6.3 Remote Loader

The Remote Loader gives you flexibility in your Identity Manager solution configuration. It provides both 32-bit and 64-bit support. By default, the installation program detects the version of the operating system and then installs the corresponding version of the Remote Loader.

Figure 6-4 Supported Operating Systems for the Remote Loader

If you have installed the Metadirectory server as a 32-bit application on a 64-bit operating system, you can install both a 32-bit and a 64-bit Remote Loader on the same machine.

Table 6-2 lists the certified and supported operating systems for the Remote Loader.

Table 6-2 Certified and Supported Operating Systems for the Remote Loader

Certified Server Operating System Version

Supported

Notes

Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Supported on later versions of service packs

The Remote Loader runs in 32-bit and 64-bit mode.

Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Supported on later versions of service packs

The Remote Loader runs in 32-bit and 64-bit mode.

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit)

Supported on later versions of service packs

NOTE:Windows Server 2008 R2 Virtualization with Hyper-V (64-bit) is supported

The Remote Loader runs only in 64-bit mode.

Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)

Supported on later versions of support packs

The Remote Loader runs only in 64-bit mode.

Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)

Supported on later versions of support packs

The Remote Loader runs only in 64-bit mode.

Windows 7, 8 (32-bit and 64-bit) (For Lotus Notes driver only)

Supported on later versions of support packs

The Remote Loader runs only in 32-bit mode.

Red Hat 5.7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Supported on later versions of support packs

The Remote Loader runs in 32-bit and 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

Supported on later versions of support packs

The Remote Loader runs in 32-bit and 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 Remote Loader runs in 32-bit and 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 Remote Loader runs in 32-bit and 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 Remote Loader runs in 32-bit and 64-bit mode.

Xen

Supported on later versions of support packs

Xen is supported when the Xen Virtual Machine is running SLES 10/SLES 11 as the guest operating system in paravirtualized mode.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Virtualization (64-bit)

Supported on later versions of support packs

The Remote Loader runs only in 64-bit mode.

Java Remote Loader is supported on platforms where native Remote Loader is not available..NET Remote Loader is supported on .NET platform version 2. The Remote Loader is supported on a Windows Server 2012 functional level domain.