Which Edition Do I Need?
The Digipede Network is designed to scale from small workgroups with a handful of computers to large enterprises with thousands of machines. Below is a table comparing the features of the Team Edition and Professional Edition.
The primary difference between the two is scale - Team Edition is intended for installations with no more than 20 Agents. The Team Edition is ideally suited for a small business, or a single lab or department within a larger organization. With a smaller footprint, the Team Edition does not require Microsoft SQL Server or Windows Server 2003 (although it can make use of them if you already own them).
The Digipede Network Professional Edition is intended for larger installations, with an unlimited number of Agents which can be allocated to multiple resource pools (e.g. the Accounting Department pool, the Desktop Only pool, the After Hours pool). The Professional Edition can be used by larger departments or entire organizations to bring hundreds or thousands of computers to bear on a variety of applications. The Professional Edition requires Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Server 2003. A complete comparison of the two Editions is found in the table below.
Feature Comparison
| Team Edition | Professional Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| # of Agents | Up to 20 | Unlimited |
| # of Pools | 1 | Multiple |
| User Accounts | Up to five | Multiple |
| Digipede Control Web interface | Basic | Full |
| Digipede API | Yes | Yes |
| Digipede Workbench | Yes | Yes |
| Job Priorities | No | Yes |
| Job Management | Queuing (no priorities) | Advanced (Queuing and Adjustable Priorities) |
| Windows CCS Integration | Cycle-scavenge | Monitor job scheduler and defer node to CCS jobs |
| Installation | Automatic - Windows Installer Package (User-installed) |
Automatic - Windows Installer Package (User-installed) |
| Server Configuration | Basic | Full |
| Agent Configuration | Basic configuration | Pool-specific configuration options |
| Security | WS-Security/WS-Secure Conversation (WSE 2.0) | WS-Security/WS-Secure Conversation(WSE 2.0) & SSL** |
| Server OS | Windows XP Professional*, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server 2003 |
| Database | MSDE or Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server Required |
| Web Server | IIS 5.1 or 6.0 | IIS 6.0 |
*Use of the Digipede Network Team Edition with more than 10 Digipede Agents is supported only on Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003.
**Advanced security configuration may require additional system administration expertise.
Note: The Digipede Network Developer Edition contains the full functionality of the Digipede Network Team Edition but is limited to 2 Digipede Agent Processors.
