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Minimum system requirements for installation

This page includes general product requirements. For more detailed information, please see documentation at www.novell.com/documentation/idm36.

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Identity Manager 3.5.1 (Metadirectory System)

  • NetWare 6.5 with the latest Support Pack
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 1.0 with the latest Support Pack
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2.0
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2.0 SP1 (32-bit)
  • Windows 2000 Server with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)
  • Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) with Service Pack 1 (for eDirectory version (8.8.3) or Service Pack 2 (for eDirectory 8.8.3)
  • Linux Red Hat 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 ES and AS (both 32-bit and 64-bit are supported)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10 with the latest Support Pack (both 32-bit and 64-bit are supported)
  • Solaris 9, or 10
  • AIX 5.2L, versions 5.2 and 5.3
  • eDirectory:
    • Directory 8.7.3 with at least Support Pack 9 (8.7.3.9)
    • eDirectory 8.8 with at least Support Pack 1 (8.8.1)

Identity Manager 3.6.1 (Metadirectory System)

One of the following operating systems for 32-bit Identity Manager 3.6.1:

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2.0 SP1 (32-bit)
  • Windows Server* 2003 SP2 (32-bit)
  • Windows Server* 2008 (32-bit)
  • Linux Red Hat 5.0 (32-bit & 64-bit) with the latest support pack
  • SLES* 10 SP2 (32-bit & 64-bit) with the latest support pack
  • SLES 11 (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • Solaris* 10
  • AIX* 5L v5.3

eDirectory: 8.8.5 (32-bit)

Identity Manager 3.6.1 (Metadirectory System)

One of the following operating systems for 64-bit Identity Manager 3.6.1:

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2.0 SP1 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server* 2008 (64-bit)
  • Linux Red Hat 5.0 (64-bit) with the latest support pack
  • SLES* 10 SP2 (64-bit) with the latest support pack
  • SLES* 11 (64-bit) with the latest support pack
  • Solaris* 10

eDirectory: 8.8.5 (64-bit)

Identity Manager 3.6 (Metadirectory System)

One of the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server* 2003 SP2 (32-bit)
  • Linux Red Hat 5.0 (32-bit) with the latest support pack
  • SLES* 10 SP2 (32-bit) with the latest support pack
  • Solaris* 10 (32-bit)
  • AIX* 5L v5.3 (32-bit)

eDirectory: 8.8.3

Web-based Administration Server

  • iManager 2.6 and plug-ins (with Metadirectory 3.5.1 only)
  • iManager 2.7 and plug-ins

One of the following operating systems:

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 1.0 on NetWare with the latest Support Pack
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 2.0
  • NetWare 6.5 with the latest Support Pack
  • Windows 2000 Server with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)
  • Windows Server 2003 with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Vista*
  • Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0, or 5.0 ES or AS (both 32-bit and 64-bit are supported)
  • Solaris 9 or 10 with latest Support Pack
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or 10 with the latest Support Pack (both 32-bit and 64-bit are supported)

Operating systems supported via iManager Workstation:

  • Windows 2000 Professional with the latest Service Pack
  • Windows XP with SP2
  • Windows Vista Ultimate and Business Editions (iManager 2.7 only)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
  • SUSE Linux 10.1
  • openSUSE® 10.3 (iManager 2.7 only)

The following software:

  • Novell iManager 2.6 or 2.7 with the latest Support Pack and plug-ins

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

  • Platform Agent (client component)
  • Novell Audit 2.0.2 or Sentinel™ 5.1.3 or Sentinel 6.1 or Identity Audit

For the Novell Audit 2.0.2 Secure Logging Server, one of the following operating systems:

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 1.0 or 2.0 with the latest Support Pack
  • NetWare 6.5 with the latest Support Pack
  • Windows 2000 Server with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)
  • Windows Server 2003 with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)
  • Linux Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0, or 5.0 ES or AS (32-bit or 64-bit, although Novell Audit runs only in 32-bit mode)
  • Solaris 9 or 10 with latest support pack
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or 10 with the latest Support Pack (32-bit and 64-bit, although Novell Audit runs only in 32-bit mode)
  • Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.6 or 8.8 with latest support pack (must be installed on the Secure Logging Server)

For Identity Audit 1.0, the following operating system:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (64-bit)

For Sentinel 6.1, the following operating systems:

  • SLES 10 (32-bit)
  • SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 (32-bit)
  • SLES 10 (64-bit)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 (64-bit)

  • RHEL 4 (32-bit)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Nahant Update-4 (32-bit)

  • RHEL 4 (64-bit)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Nahant Update-4 (64-bit)

  • Solaris 10 (64-bit)
  • Sun Solaris 10 6/06 s10s_u2wos_09a (64-bit SPARC)

  • Windows 2003 (32-bit)
  • Windows 2003 SP2, Standard or Enterprise Edition (32-bit)

  • Windows 2003 (64-bit)
  • Windows 2003 SP1, Standard or Enterprise Edition (64-bit)

  • Windows 2008 (64-bit)
  • Windows 2008 SP1, Standard Edition (64-bit)

  • SLED 10 (32-bit)
  • SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 (32-bit)

  • Windows XP (32-bit)
  • Windows XP SP2 (32-bit)

  • Windows Vista (32-bit)
  • Windows Vista SP1 (32-bit)

  • Oracle 10 (32-bit)
  • Oracle* 10g Enterprise Edition with partitioning (v 10.2.0.3 - 5901891 include critical patch #5881721, security patch 6864068) (32-bit), running on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32-bit)

  • Oracle 10 (64-bit)
  • Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition with partitioning (v 10.2.0.3 - 5901891 include critical patch #5881721, security patch 6864068), running on (64-bit)

  • SQL Server 2005 (32-bit)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2, Standard or Enterprise Edition (32-bit)

  • SQL Server 2005 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2, Standard or Enterprise Edition (64-bit)

  • SQL Server 2008 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (Version 10.0.1300.13)

  • SLES 9 (32-bit)
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP2 (32-bit)

For the Platform Agent, one of the following operating systems:

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 1.0 SP1 or the latest Support Pack
  • NetWare 6.5 with the latest Support Pack
  • Windows 2000 or 2000 Server, XP, or Windows Server 2003 with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)
  • Red Hat Linux 3 or 4 AS or ES (32-bit or 64-bit, although Novell Audit runs only in 32-bit mode)
  • Solaris 8, 9, or 10
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or 10 (32-bit and 64-bit, although Novell Audit runs only in 32-bit mode)

iManager 2.7 with the latest Support Pack and plug-ins

User Application Server

The User Application runs on JBoss*, WebSphere*, and WebLogic* as described below.

The User Application with JBoss 4.2.2 GA requires JRE* 1.5.0_15 and is supported on:

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 1.0 SP2 or the latest Support Pack--Linux only
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP2 (included in OES 1.0 SP2), or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 or higher
  • Windows 2003 Server with SP1 (64-bit and 32-bit)
  • Solaris 10 Support Pack dated 6/06
  • Red Hat Linux 5 (32-bit)
  • Windows 2008 Server

The User Application on WebSphere 6.1 requires the IBM JDK. The minimum fixpack level is 6.1.0.9 with the unrestricted policy files applied. It is supported on these platforms:

  • Solaris 10 (64-bit)
  • Windows 2003 SP1 (64-bit and 32-bit)

The User Application on WebLogic 10 requires JRockit* 1.5.0_06 and is supported on these platforms.

  • Solaris 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • Windows 2003 SP1

User Application Browser

The User Application supports both Firefox* and Internet Explorer*, as described below.

Firefox* 2 is supported on:

  • Windows XP with SP2
  • Windows Vista
  • SUSE Linux 10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
  • openSUSE 10

Internet Explorer 7 is supported on:

  • Windows XP with SP2
  • Windows Vista Enterprise

Internet Explorer 6 SP1 is supported on:

  • Windows XP with SP2

Database Server for the User Application

The following databases are supported with JBoss:

  • MySQL Version 5.0.51
  • Oracle 9i (9.2.0.1.4)
  • Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0)
  • MS SQL 2005 SP1

The following databases are supported with WebSphere:

  • Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0)
  • MS SQL 2005 SP1
  • DB2 DV2 v9.1.0.0

The following databases are supported with WebLogic:

  • Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0)
  • MS SQL 2005 SP1

The following JDBC drivers are supported:

  • MS SQL Server Version 1.2.2828.100
  • Oracle thin driver: Oracle JDBC Driver Version 10.2.0.1.0
  • Oracle OCI driver: Oracle JDBC Driver Version 10.2.0.2.0
  • MySQL Connector/J 5.0.8
  • DB2 Driver Version 1.4.2

Workstations

  • Designer 3.0 for Identity Manager 3.6
  • iManager Web access

Designer has been tested on the following platforms:

Windows:

  • Windows XP SP2
  • Microsoft Windows Vista

Linux:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (for Designer only)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
  • openSUSE 10

OpenXDAS

OpenXDAS version 0.5.257

User Application SSO integration

Requires Novell Access Manager 3.0.1

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