2.2 GroupWise Client Requirements

2.2.1 Windows Client Requirements

  • x86-32 processor or x86-64 processor

    On a 64-bit processor, GroupWise still runs as a 32-bit application.

  • Any of the following desktop operating systems for the GroupWise Windows client:

    • Windows XP on a 300 MHz or higher workstation with at least 128 MB of RAM

    • Windows Vista on a 1 GHz or higher workstation with at least 1 GB of RAM

    • Windows 7 on a 1 GHz or higher workstation with at least 1 GB of RAM

  • 200 MB of free disk space on each user’s workstation to install the Windows client

2.2.2 Mac Client Requirements

The GroupWise Mac client is not included with GroupWise 8.0.3, but is available in earlier versions of GroupWise 8. The GroupWise 8.0.2 Mac client can continue to be used with a GroupWise system that has been updated to GroupWise 8.0.3 or to GroupWise 2012.

  • x86-32 processor or x86-64 processor; PowerPC

    On a 64-bit processor, GroupWise still runs as a 32-bit application.

  • Any of the following desktop operating systems:

    • Mac OS 10.6.8 and later (Snow Leopard), Mac OS 10.7 (Lion), Mac OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later, for use with the GroupWise 8.0.2 HP3 or HP4 Mac client that is available on the Novell Downloads site

      or

      Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger), Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard), Mac OS 10.6.7 and earlier (Snow Leopard), for the GroupWise 8.0.2 HP2 Mac client that is available on the Novell Downloads site

    • Mac OS X for Intel

    • Mac OS X for PowerPC for the GroupWise 8.0.2 HP2 Mac client that is available on the Novell Downloads site

      The GroupWise 8.0.2 HP3 Mac client is not supported on Mac OS X for PowerPC.

  • Apple Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 1.5 or later

  • 75 MB of free disk space on each user’s workstation to install the Mac client

2.2.3 Linux Client Requirements

The GroupWise Linux client is not included with GroupWise 8.0.3, but is available in earlier versions of GroupWise 8. The GroupWise 8.0.2 Linux client can continue to be used with a GroupWise system that has been updated to GroupWise 8.0.3 or to GroupWise 2012.

  • x86-32 processor or x86-64 processor

    On a 64-bit processor, GroupWise still runs as a 32-bit application.

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 or SLED 11, plus the latest Support Pack, plus the KDE desktop or the GNOME desktop

  • 200 MB of free disk space on each user’s workstation to install the Linux client

2.2.4 WebAccess Client Requirements

  • Any of the following Web browsers:

    • Windows: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later; Mozilla Firefox

    • Macintosh: The latest version of Safari for your version of Mac OS; Mozilla Firefox

    • Linux: Mozilla Firefox

  • Any mobile device that supports Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) and has a microbrowser that supports Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) 4.0 or later, or Wireless Markup Language (WML) 1.1 or later