12.4 System Requirements for the Identity Manager Engine

This section provides the minimum requirements for the server(s) where you want to install the Identity Manager engine.

  • 1 GHz processor

  • Memory

    • 2048 MB for the Identity Manager engine

    • 200 MB per Identity Manager Driver

  • Virtualization Systems

    • Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

    • VMWare ESX 5.0 and later

    IMPORTANT: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.

  • Web browser

    • Internet explorer 11

    • Chrome 51.x

    • Firefox 47.x

  • Other software

    • NetIQ eDirectory 8.8.8 Patch 3

    • NetIQ eDirectory 9.0.1

      NOTE: Identity Manager 4.5 SP4 provides support for eDirectory 9.0.1 in addition to eDirectory 8.8.8.x as an Identity Vault and as a connected system. However, NetIQ applies certain restrictions on installing eDirectory 9.0.1 with Identity Manager. For more information, see Identity Manager 4.5. SP4 Release Notes.

    • iManager 2.7.7 Patch 1

  • One of the following operating systems:

    The following table contains a list of the certified and supported server operating systems that the Identity Manager engine can run on.

    IMPORTANT:Certified means the Operating System has been fully tested and supported. However, if an Operating System is listed as Supported it means that it has not yet been tested, but it is expected to work.

    Certified Server Operating System Version

    Supported Operating Systems

    Notes

    Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)

    Supported on later versions of service packs

    NOTE:Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtualization with Hyper-V is supported

    Identity Manager engine runs only in 64-bit mode.

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (64-bit) and SLES 11 SP4 (64-bit)

    Supported on later versions of support packs

    Identity Manager engine runs only in 64-bit mode. NetIQ recommends that you apply the latest OS patches via the manufacturer's automated update facility before you install Identity Manager.

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and SLES 12 SP1 (64-bit)

    Supported on later versions of support packs

    Identity Manager engine runs only in 64-bit mode.

    Red Hat 7.0 (64-bit), 7.1 (64-bit), and 7.2 (64-bit)

    Supported on later versions of support packs

    Before installing the Identity Manager engine on Red Hat 7.0 or later, review the prerequisites and considerations from the Identity manager 4.5.2, 4.5.3, or 4.5.4 Release Notes from the Identity Manager documentation web page.

    Red Hat 6.5 (64-bit)

    Supported on later versions of support packs

    Identity Manager Engine runs only in 64-bit mode.

    Open Enterprise Server 2015 (64-bit)

    Supported on later versions of support packs

    Identity Manager engine runs only in 64-bit mode.

    You cannot use the integrated installation process on a system running Open Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (64-bit) or Open Enterprise Server 2015 (64-bit).

    Open Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (64-bit)

    Supported on later versions of support packs

    Identity Manager engine runs only in 64-bit mode.

    You cannot use the integrated installation process on a system running Open Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (64-bit) or Open Enterprise Server 2015 (64-bit).