Installing Global Addressing Module Databases

This procedure describes how to download and install Global Addressing Module databases in the Spectrum™ Product Database (SPD) format from the Pitney Bowes eStore or from the technical support web site, http://www.g1.com/support.

Disk Space

The disk space requirements for extracted and non-extracted SPD bundles are:
  • Extracted bundles (all SPD) - 50 GB
  • Non-extracted bundles (all SPD) - 20 GB

Memory

The following table provides information on the Global Address Module memory requirements for each country database.

Table 1. Global Address Validation Memory Requirements (in Megabytes)
Country Database Name Global Address Validation Global Type Ahead Both
Australia (AUS) 700 n/a 1900
Austria (AUT) 900 700 1900
Belgium (BEL) 900 700 1900
Switzerland (CHE) 700 700 1900
Germany (DEU) 700 700 1900
Denmark (DNK) 2100 700 3400
Spain (ESP) 1300 700 1900
Finland (FIN) 900 700 1900
France (FRA) 2800 700 4100
United Kingdom (GBR) 980 700 1900
Greece (GRC) 700 n/a 1900
Ireland (IRL) 900 700 1900
Italy (ITA) 700 700 1900
Norway (NOR) 700 700 1900
New Zealand (NZL) 700 n/a 1900

To download and install a Global Addressing Module database resource in the Spectrum™ Product Database (SPD) format:

  1. Make sure no applications are running.
  2. Select and download your licensed SPD files (xxx.spd) from the Pitney Bowes Software eStore using the link provided in the release announcement or welcome email. You can also download the database from the technical support web site, http://www.g1.com/support.
  3. The database is downloaded as a zip file. Unzip the database before proceeding with the installation.
  4. Install the SPD files:
    1. Place the SPD files in <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/dataimport. This is the default location for SPD files. The Spectrum™ Technology Platform server monitors this folder and looks for new files in two-second intervals.
      You can change the location of the data import directory by altering the platform property in the <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/conf/dataimportdirectories.properties file.
    2. When the server detects new SPD files, the server automatically extracts the SPD files to <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/repository/datastorage.
      You can change the location of the data storage folder by altering the spectrum.data.manager.storage.directory property in the Data Manager settings section of the <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/conf/spectrum-container.properties file.
    3. By default, the SPD files are deleted after the files are extracted. However, you can archive SPD files by setting the spectrum.data.manager.archive.data property to "true" in the Data Manager settings section of the <SpectrumLocation>/server/app/conf/spectrum-container.properties file.
    4. The server will deploy and register the data with the Spectrum™ Technology Platform Data Manager. At this point the data will become available and you can add it as a data source in the Spectrum™ Databases section of Management Console.
    5. After you install the database files, use either the Database Resource tool in the Management Console or the Global Addressing Command Line Interface (CLI) database commands to define the database as a resource. For more information on the CLI database commands, see the section "Global Addressing Module Databases" in the Administration Guide.