4.1 Operating Systems

Table 4-1 details the platforms that the Operations Center server and components are validated to install and run on.

Operations Center requires a 64-bit Virtual Machine because of the memory demands of the application.

Table 4-1 Supported Operating Systems by Product Component

Operating System

Operations Center Server

Dashboard

CMS

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (64-bit and R2) and 2012.

X

X

X

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x86 (64-bit)

X

X

X

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6.2, 6.6

X

6.2 and 6.6 only

6.2 only

Sun Solaris 10 on Sparc and x86

X

X

X

If installing the Operations Center server, Dashboard or CMS on Windows 2012 using a DVD/CD, Mounted ISO , or Mounted Network install; you will need to modify the property settings of the respective install.exe file t to run the program in compatibility mode for Windows 7. See the installation instructions in Operations Center 5.6 Server Installation Guide, Operations Center 5.6 Dashboard Guide, and Operations Center 5.6 Configuration Management System (CMS) Guide for further details.

The following section provides details on Java Runtime Environment requirements:

4.1.1 Java Runtime Environment

Operating system patches must be applied to ensure they comply with Java 1.7.0_60 Runtime Environment (J2RE), which is the version currently supported. Contact the appropriate JRE vendor to obtain patch information for each operating system.

JRE 1.7.0_60 is automatically installed with Operations Center on Windows 64-bit and R2.

For all Unix operating systems, you must download and install a compatible version of the JRE prior to installing Operations Center. The JRE must be part of a JDK. You can use a different JRE; however, you might be required to install 1.7.0_60 if you encounter problems.

When installing a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) other than that provided by Operations Center), you must install a Java Development Kit (JDK) as the JRE-only Installation for Windows does not contain the server libraries that are required to run the Operations Center server with a -server option.

Table 4-2 details the Java Runtime Environment versions that are validated for use with Operations Center for each operating system. Note that the Operations Center SNMP adapter is supported for the Oracle JDK only.

Table 4-2 JREs Validated for use with Operations Center

Operating System

Operations Center JRE Version

Vendor

Linux

1.7.0_60

IBM, Oracle (formerly Sun)

Solaris

1.7.0_60

Oracle (formerly Sun)

Windows

1.7.0_60

Oracle (formerly Sun)

If you are installing Operations Center on a 64-bit host, you must download and install the appropriate 64-bit JDK prior to installing Operations Center. When installing Operations Center, point the installer to the downloaded JDK that contains the JRE. Later, this can be reconfigured in the Operations Center Configuration Manager.

If installing the Dashboard on Solaris x64, be sure to modify the Apache Setclasspath.sh file to reference the Java path in your AMD64 installation in order for the Dashboard to start successfully. For example, _RUNJAVA="/usr/jdk1.7.0_60/jre/bin/amd64/java"

To download a compatible JRE, contact the appropriate vendor and follow the necessary instructions from the vendor to install the JRE. Appropriate patches must be applied to the operating system you are running to make it compatible with the JRE.

When running Java 7 on a Windows server, it is necessary to have the msvcr100.dll file in your WINDOWS\System32 directory for Operations Center server to run successfully as a service. To obtain the msvcr100.dll file, download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package from the Microsoft Web site: