1.5 System Requirements for Identity Manager

Novell Identity Manager contains components that can be installed within your environment on multiple systems and platforms. Depending on your system configuration, you might need to run the Identity Manager installation program several times to install Identity Manager components on the appropriate systems.

The following table lists the installation components of Identity Manager and requirements for each.

Table 1-3 Identity Manager System Components and Requirements

System Component

System Requirements

Notes

Metadirectory System

  • Metadirectory engine

  • Novell Audit agent

  • Service drivers

  • Identity Manager Drivers

  • Utilities (including Application Tools, and the Novell Audit Setup tool)

One of the following operating systems:

  • 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 or later)

  • 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

One of the following versions of eDirectory:

  • eDirectory 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)

Security Services 2.0.5 (NMAS 3.2.0)

Using VMware* in your implementation is supported if you use a Metadirectory system platform.

All Identity Manager software components in this release are 32-bit, even if they are running on a 64-bit processor or a 64-bit operating system. Unless specified otherwise, OES, NetWare, Windows, and Linux platforms (Red Hat and SUSE) support all of the following processors in 32-bit mode:

  • Intel* x86-32

  • AMD x86-32

  • Intel EM64T

  • AMD Athlon64* and Opteron*

Identity Manager supports these features of eDirectory 8.8:

  • Multiple instances of eDirectory on the same server

  • Encrypted attributes

eDirectory 8.8 supports 64-bit Red Hat Linux 4.0.

A 64-bit version of Password Synchronization on Windows Server 2003 is available.

Be sure to completely back up the eDirectory database before installing eDirectory 8.8. eDirectory 8.8 upgrades portions of the database structure and won’t allow it to be rolled back after the upgrade process.

Xen virtualization is now supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10/Open Enterprise Server 2/Open Enterprise Server 2 SP1 when the Xen Virtual Machine (VM) is running SLES 10/OES 2/OES 2 SP1 as the guest operating system in paravirtualized mode. A Xen patch for SLES 10 is needed (see TID #3915180.

Web-based Administration Server

  • Password synchronization plug-in

  • iManager 2.6 and plug-ins

  • iManager 2.7 and plug-ins

  • Driver configurations

One of the following operating systems:

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 1.0 on NetWare with the latest Support Pack

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 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

  • Linux Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 ES and AS (both 32-bit and 64-bit are supported)

  • Solaris 9 or 10 with latest support pack

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10 with the latest Support Pack (both 32-bit and 64-bit are supported)

Operating systems supported via iManager Workstation:

  • Windows 2000 Professional with latest Service Pack

  • Windows XP with SP2

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

  • SUSE Linux 10.1

The following software.

  • Novell iManager 2.6 and 2.7 with the latest support pack and plug-ins

All Identity Manager software components in this release are 32-bit, even if they are running on a 64-bit processor or a 64-bit operating system. Unless stated otherwise, OES, NetWare, Windows, and Linux platforms (Red Hat and SUSE) support all of the following processors in 32-bit mode:

  • Intel x86

  • AMD x86

  • Intel EM64T

  • AMD Athlon64 and Opteron

  • Browser support is determined by iManager 2.6. This list presently includes:

    • Internet Explorer 6, SP1 and above

    • Internet Explorer 7

    • Firefox* 2.0 and above

  • You must go through the iManager Configuration Wizard or the Designer utility to install or deploy portal content into eDirectory.

  • (Windows) The Novell Client™ 4.9 is available from Novell Software Downloads.

  • When logging into other trees with iManager to manage remote Identity Manager servers, you might encounter errors if you use the server name instead of the IP address for the remote server.

Secure Logging Service

  • The Secure Logging Server

  • The Platform Agent (client component)

  • Novell Audit 2.0.2 or Novell Sentinel 5.1.3

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

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 1.0 and 2.0 latest Support Pack

  • NetWare 6.5 with the latest Support Pack

  • Windows 2000 Server with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)

  • WIndow 2003 Server with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)

  • Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 AS and ES (32-bit and 64-bit, although Novell Audit only runs in 32-bit mode)

  • Solaris 9 or 10 with latest support pack

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or 10 (32-bit and 64-bit, although Novell Audit only runs 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 the Platform Agent, one of the following operating systems:

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 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 and ES (32-bit and 64-bit, although Novell Audit only runs in 32-bit mode)

  • Solaris 8, 9, or 10

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or 10 (32-bit and 64-bit, although Novell Audit only runs in 32-bit mode)

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

OES, NetWare, Windows, and Linux platforms (Red Hat and SUSE) support all of the following processors in 32-bit mode:

  • Intel x86

  • AMD x86

  • Intel EM64T

  • AMD Athlon64 and Opteron

Minimum Secure Server requirements include:

  • A single processor, server-class PC with a Pentium* II 400 MHz

  • A minimum of 40 MB disk space

  • 512 MB RAM

The eDirectory Instrumentation, which allows eDirectory events to be logged, supports the following versions of eDirectory:

  • eDirectory 8.7.3 (NetWare, Windows, Linux, and Solaris)

  • eDirectory 8.8 with latest support pack

The NetWare Instrumentation, which allows NetWare events to be logged, supports the following versions of NetWare:

  • NetWare 5.1 with the latest Support Pack

  • NetWare 6.0 with the latest Support Pack

  • NetWare 6.5 or NetWare 6.5 with the latest Support Pack

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) with the latest Support Pack

User Application

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

JBoss 4.2.0 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) and 10.1.x (64-bit JVM*)

  • Windows 2000 Server with SP4 (32-bit)

  • Windows 2003 Server with SP1 (32-bit)

  • Solaris 10 Support Pack dated 6/06

WebSphere 6.1 is supported on:

  • Solaris 10 (64-bit mode)

  • Windows 2003 SP1

The User Application requires JRE* 1.5.0_10 (See Section 5.2, Prerequisites to Installation)

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

Firefox 2 is supported on:

  • Windows 2000 Professional with SP4

  • Windows XP with SP2

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4.0

  • Novell Linux Desktop 9

  • SUSE Linux 10.1

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

Internet Explorer 7 is supported on:

  • Windows 2000 Professional with SP4

  • Windows XP with SP2

  • Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6

Internet Explorer 6 is supported on:

  • Windows 2000 Professional with SP4

  • Windows XP with SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server supports the following processors in 32-bit mode:

  • Intel x86

  • AMD x86

  • Intel EM64T

  • AMD Athlon64 and Opteron

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server will run in 64-bit mode on the following processors:

  • Intel EM64T

  • AMD Athlon64

  • AMD Opteron

  • Sun* SPARC*

Xen* virtualization is now supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10/Open Enterprise Server 2/Open Enterprise Server 2 SP1 when the Xen Virtual Machine (VM) is running SLES 10/OES 2/OES 2 SP1 as the guest operating system in paravirtualized mode. A Xen patch for SLES 10 is needed (see TID #3915180).

Database Server for the User Application

  • MySQL

  • Oracle

  • MS SQL

  • DB2

The following databases are supported with JBoss:

  • MySQL Version 5.0.27

  • Oracle 9i (9.2.0.1.0 and 9.2.0.5.0)

  • Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.)

  • 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 User Application uses a database for various tasks, such as storing configuration data and storing data for any in-progress workflow activities.

Both the secure logging service and the user application and workflow provisioning require a database. You can set up one database to serve both applications, or you can set up independent databases for each one. The secure logging service does not include a specific database.

Oracle is supported with both the thin client driver and the OCI client driver.

Workstations

  • Designer

  • iManager Web access

Designer has been tested on the following platforms:

Windows:

  • Windows 2000 Professional with the latest Service Pack

  • Windows XP SP2

  • Windows Server 2003 with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows Vista

Linux:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (for Designer only)

  • SUSE Linux 10.1

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

  • Red Hat Linux 4.0 (for Designer only)

  • Red Hat Fedora* Core 5 (for Designer only)

  • Novell Linux Desktop 9

  • GNOME*, KDE, Red Hat Fedora

Designer uses Eclipse as its development platform. Refer to the Eclipse Web site for platform-specific information.

Designer minimum and recommended hardware requirements:

  • 1 GHz minimum; recommended 2 GHz or greater.

  • 512 MB RAM minimum; recommended 1 GB RAM or greater.

  • 1024 x 768 resolution minimum; recommended 1280 x 1024.

Prerequisite software:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

  • or Mozilla* Firefox 2.0

Connected System Server (host on a separate server running Remote Loader)

  • Remote Loader

  • Remote Loader configuration tool (Windows only)

  • Novell Audit agent

  • Password Synchronization agent

  • Driver shim for the connected system

  • Tools for the connected system

Each driver requires that the connected system be available and the relevant APIs are provided.

Refer to the Identity Manager Driver documentation for operating system and connected system requirements that are specific to each system.

Each connected application requires individuals with application-specific knowledge and responsibility.

The Remote Loader is 32-bit. It can be used on the following systems in 32-bit mode:

  • Windows NT* 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows Server 2003 with latest Support Packs

  • Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) with the latest Service Pack

  • Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 ES and AS

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, or 10

  • Solaris 9, or 10

  • AIX 5.2L, versions 5.2 and 5.3

The Java Remote Loader can be used on the following systems:

  • HP-UX* 11i

  • OS/400

  • zOS*

  • You should be able to use it on any system that has JVM 1.4.2 or higher

Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Password Synchronization agent are included. The 64-bit version is supported on Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) only.

1.5.1 Supported Platforms for Identity Manager 3.5.1 with eDirectory 8.8 Support Pack 5 (8.8.5)

  • Windows Server 2003 with the latest Service Pack (32-bit)

  • Linux Red Hat AS 4.0 and AP 5.0 (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 and 10

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) with the latest Support Pack

  • NetWare 6.5 with the latest Support Pack

  • AIX 5.3