Hi @asabhar,
Many of these questions don’t make sense for running a copy of OJS, which is free and open source software and can either be run on your servers or hosted with a third-party provider. However, I’ll run through them quickly below.
- does installation require PKP (vendor/developer) to use remote access like VPN or VDI?
No. There is no interaction required between PKP and someone running their own copy of OJS.
- does OJS require high-availability features (ex. clustering, load balancing, replication)?
No.
- are there any PKP-supported options for disaster recovery?
OJS users who choose to host with PKP can rely on institutionally-supported disaster recovery. If you’re hosting by yourself, it’s up to your server environment to make regular backups. There is a plugin called the Backup Plugin, which allows downloading comprehensive backups via the web by an administrative user.
- Does OJS require special configuration or file exclusion for antivirus?
No.
- service types: application server [checked]/file server/database server [checked]/web server [checked]
See docs/README.md for system requirements.
- if OJS goes into a Windows server, can it use MSSQL?
No. (See docs/README.md for system requirements.)
- does OJS require a management software like Oracle SQL Developer or MS SQL Management Studio?
No.
- If installed on Windows server, does OJS require MS SQL server components like integration services, report services, analysis services
No; OJS does not support MS SQL Server.
- server hardware requirements: CPU (2-30), RAM (4-48GB)? Server partition requirements?installation path? modem or dongles
See Technical advices when number of journal increases in a single install of OJS3? for some anedotal discussion of server environments. OJS does not have a minimum requirement.
- third-party applications needed? Oracle Java, Microsoft.NET, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader.
Presumably this is asking about the client environment? Nothing beyond a browser is required.
Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team