or Linux OS (64 bit)

High network I/O
High process count
Low disk utilization

4 CPU 64 bit
16+ GB Memory
TBD Storage 1TB ** (based on volume)
Windows or Linux OS (64 bit)

High disk I/O
Long running processes (batch)
Large disk utilization

4 CPU
16+ GB Memory
100 GB Storage
Windows or Linux OS (64 bit)

High network I/O
High memory utilization
Low process count
Low disk utilization

** NOTE: Specifications may vary based on number of applications installed and provider volume.

Deployment Requirements

STC will provide detailed step-by-step instructions to ensure you have what you need to install the new software.

Application Version Dependencies

The following lists the application version dependencies. Note that SMaRT AFIX 1.16.9, VOMS 2.16.8, and iQ 1.16.8 are the first releases of these applications.

  1. SMaRT AFIX - SMaRT AFIX 1.16.9+ can only run with SSO-enabled IWeb 5.16.8 or higher
  2. IWeb
    1. There are two different deployments of IWeb in the August 2016 (5.16.8) release - one is SSO-enabled IWeb 5.16.8 and the other is not SSO-enabled
    2. There are a combination of deployment options:
      • SSO-enabled IWeb 5.16.8 with VOMS module, version 5.16.5+
      • Non-SSO-enabled IWeb 5.16.8 with the VOMS module, version 5.16.5+
      • SSO-enabled IWeb 5.16.8 with the stand-alone VOMS application, version 2.16.8+
    3. This gives states the option to install the August 2016 release of IWeb without having to install the new VOMS (2.16.8+), along with the option to install the SSO-enabled IWeb 5.16.8, which is required if installing the new STC | iQ (1.16.8+)
    4. Please note that once the version of IWeb (5.16.8+) with the new VOMS (2.16.8+) is installed, the current version of VOMS (5.16.5) is no longer available
    5. Also note that the IWeb 5.17.5 release can be used without needing to upgrade from legacy VOMS (VOMS 1.0) to VOMS 2.0. However, it is strongly recommended that clients do upgrade to VOMS 2.0 with IWeb 5.17.5
  3. VOMS
    1. Currently, only Internet Explorer 11 is supported for VOMS.
    2. As of the release of VOMS 5.16.8, no more enhancements or fixes will occur in the current VOMS code set
    3. The new VOMS 2.16.8 is available as of the August 2016 release
    4. The SSO-enabled IWeb 5.16.8+ is required to be installed to run the new VOMS 2.16.8+
    5. The entire VOMS functionality is available in the new VOMS 2.16.8 as of the November 2016 release
    6. Please note that once the version of IWeb (5.16.8+) with the new VOMS (2.16.8+) is installed, the current version of VOMS (5.16.5) is no longer available
    7. Also note that IWeb 5.17.5 can be used with legacy VOMS (VOMS 1.0). However, it is strongly recommended that clients upgrade to VOMS 2.0 with IWeb 5.17.5
  4. PHC-Hub - PHC-Hub 4.16.8+ is required to run the new STC | iQ 1.16.8+
  5. STC | iQ - iQ 1.16.8+ can only run with PHC-Hub 4.16.8+ and SSO-enabled IWeb 5.16.8+ or the SSO-enabled imMTRAX

Other Software Dependencies

  1. SMaRT AFIX
    1. SMaRT AFIX requires the Jaspersoft software application, which is included in the application under the STC license
    2. The database is PostgreSQL
    3. There is a Tomcat dependency with regard to the Forecaster and Java
    4. Tomcat 7 needs to be running on the application server for Forecaster, and Java 8 is required
  2. IWeb
    1. IWeb uses an Oracle database
    2. Java must be at version 8
    3. Tomcat 7 must be running on the application server
  3. VOMS
    1. The new VOMS (2.16.8) runs on the current IWeb Oracle database
    2. VOMS requires the Jaspersoft application, which is included in the application under the STC license
  4. PHC-Hub
    1. PHC-Hub uses an Oracle database
    2. Java must be at version 8
    3. Tomcat 7 must be running the application server
  5. STC | iQ
    1. STC | iQ (1.16.8+) requires the Jaspersoft application, which is included in the application under the STC license
    2. The database platforms are PostgreSQL and MongoDB
    3. There are no dependencies on either Tomcat or Java