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

  • Windows* NT

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

  • Windows Server 2003 R2 with the latest Service Pack (2003 64-bit is not supported)

  • Linux Red Hat* AS 3.0

  • Linux Red Hat AS 4.0 for AMD 64/EM64T

  • SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 8, 9, or 10 with the latest Support Pack

  • Solaris 8, 9, or 10

  • AIX 5.2L

One of the following versions of eDirectory.:

  • eDirectory 8.7.3 with the latest Support Pack (SP8 or later)

  • eDirectory 8.8 with the latest Support Pack

  • eDirectory 8.8.1

We recommend upgrading eDirectory 8.8 to 8.8.1.

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

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

  • AMD x86

  • Intel EM64T

  • AMD Athlon64 and Opteron

eDirectory 8.8 and later supports these advanced features:

  • Multiple instances of eDirectory on the same server

  • Encrypted attributes

Non-root installations of eDirectory are not currently supported with Identity Manager.

eDirectory 8.8.1 supports 64-bit Red Hat Linux AS and ES 4.0. However, eDirectory 8.8.x does not support Solaris 8.

Be sure to completely back up the eDirectory database before installing eDirectory 8.8.1. eDirectory 8.8.1 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 when the Xen Virtual Machine (VM) is running SLES 10 as the guest operating system in paravirtualized mode. An Xen patch for SLES 10 is needed (see TID #3915180).

Novell expects to drop support for SLES 8 and Solaris 8 after Identity Manager 3.0.1.

Web-based Administration Server

  • Identity Manager and Password Management

  • iManager 2.5 or 2.6 and plug-ins

  • Driver configurations

One of the following operating systems:

  • Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 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 R2 with the latest Service Pack (2003 64-bit is not supported)

  • Windows XP Professional (Mobile iManager only)

  • Red Hat Linux AS 3.0

    (Glibc version 2.1.1 or later and kernel version 2.2.xx or later.)

  • Red Hat Linux AS 4.0 for AMD 64/EM64T (iManager 2.6 SP1 only)

  • Red Hat Linux 8 (iManager 2.5 FP3 only)

  • Red Hat Linux 9 (iManager 2.5 FP3 only)

  • Solaris 9

  • Solaris 10 (iManager 2.6 SP1 only)

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, 9, or 10 with the latest Support Pack

Operating systems supported via iManager Workstation:

  • Windows 2000 Professional with latest Service Pack

  • Windows XP

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (Mobile iManager 2.5 FP3 only)

  • SUSE Linux 9.1(Mobile iManager 2.5 FP3 only)

  • SUSE Linux 9.3 (Mobile iManager 2.6 SP1 only)

The following software.

  • Novell iManager 2.5 with latest Support Pack or iManager 2.6 Support Pack 2 or greater (includes Apache 2.0.52 or later and Tomcat 4.1.18 or later)

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 2.5 or 2.6. This list presently includes:

    • Internet Explorer 6, SP1 and above

    • Firefox 1.5.0.x and above

    • Mozilla 1.7 and above

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

  • If you install iManager 2.6 on the same server where eDirectory is installed, the version of eDirectory must be 8.7.3 or higher.

  • (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.

  • Novell expects to drop support for iManager 2.5 after Identity Manager 3.0.1.

Secure Logging Service

  • The Secure Logging Server

  • The Platform Agent (client component)

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

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

  • NetWare 6.5 with the latest Support Pack, NetWare 6.0 with latest Support Pack

  • Windows 2000 Server with the latest Service Pack

  • Linux Red Hat AS 3.0, AS, and ES 2.1

    (Glibc version 2.1.1 or later and kernel version 2.2.xx or later.)

  • Linux Red Hat AS 4.0 for AMD 64/EM64T

  • Solaris 8, 9, or 10

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, 9, or 10

  • Novell eDirectory 8.5 or later

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

  • NetWare 5.1 and later (with the latest Support Pack)

  • Windows 2000 or 2000 Server, XP, or Windows Server 2003 with the latest Service Pack (2003 64-bit is not supported)

  • Linux Red Hat 7.3, 8, AS, and ES 2.1

  • Solaris 8, 9, or 10

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8

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:

  • NDS® 8.xeDirectory 8.6 (NetWare, Windows, Linux, and Solaris)

  • eDirectory 8.7 (NetWare, Windows, Linux, and Solaris)

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 and Workflow System Service

  • Identity Vault access

  • IDM User Application storage

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10

Windows Server 2000 SP4

Windows Server 2003 SP1

Unless otherwise stated, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server supports all of the following processors in 32-bit mode:

  • Intel x86

  • AMD x86

  • Intel EM64T

  • AMD Athlon64 and Opteron

The User Application requires credentials to log in to the Identity Vault. The credentials used to access the Identity Vault must:

  • Have full rights to the Identity Vault

  • Must exist in the Identity Vault before you install the Identity Manager 3 User Application.

You are prompted for these credentials during installation. This user is referred to as the User Application Administrator.

The computer where you install the User Application must have 320 MB of storage available.

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

For Linux:

  • Runlevel. The User Application installer needs X Server (X Windows), so your Linux runlevel must be set to 5 or higher.

  • It is recommended that you run the install as a user without root privileges.

  • Make sure the install directory is writable. The User Application is typically installed using the directory structure novell/idm in the user’s home directory, but you can change this default.

Database Server and Service

  • JBoss

  • MySQL

Local access means that the database is running on the same box as the application server. Remote access means the product accesses the database across the wire.

Included in the User Application product:

  • JBoss Application Server Version 4.0.2

Included in the User Application product and works in both local and remote access:

  • MySQL Version 4.1.12

The following databases are not included, but can be used in remote access only:

  • Oracle 9i (9.2.0.4)

  • Oracle 10g (10.2.0.1.0)

  • MS SQL 2000 SP4

NOTE:If you want to implement clustering, you must download and install JBoss 4.0.3 SP1.

You can use the JBoss Application server to host the User Application and MySQL, or you can use another supported database. The User Application uses a database for various tasks, such as storing User Application 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.

For JBoss:

  • The minimum recommended RAM for JBoss when running the User Application is 512 MB.

  • The computer where JBoss is installed should have port 8080 free. JBoss allows Tomcat to use port 8080 by default. You should install JBoss on a machine that has this port free.

  • If the target machine also has an instance of iManager (or any other application that uses its own instance of Tomcat), you might end up with multiple Tomcat instances competing for the same port. You should either shut down other Tomcat instances or set the others to use a port other than 8080.

For MySQL:

  • The computer where MySQL is installed should have port 63306 free. The User Application installer installs MySQL at port number 63306 by default to avoid conflicts with any other MySQL server running on the machine.

Workstations

  • Designer

  • iManager Web access

Designer has been tested on the following platforms:

Windows:

  • Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server

  • Windows XP Professional

  • Windows Server 2003 R2 with the latest Service Pack (2003 64-bit is not supported)

Linux:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.2, 9.3, and 10

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP1, SP2

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

  • Red Hat Linux 9

  • Novell Linux Desktop

  • 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

  • or Mozilla 1.7

  • or Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.x

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

  • Remote Loader

  • Remote Loader configuration tool (Windows only)

  • Novell Audit 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.

Remote Loader System:

  • Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows 2003

  • Red Hat Linux AS 3.0

  • Linux Red Hat AS 4.0 for AMD 64/EM64T

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, 9, or 10

  • Solaris 8, 9, or 10

  • AIX 5L v5.2

Java Remote Loader System:

  • HP-UX 11i

  • OS/400

  • zOS

  • Should be able to use on any system that has JVM 1.4.2 or higher