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<title>Before You Install OpenIDM Software</title>

<para>

This chapter covers prerequisites for installing and running OpenIDM software.

</para>

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<para>

For OpenIDM ${docTargetVersion}, the following configurations are

supported for use in production.

</para>

<varlistentry>

<term>Repository</term>

<listitem>

<itemizedlist>

<para>

The following JDBC repositories are supported for use in production:

</para>

<listitem>

<para>

MySQL 5.1 or 5.5 with Connector/J 5.1.18 or later

</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>

Oracle Database 11g

</para>

</listitem>

</itemizedlist>

<para>

OrientDB is provided for evaluation only.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>Stand-alone installation</term>

<listitem>

<para>

You must install OpenIDM as a stand-alone service, using Apache Felix and

Jetty, as provided. Alternate containers are not supported.

</para>

<para>

OpenIDM ${docTargetVersion} bundles Jetty version 8.1.9.v20130131.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>Connectors</term>

<listitem>

<para>

OpenIDM ${docTargetVersion} comes packaged with these OpenICF

connectors:

</para>

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>CSV File</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Database Table</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>LDAP</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Scripted Groovy</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Scripted SQL</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>XML File</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

<para>

ForgeRock provides additional connectors, as listed on the <link

xlink:href="http://openicf.forgerock.org/connectors/" xlink:show="new"

>OpenICF project connectors site</link>.

</para>

<para>

When using the LDAP connector to provision to Active Directory, OpenIDM

${docTargetVersion} supports Active Directory Domain Controllers and

Active Directory Global Catalogues. This release also provides support for

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (LDS).

</para>

<para>

OpenIDM ${docTargetVersion} also provides support for Windows 2012 R2

as the remote system for connectors and password synchronization plugins.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>Browsers</term>

<listitem>

<para>

ForgeRock has tested many browsers with the OpenIDM UI, including the

following browsers.

</para>

<itemizedlist>

<listitem>

<para>Chrome and Chromium 16 and later</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>Firefox 3.6 and later</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>Internet Explorer 8 and later</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>Safari 5 and later</para>

</listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>Operating Systems</term>

<listitem>

<para>

OpenIDM ${docTargetVersion} has been tested on most variations of

Linux and on Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 R2.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

<para>

If you have a special request to support a component or combination not listed

here, contact ForgeRock at <link

xlink:href='mailto:info@forgerock.com'>info@forgerock.com</link>.

</para>

<para>

OpenIDM requires Java SE JDK 6 update 24 or later. When using the Oracle JDK,

you also need Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) <link xlink:show="new"

xlink:href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html"

>policy files</link>.

</para>

<para>

On Windows systems, use Java SE JDK 7 update 6 or later, to take advantage of

a recent JVM fix relating to non-blocking sockets with the default Jetty

configuration.

</para>

<para>

OpenIDM ${docTargetVersion} also supports OpenJDK 1.7.

</para>

<para>

You need 150 MB disk space and 1 GB memory for an evaluation installation. For

a production installation, disk space and memory requirements will depend on

the size of the repository, and on size of the audit and service log files

that OpenIDM writes.

</para>

</chapter>