The Metadirectory server processes the events from the drivers.
During the installation of the Identity Manager, Identity Vault is automatically installed.
The processors listed here are the ones that are used during the testing of Identity Manager.
The following 32-bit processors for Linux (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) and Windows operating systems are supported:
Intel x86-32
AMD x86-32
The following 64-bit processors for Linux (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) and Windows operating systems are supported:
Intel EM64T
AMD Athlon64
AMD Opteron
The SPARC processor is used for Solaris testing.
You can install the Metadirectory engine as a 32-bit application on a 32-bit operating system and as a 64-bit application on a 64-bit operating system. Table 2-1 contains a list of the certified and supported server operating systems that the Metadirectory server can run on.
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 2-1 Supported and Certified Server Operating Systems
|
Certified Server Operating System Version |
Supported |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
The Metadirectory server runs in 32-bit mode. |
|
Windows Server 2008 SP2(32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of service packs |
The Metadirectory server runs in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode. |
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of support packs |
The Metadirectory server runs only in 64-bit mode. |
|
Red Hat 5.7 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of support packs |
The Metadirectory server runs in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode. Novell recommends that you apply the latest OS patches via the manufacturer’s automated update facility before you install Identity Manager. |
|
Red Hat 6.2 |
Red Hat 6.0 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
The Metadirectory server runs in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode. Novell recommends that you apply the latest OS patches via the manufacturer’s automated update facility before you install Identity Manager. |
|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of support packs |
The Metadirectory server runs in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode. Novell recommends that you apply the latest OS patches via the manufacturer's automated update facility before you install Identity Manager. |
|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of support packs |
The Metadirectory server runs in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode. Novell recommends that you apply the latest OS patches via the manufacturer's automated update facility before you install Identity Manager. |
|
Solaris 10 (64-bit) |
Supported on later versions of support packs |
The Metadirectory server runs only in 64-bit mode. |
Table 2-2 Supported and Certified Virtualization Systems
|
Certified Server System Version |
Supported |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Xen |
All platforms listed in Table 2-1 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. |
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 Virtualization with Hyper-V |
All platforms listed in Table 2-1 and supported by Hyper-V. |
The Metadirectory server runs in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode. |
|
VMware ESX 4.0,ESXi 4.0, 4.1, ESXi 5.0, 5.1 |
All the platforms listed in Table 2-1 and supported by VMWare ESX and ESXi, VMware version of SLES 11 SP2 (64-bit) as the guest operating system for VMware. |
|
|
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 2-1 are supported by VMWare workstation as the guest operating system. |
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NOTE:Open Enterprise Server is not supported with the Identity Manager integrated installer.