FatWire Content Server 7.5 Release

Platform and Configuration Matrix

updated: November 11, 2010

Content Server and Satellite Server v7.5
Component

WebLogic

WebSphere

SunONE

Oracle AS (Support limited to existing clients upgrading to CS 7.5 only)

Tomcat

JBoss

Operating System

 

- Windows 2003, 2008**
- Solaris 10 (U3 or greater suggested) (x86** and Sparc)
- Linux Red Hat 4 (U5+), 5**
- Oracle Secure Linux v4.5, v5**
- Suse Linux 10 SP2**
- HPUX 11i V3

- Windows 2003, 2008**
- Solaris 10 (U3 or greater suggested)  (x86** and Sparc)
- Linux Red Hat 4 (U5+), 5**
- Oracle Secure Linux v4.5, v5**
- Suse Linux 10 SP2**
- AIX 5.3, 6.1
- HPUX 11i V3
- Solaris 10 (U3 or greater suggested)  (x86** and Sparc)
- Linux Red Hat 4 (U5+), 5**
- Oracle Secure Linux v4.5, v5**
- Suse Linux 10 SP2**
 
- Windows 2003, 2008**
- Solaris 10 (U3 or greater suggested)  (x86** and Sparc)
- Linux Red Hat 4 (U5+), 5**
- Oracle Secure Linux v4.5, v5**
- Suse Linux 10 SP2**
- AIX 5.3, 6.1

- Windows 2003, 2008**
- Solaris 10 (U3 or greater suggested) (x86** and Sparc)
- Linux Red Hat 4 (U5+), 5**
- Oracle Secure Linux v4.5, v5**
- Suse Linux 10 SP2**
 

- Windows 2003, 2008**
- Solaris 10 (U3 or greater suggested) (x86** and Sparc)
- Linux Red Hat 4 (U5+), 5**
- Oracle Secure Linux v4.5, v5**
- Suse Linux 10 SP2**
 

JVM

- JDK 1.5, 1.6*
- JRockit 1.5, 1.6*

- JDK 1.5 SR6* - JDK 1.5*
- JDK 1.6*** (CS 7.5 HF2 is required for 64-bit)
- JDK 1.5*
- JDK 1.6***
- JDK 1.5***
- JDK 1.6***
- JDK 1.5***
- JDK 1.6***
Application Server

WLS 10.1 +

WLS 10.3.2 (10.3.2 is supported with patch 4 and higher, 10.3.3+ is not currently supported)

WebSphere 6.1.0.17+

WebSphere 7.0.0.7 (Advanced UI only)

- Sun App Server 8.1
- Sun App Server 8.2

- Oracle AS 10 R3***
 
Tomcat 6.0.x

NOTE - Tomcat 6.0.24+ is supported with limitation ****** noted below

- JBoss 4.0.5, 4.2.x

NOTE - JBoss 4.2.1 is not supported

Portal Server

 

WLPS 10.3 WebSphere Portal 6.1.0.1+ - Sun JES 5 on App Server
- Sun JES 5 on Web Server
N/A N/A

JBoss Portal 2.6.x

 

(NOTE - JBoss Portal 2.7.x is not supported)

Web Server (Optional but recommended on a live site) - Apache 2.0
- IIS6
- IIS7

- IBM HTTP Server 2

- Sun Web Server 7*****

- Sun Web Server 6
- Sun Web Server 7
Embedded Oracle Web Server

- Apache 2.0

- Apache 2.2.11 (mod_proxy_ajp connector)
- IIS6
 

- Apache 2.0

- Apache 2.2.11 (mod_proxy_ajp connector)

Database OS All supported by Database All supported by Database All supported by Database All supported by Database All supported by Database All supported by Database
Database Server

- MS SQL 2005, 2008
- DB2 8.2, 9.1, 9.5, 9.7
- Oracle 10g R2, Oracle 11g

- MS SQL 2005, 2008
- DB2 8.2, 9.1, 9.5, 9.7
- Oracle 10g R2, Oracle 11g

 

- MS SQL 2005, 2008
- DB2 8.2, 9.1, 9.5, 9.7
- Oracle 10g R2, Oracle 11g
- Oracle 10g R2, Oracle 11g - MS SQL 2005, 2008
- DB2 8.2, 9.1, 9.5, 9.7
- Oracle 10g R2, Oracle 11g
- MS SQL 2005, 2008
- DB2 8.2, 9.1, 9.5, 9.7
- Oracle 10g R2, Oracle 11g
Database Driver

Type 4

NOTE - JDBC Version 4 Drivers are not supported for MSSQL and DB2, use JDBC Version 3 Drivers

Type 4

NOTE - JDBC Version 4 Drivers are not supported for MSSQL and DB2, use JDBC Version 3 Drivers

Type 4

NOTE - JDBC Version 4 Drivers are not supported for MSSQL and DB2, use JDBC Version 3 Drivers

Type 4

Type 4

NOTE - JDBC Version 4 Drivers are not supported for MSSQL and DB2, use JDBC Version 3 Drivers

Type 4

NOTE - JDBC Version 4 Drivers are not supported for MSSQL and DB2, use JDBC Version 3 Drivers

WEM Support (only for application servers) Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

NOTE:
- See database vendor documentation for exact operating systems supported.
- Solaris Zones, Linux Xen, VMWare ESX, and AIX virtualized environments are supported in production installations. Virtual machines add to CPU and disk I/O cycles hence performance may be affected.
* The exact version supported is one which ships with the application server.
** Includes 64-bit OS support
*** 64-bit JVMs supported.
*** Sun Java 1.6.0.12+ is not supported prior to CS 7.5 Patch 1
*****RSS 7.5 patch 1+ supported. 75P1-HF11 provides installation support for Sun WebServer 7 Update 4 running on AIX using IBM JDK 1.5 SR 7 connecting to CS 7.5 patch 1 on WebSphere 6.1.0.17. This hotfix needs to be requested from FatWire Support, if needed.

****** Tomcat 6.0.24+ limitation - If you use java.net.api to open a URL connection, Tomcat 6.0.24+ adds ‘Cache-Control:no-cache’ to the request. Thus, if the URL you are invoking is a cached page in Content Server, it will not be cached

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CS Analytics v2.1 patch 2 (for CS 7.5 Patch 1 and prior)
Operating System

- Windows 2003, 2008
- Solaris 10 (U3 or greater suggested) (Sparc and x86)
- Linux Red Hat 4 (U5+ suggested)
- Linux Red Hat 5
- AIX 5.3, 6.1

Application Servers Same as CS
Database Oracle 10g R2, 11g
Database Driver Type 4
All other Same as CS 7.5

NOTE:
- On Linux you must obtain the native JDK from your Linux vendor.
- For Analytics 2.5, please refer to the SPD on the support site

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CS Desktop v7.5
Windows XP Word XP**
Windows XP Word 2003**
Windows XP Word 2007*
Windows Vista Word 2007*

*Prior to patch 2, file is saved in Word 97-2003 file format

**Word 2007 Compatibility Pack is required as of CS 7.5 Patch 2

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CS DocLink v7.5
Windows XP
Windows Vista

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LDAP Support
OpenLDAP
Active Directory 2003, 2008
Oracle Internet Directory 10G
WebLogic Embedded LDAP
Sun Directory Server 5.2, 6.0
Sun JES Access Manager 7.0, 7.5
Tivoli Directory Server 6.0

NOTE: LDAP integrator supports flat hierarchy only.

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Browser Support (Prior to Patch 5)
Live site Browser support is determined by your display templates
Editorial Interface - Dash and Advanced IE 6*, IE 7*, IE8**, Firefox 2.0**, Firefox 3.x**
Editorial Interface - InSite IE 6*, IE 7*, IE8**, Firefox 2.0**, Firefox 3.x**
Editorial Interface - WEM Admin *** IE 7, IE8, Firefox 3.5+

Editorial Interface - WEM Framework ***

(login, site and application selection and top bar)

IE 6, IE 7, IE 8, Firefox 3.x

Note: Browser Support is 32bit

IE8, FF3.0 and FF3.5 require CS75 patch 2 or greater
*Requires Sun Plugin 1.5.x or greater.
** All features supported except Workflow graph, Image Editor and Ektron eWebEditPro attribute editor.

***Browser Support is 32bit with minimum screen resolution of 1280x768
 

Browser Support (Patch 5 and greater)
Live site Browser support is determined by your display templates
Editorial Interface - Dash and Advanced IE 6*, IE 7*, IE8**, Firefox 2.0**, Firefox 3.x**, Safari 5**
Editorial Interface - InSite IE 6*, IE 7*, IE8**, Firefox 2.0**, Firefox 3.x**, Safari 5**
Editorial Interface - WEM Admin *** IE 7, IE8, Firefox 3.5+, Safari 5

Editorial Interface - WEM Framework ***

(login, site and application selection and top bar)

IE 6, IE 7, IE 8, Firefox 3.x, Safari 5

Note: Browser Support is 32bit

IE8, FF3.0 and FF3.5 require CS75 patch 2 or greater
*Requires Sun Plugin 1.5.x or greater.
** All features supported except Ektron eWebEditPro attribute editor.

***Browser Support is 32bit with minimum screen resolution of 1280x768
 

 

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Change Log
November 11, 2010 Updated Firefox support
September 14, 2010

- Added note for JDBC version 4 drivers for Oracle and MSSQL

- Updated Browser support section to include Safari 5 and remove some limitations for FireFox

July 21, 2010 Added support for Tomcat 6.0.24+ with limitation
June 28, 2010 Added support for WebLogic 10.3.2 with CS 75 patch 4+
April 23, 2010 Added support for WebSphere 7, DB2 9.7 and AIX virtualized environments
March 23, 2010

Added note that Tomcat 6.0.24+ is not supported

Included WEM Support information

November 12, 2009 Added note that JBoss Portal 2.7.x is not supported
November 4, 2009 Clarified Analytics 2.1 support as applicable only to CS75 patch 1 and prior - clients on later versions of Content Server should use Analytics 2.5
November 2, 2009 Updated to indicate patch 2 is required for IE8 and FF3.0 and 3.5 support
September 17, 2009 Added WebSphere Portal support
September 8, 2009

- Added Browser support for IE8 and Firefox3 and 3.5            - Updated WebLogic support to add note that 10.3.1 is not supported

- Modified CS-Desktop requirements for pre and post Patch 2 behavior

- Correction - changed Sun Active Directory Server to Sun Directory Server in LDAP Support section

June 29, 2009 Updated notes regarding support for Sun WebServer 7 Update 4
June 11, 2009

- Added support for Sun WebServer 7 Update 4 running on AIX using IBM JDK 1.5 SR 7 connecting to CS 7.5 patch 1 on WebSphere 6.1.0.17

- Added support for Apache 2.2.11 for Tomcat and JBoss with mod_proxy_ajp connector

March 31, 2009 Added requirements for patch 1 for JDK 1.6.0.12+ support and HF2 requirement for Solaris 64bit install
February 19, 2009 Added note Sun Java 1.6.0.12 is not supported
December 18, 2008 Updated Browser Support section to note 32-bit browsers only
December 2, 2008 Created.

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