18.6 System Requirements for the Remote Loader

This section provides the minimum requirements for the server(s) where you want to install the Remote Loader, .NET Remote Loader, and Java Remote Loader.

Ensure that you review the prerequisites and considerations for installation, particularly those related to the operating system..

18.6.1 Remote Loader 32-bit and 64-bit

Category

Requirement

Processor

Pentium* III 600MHz processor

Memory

512 MB

Operating system (certified)

One of the following 64-bit operating systems:

  • Open Enterprise Server 2015 SP1

  • Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Windows Server 2012

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

For a 32-bit operating system:

  • Windows Server 2008 SP2

IMPORTANT:The Lotus Notes Client is only supported on the workstation platforms. A Remote Loader running on Windows XP, Windows 7 and 8, SLED 32-bit, RHEL 6 Client 32-bit is only supported for the Lotus Notes driver integration. In normal Identity Manager installations, the Remote Loader is supported only on the server platforms.

NetIQ recommends that you apply the latest operating system patches according to the manufacturer's automated update facility before you install Identity Manager.

NOTE:Certified means that the operating system has been fully tested and is supported.

Operating system (supported)

Latest versions of service packs for the certified operating systems

NOTE:Supported means that the operating system has not yet been tested but is expected to work

Virtualization system

  • Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

  • VMWare ESX 5.0 and later

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization with Hyper-V (supported)

NetIQ supports Identity Manager on enterprise-class virtualization systems that provide official support for the operating systems where NetIQ products are running. As long as the vendors of the virtualization systems officially support these operating systems, NetIQ supports the entire Identity Manager stack on them.

18.6.2 .NET Remote Loader

The .NET Remote Loader is designed for use with Windows-based servers.

Category

Requirement

Processor

Pentium* III 600MHz processor

Memory

512 MB

Operating system (certified)

One of the following 64-bit operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Windows Server 2012

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

For a 32-bit operating system:

  • Windows Server 2008 SP2

NetIQ recommends that you apply the latest operating system patches according to the manufacturer's automated update facility before you install Identity Manager.

NOTE:Certified means that the operating system has been fully tested and is supported.

Operating system (supported)

Latest versions of service packs for the certified operating systems

NOTE:Supported means that the operating system has not yet been tested but is expected to work

Virtualization system

  • Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

  • VMWare ESX 5.5

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization with Hyper-V (supported)

NetIQ supports Identity Manager on enterprise-class virtualization systems that provide official support for the operating systems where NetIQ products are running. As long as the vendors of the virtualization systems officially support these operating systems, NetIQ supports the entire Identity Manager stack on them.

.NET Framework

4.x

18.6.3 Java Remote Loader

The Java Remote Loader runs on any connected system with a compatible JRE and Java Sockets.

Category

Requirement

Processor

Pentium* III 600MHz, at a minimum

Memory

512 MB for the Remote Loader

JRE

Java8u112, at a minimum

Platform Agent

Platform Agent 2011.1r5, at a minimum