Review the following system requirements before installing Designer.
Minimum resolution is 1024 x 768. The recommended resolution for Designer is 1280 x 1024.
1024 MB RAM.
1 GB available disk space (recommended)
1 GHz processing speed
The following tables provide a list of the certified and supported platforms and virtualization systems on which you can install Designer.
IMPORTANT:Certified platform means that the platform has been fully tested. Supported platform means that the platform has not been tested, but is expected to be functional.
Table 1-1 Certified and Supported Platforms
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Certified Platform Versions |
Supported Platforms |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Only the 32-bit version is certified. |
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Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are certified. |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Only the 64-bit version of the platform is available. |
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Windows Vista Business (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported but not certified. |
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Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Only the 32-bit version is certified. |
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Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are certified. |
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openSUSE 10.3 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are certified. |
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openSUSE 11.4 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are certified. Internal browser will not work as expected in OpenSuSE 11.4.Hence, it is recommended to use external browser. To do so, browse to Windows > Preferences > General > Web Browser and select Use external web browser. |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are certified. |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported but not certified. |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are certified. |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are certified. |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are certified. |
Table 1-2 Certified and Supported Virtualization Systems
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Certified System Versions |
Supported |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Xen |
All platforms listed in Table 1-1 and supported by Xen. |
Xen is supported when the Xen Virtual Machine is running SLES 10, SLES 11, or Windows 2008 R2 as the guest operating system in paravirtualized mode and SLES 10 SP2. as the host operating system. |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Virtualization with Hyper-V |
All platforms listed in Table 1-1 and supported by Hyper-V. |
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VMware ESX, ESXi 4.0, ESXi 5.0 |
Supported on SLES 11 SP2 (64-bit) as the guest operating system for VMware and all the certified platforms supported by VMWare ESX in Table 1-1. |
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VMware Workstation 6.5 |
Supported on SLES 11 SP1 as the base operating system. The base operating system can be any system supported by VMware workstation 6.5 and later. All the certified platforms listed in Table 1-1 are supported by VMWare workstation as the guest operating system. |
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Designer requires the GNU gettext utilities in Linux environments.
When you install support packages for Designer, such as the NICI package, certain Linux core utilities are needed. The GNU gettext utilities provide a framework for internationalized and multilingual messages. Before installing Designer, make sure that you have installed this package. You can use YaST to check for dependencies and installed packages.
In SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 environments, Designer requires version 1.9.2.24 - 2011110900 of the XULRunner runtime environment.
In openSUSE environments, Designer also requires all libraries from openSUSE.org. Ensure you include the following libraries:
bug-buddy
gtk2 (32-bit)
libgthread
IMPORTANT:
If you are installing Designer on a 64-bit system, ensure that the libgthread-2_0-0-32bit-2.17.2+2.17.3+20080708+r7171-3.1.x86_64.rpm compat library is installed before starting the Designer installation.
Designer requires the 32-bit version of the gtk2 RPM, even when you install Designer on a 64-bit system.
You can install Designer in the following languages:
Brazilian Portuguese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Spanish
Traditional Chinese
For more information about the languages supported by the Identity Manager installers, see Language Support for the Identity Manager Installers
section in the Identity Manager 4.0.2 Framework Installation Guide.