1.2 System Requirements

Review the following system requirements before installing Analyzer.

1.2.1 Hardware Requirements

  • Minimum video resolution: 1024x768 (1280x1024 recommended)

  • Memory: 512 MB minimum (1 GB recommended)

  • Processor: 1 GHz or higher

1.2.2 Platform Requirements

The following tables provide a list of the certified and supported platforms and virtualization systems on which you can install Analyzer.

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

Certified Platform Versions

Supported Platforms

Notes

Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit)

Supported on later versions of service packs

Only the 32-bit version is certified.

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.

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit)

Supported on later versions of service packs

Only the 64-bit version of the platform is available.

 

Windows Vista Business (32-bit and 64-bit)

Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported but not certified.

Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit)

Supported on later versions of service packs

Only the 32-bit version is certified.

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.

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.

openSUSE 11.2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Supported on later versions of service packs

Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are certified.

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.

 

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported but not certified.

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.

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.

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

Certified System Versions

Supported

Notes

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.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Virtualization with Hyper-V

All platforms listed in Table 1-1 and supported by Hyper-V.

 

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.

 

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.

 

1.2.3 Additional Software Requirements

Analyzer also requires the following additional software components:

  • compat-2008.5.6-6.1.i586.rpm (32-bit system) or compat-32bit-2008.5.6-6.1.x86_64.rpm (64-bit system)

  • Gettext Utilities (Linux installation only)