7.2 Monitor System Requirements

7.2.1 Hardware and Operating System 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 server operating systems for the Monitor Agent:

    • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 (Linux version) or OES 11, plus the latest Support Pack

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 or SLES 11, plus the latest Service Pack

      The X Window System and Open Motif are required by the GUI GroupWise agent server consoles for the Post Office Agent, the Message Transfer Agent, and the Internet Agent. By default, the GroupWise agents run as daemons without user interfaces.

    • Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012, plus the latest Service Pack

  • Adequate server memory as required by the operating system

  • Adequate server disk space:

      • Approximately 38 MB for the Monitor Agent program files (varies by platform)

      • Approximately 127 MB for the Monitor Application files (shared with the WebAccess Application and the Calendar Publishing Host Application when installed on the same Web server; varies by platform)

      • 50 MB to 100 MB for log files if you plan to use Monitor’s reporting capabilities that rely on MTA message logging, as described in Generating Reports in Monitor in the GroupWise 2012 Administration Guide

7.2.2 Web Server Requirements

The Web server supported for your operating system:

  • OES 2 Linux / SLES 10

    Apache 2.2 plus:

    • Tomcat 5 or later

      Tomcat 5 is included with the Linux operating system. If it is not already installed, use YaST to install it before you install the GroupWise software.

    • IBM JRE 5 or later

    • ModProxy Module

  • OES 11 / SLES 11

    Apache 2.2 plus:

    • Tomcat 6 or later

      For OES 11, Tomcat 6 is included with the Linux operating system. If it is not already installed, use YaST to install it before you install the GroupWise software.

      For SLES 11, Tomcat 6 is added to the Linux server with the GroupWise software.

    • IBM JRE 5 or later

    • ModProxy Module

  • Windows Server 2003/2003 R2

    Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 6 or later plus:

    • Tomcat 6

    • IBM JRE 5 or later

    • Jakarta Connector 1.2

      Tomcat 6, IBM JRE 6 Update 26, and Jakarta Connector 1.2 are installed along with the GroupWise software if they are not already present on the Windows server.

  • Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2

    Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 7 or later plus:

    • Tomcat 6

    • IBM JRE 5 or later

    • Jakarta Connector 1.2

      Tomcat 6, IBM JRE 6 Update 26, and Jakarta Connector 1.2 are installed along with the GroupWise software if they are not already present on the Windows server.

7.2.3 Web Browser Requirements

  • Any of the following Web browsers for the GroupWise Calendar Publishing Host user Web pages and the Calendar Publishing Host Administration Web console:

    • Linux: Mozilla Firefox

    • Windows: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or later; Mozilla Firefox; Google Chrome

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

7.2.4 Software Requirements

  • Any of the following environments for running the GroupWise Installation program:

    • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 (Linux version) or OES 11, plus the latest Support Pack

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 or SLES 11, plus the latest Service Pack

      The X Window System is required by the GUI GroupWise Installation program that steps you through the process of creating a new GroupWise system. A text-based Installation program is also available for installing individual GroupWise components on servers where the X Windows System is not available.

    • Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, plus the latest Service Pack, plus the latest Novell Client.