You can distribute the Analysis Center components, which includes Admin Console, Data Warehouse, and Reporting Center Components (Configuration Database, Data Extension, Reporting Console, and Web Service), in one of the following ways:
All the components on a single computer.
All the components on separate computers.
In any combination on separate computers.
Your decision about how to distribute these components should depend on the volume of data that will move from one database to another, the frequency at which data will be processed, the number and frequency of reports that will run against the data, and the amount of data covered in reports.
In general, you can anticipate the following:
Data Mart database: Each Data Mart requires disk space at least equal to the disk space used by its source of data. It demands significant memory and CPU resources for processing data.
Data Warehouse multidimensional database: Requires minimal disk space. It demands significant memory and CPU resources to process cubes and queries.
Data Warehouse relational database: Requires reliable network support to accommodate the volume of data traffic. It demands moderate to significant memory and CPU resources to process data.
Reporting Center Components:
Reporting Console: Demands significant memory and CPU resources for presenting reports.
Web Service: Requires at least 512 MB RAM, and minimal disk and CPU resources.
For more information, see Section 4.4, System Requirements.