3.3 Cloud Manager Application Server Requirements

The Cloud Manager Application Server requires the following:

Item

Requirement

Operating System

Any of the following:

  • SLES 11 SP2 (64-bit): SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 on the 64-bit (x86-64) architecture (Intel and AMD Opteron processors)

Hardware

If the Cloud Manager Application Server is the only application, the following are minimum requirements:

  • Xeon dual-core or higher

  • 20 GB disk space

  • 4 GB RAM

If the Cloud Manager Application Server and Cloud Manager Orchestration Server are on the same server, the following are minimum requirements:

  • 4 Pentium-class CPU cores

  • 40 GB disk space

  • 4 GB RAM

Database

PostgreSQL (included with SLES)

TCP Ports

The following ports are used by the Cloud Manager Application Server. The ports (or their substitutes if not using the defaults) must be open for both inbound and outbound communication:

  • 8061 - ESB HTTP port

  • 8102 - Karaf SSH port

  • 8181 - Karaf Management Console port

  • 8182 - Jetty HTTP default port

  • 8183 - Jetty HTTPS default port

  • 10990 - RMI Registry port

  • 61613 - Active MQ Stomp port

  • 61616 - Active MQ Openwire port

VNC Ports

By default, a VNC proxy port is chosen at random, however the port can be set by the Cloud Administrator in the Configuration page of the Cloud Manager Web Console. There is also an option for an external proxy to offload the traffic from the Cloud Manager Application Server.

For more information, see Configuring Remote Console Access to Workloads in the NetIQ Cloud Manager 2.1.5 Cloud Administrator Guide.

LDAP Directory Service

The Cloud Manager Application Server authenticates users by using an LDAP directory. The directory must be either of the following:

  • Microsoft Active Directory

  • Novell eDirectory