2.1 Requirements

Use the information in the following table to verify that you meet the requirements for SocialAccess before deploying the appliance.

Table 2-1 SocialAccess Requirements

Components

Requirements

VMware

One of the following versions of VMware:

  • vSphere Hypervisor 5.0

  • vSphere 5.0

  • ESXi 4.1

  • ESX 4.1

Node

Minimum hardware requirements for each node in the appliance:

  • 60 GB disk space

  • 2 Cores

  • 4 GB RAM

Browsers

Administration: Supported browsers for administration tasks:

  • Firefox 19 and 20 on Windows 7

  • Google Chrome 25 and 26 on Windows 7

  • Internet Explorer 9 and 10 on Windows 7

Users: Supported browsers for users:

  • Firefox 19 and 20 on Windows 7

  • Internet Explorer 9 and 10 on Windows 7

  • Google Chrome 25 and 26 on Windows 7

  • Safari 5 on Windows 7

Cluster

Supported cluster configuration:

  • Up to a five-node cluster

  • Each node must reside in the same time zone

  • Each node must reside in the same IP subnet

DNS

SocialAccess requires that all appliance nodes, administration workstations, end user workstations, and identity sources be able to resolve the public DNS name of the appliance.