Directory Server Enterprise Edition Operating System Requirements (Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition)

Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition

Directory Server Enterprise Edition Operating System Requirements

The Directory Server Enterprise Edition software is validated with full installations of the operating systems listed here, not with reduced “base”, “End User”, or “core” installations. Certain operating systems require additional service packs or patches as shown in the following table.

Supported OS Versions for Directory Server Enterprise Edition	Distribution Type Supported	Additional Required Software and Comments
Solaris 10 U5+ Operating System for SPARC 64-bit and x64	Native packages and zip distribution	The recommended patch clusters available at these sites: For SPARC, the recommended patch cluster available at `http://sunsolve.sun.com/pdownload.do?target=10_Recommended.zip` For x64, the recommended patch cluster available at `http://sunsolve.sun.com/pdownload.do?target=10_x86_Recommended.zip`
Solaris 9 U9+ Operating System for SPARC 64-bit and x86	Native packages and zip distribution	The recommended patch clusters available at these sites: For SPARC, the recommended patch cluster available at `http://sunsolve.sun.com/pdownload.do?target=9_Recommended.zip` For x86, the recommended patch cluster available at `http://sunsolve.sun.com/pdownload.do?target=9_x86_Recommended.zip`
Solaris 10 U5+ Trusted Extension Operating System for SPARC 64-bit and x64	Native packages and zip distribution	The recommended patch clusters available at these sites: For SPARC, the recommended patch cluster available at `http://sunsolve.sun.com/pdownload.do?target=10_Recommended.zip` For x64, the recommended patch cluster available at `http://sunsolve.sun.com/pdownload.do?target=10_x86_Recommended.zip`
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 UL3+ Operating System for x64	Zip distribution	No additional patches required.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 UL8+ Operating System for x64 and x86	Zip distribution	No additional patches required.
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 UL3+ Operating System for x64	Zip distribution	No additional patches required.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2+ Operating System for x86 and x64	Zip distribution	`pam-32bit-9-yyyymmddhhmm.rpm` is a prerequisite for cacao to start on x64 systems.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Operating System for x64	Zip distribution	`pam-32bit-9-yyyymmddhhmm.rpm` is a prerequisite for cacao to start.
HP-UX 11i(11.23) PA-RISC 64-bit	Zip distribution	No additional patches required.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2+ for x86 and x64	Zip distribution	No additional patches required.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x86 and x64	Zip distribution	No additional patches required.

For all supported versions of Microsoft Windows, Directory Server and Directory Proxy Server run only in 32-bit mode, and the filesystem type must be NTFS.
Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) 32-bit is not supported on 64-bit platforms except Microsoft Windows.
If a new service pack or update for a supported platform is released, Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) supports that service pack or update.
Identity Synchronization for Windows is not supported on HP-UX and SUSE or Windows 2008, although you can use Identity Synchronization for Windows to synchronize with a Windows 2008 system.

Note –

Installations on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server require that you reset several Java environment variables. For more information, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition.

Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) delivers and supports Java 1.6.