Where to install the software
Bravura Security Fabric can be installed on the same server as the database, or on a separate server.
If Bravura Security Fabric is installed on physical hardware, deploying the database on the same server can have the following advantages:
Reduce total hardware cost.
The same performance will be achieved, assuming the database server meets the minimum requirements for the database product.
By default, the Microsoft database engine will only use one CPU core, due to license restrictions – the ability to use more CPU cores costs more money.
Network latency between Bravura Security Fabric and the Database Management Server (DBMS) is reduced to zero.
The backup process can be simplified by taking a snapshot of the complete server instead of making separate backups of multiple servers. This makes the restore process much simpler.
Both Microsoft SQL Server and Bravura Security Fabric require a Windows server as their host operating system.
If Bravura Security Fabric and the DBMS are installed on a virtual machine, ensure the database is deployed on a disk with high-speed I/0 (not a vmdk file).
Note that two or more Bravura Security Fabric instance nodes may share the database schema. See Installing with a shared schema for more information.