3 Convergence System Requirements

This chapter describes the hardware, operating system, software, server, and database requirements for installing Oracle Communications Convergence.

Software Requirements

Convergence is installed on an Oracle GlassFish Server domain.

Supported Operating Systems

Table 3-1 lists operating systems that support Convergence.

Table 3-1 Supported Server-Side Operating Systems

Product Version

Oracle Solaris on SPARC

10, 11

Oracle Solaris on x64

10, 11

Oracle Linux on x64 (64-bit)

6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux on x64 (64-bit)

6


Required Software

Table 3-2 lists the server-side software required for installing and running Convergence.

Table 3-2 Required Server-Side Software

Product Version

Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition

11gR1 PS2 (11.1.1.7.0)

Oracle GlassFish Server

3.1.2

Java

For Linux: Java 7 with latest critical patch update

For Solaris: Java 7 with latest critical patch update

Oracle Communications Messaging Server

8.0.0

Oracle Communications Calendar Server

7


Table 3-3 lists software required to access the Convergence UI.

Table 3-3 Required Client-Side Software

Product Version

Web Browser

Google Chrome 39

Mozilla Firefox 34

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Apple Safari 6

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Java 7 with latest critical patch update


Note:

Some features and services behave or work differently depending on the browser. See "Planning Considerations" for more information. Also, see Convergence Release Notes for information about known issues.

Supported Software

Table 3-4 lists additional software that is supported by Convergence.

Table 3-4 Supported Software

Product Version

Oracle Access Manager

11gR1 PS2 (11.1.1.7.0)

Oracle Enterprise Manager

12cR4 (12.1.0.4.0)

Oracle Communications Contacts Server

8.0.0

Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server

9.0.2

Oracle Communications Delegated Administrator

7.0.0

Oracle Communications Indexing and Search Service

1.0.5

Oracle Communications Connector for Microsoft Outlook

8.0.2

Oracle WebRTC Session Controller

7.0.1 with patch 18709675

Oracle Outside In Transformation Server

8.5.1

WIT Communications Application Server

Latest


Hardware Requirements

Table 3-5 lists the minimum hardware requirements for the machine onto which you install Convergence.

Table 3-5 Convergence Minimum Hardware Requirements

Component Requirement

Disk Space

Minimum 100 MB

RAM

Minimum 1 GB


Information Requirements

During Convergence installation, you must enter values for configuration items such as host names and port numbers. The following tables describe the information that you must provide during the installation process:

Table 3-6 lists the Convergence information that you provide during the initial configuration.

Table 3-6 Convergence Information

Information Type Description

Convergence Configuration Directory

The directory in which Convergence configuration and data files are saved during initial configuration.

Default: /var/opt/sun/comms/iwc

Convergence server host name

Host name of the system where the Convergence software is installed.

DNS domain name

The DNS domain for the host system where Convergence is installed.

Convergence administrator user name and password

The Convergence administrator user name and password.


Table 3-7 lists the GlassFish Server information that you provide during initial configuration.

Table 3-7 GlassFish Server Information

Information Type Description

GlassFish Server installation directory

Directory in which GlassFish Server is installed.

Default: /opt/glassfish3/glassfish

GlassFish Server domain directory

The directory in which domain directories are created.

Default: /opt/glassfish3/glassfish/domains

GlassFish Server document root directory

The GlassFish Server document root directory.

Default: /opt/glassfish3/glassfish/domains/Convergence_Domain/docroot

GlassFish Server target instance name

The name of the server target name.

Default: server

GlassFish Server virtual server

The virtual server identifier.

Default: server

GlassFish Server Instance port

The HTTP port number for the server instance.

Default: 8181 (HTTPS)

GlassFish Server administration server port

The HTTP port number for the target server instance.

Default: 4848

Is administration server port secure

Whether the GlassFish Server administration server port is running over SSL.

Default: Enabled

GlassFish Server administrator user name and password

The user name and password for the GlassFish Server administration server.


Table 3-8 lists the LDAP information that you provide during the initial configuration.

Table 3-8 LDAP Information

Information Type Description

User/Group LDAP URL

The directory server host and port where the User/Group is located.

Syntax: ldaps://Host_FQDN:port

Bind domain name

The LDAP domain name used to bind the directory server managing the User/Group data.

Syntax: cn=Directory_Manager

Bind password

The password for the Bind domain name.


Table 3-9 lists the information required for other software that you provide during the initial configuration.

Table 3-9 Software Information

Information Type Description

Default domain name

The domain name for your deployment.

For example: MyDomain.com

Webmail host name

The Messaging Server host name.

Syntax: ms.Default_Domain

For example: ms.MyDomain.com

Webmail port number

The Messaging Server HTTP port number.

Default: 8990 (HTTPS)

Access (Messaging Server) in SSL mode

Whether the Messaging Server port is running over SSL.

Default: Enabled

Webmail administrator user name and password

The administration user name and password for Messaging Server.

Calendar Server version

The version of your Calendar Server. You can select either version 7.x or version 6.x.

Default: 7.x

Calendar Server host name

The Calendar Server host name.

Syntax: cs.Default_Domain

For example: cs.MyDomain.com

Calendar Server port number

The Calendar Server HTTP port number.

Default: 80 (HTTPS)

Access (Calendar Server) in SSL mode

Whether the Calendar Server port is running over SSL.

Default: Enabled

Calendar Server URI

The Calendar Server URI.

Default: /davserver/wcap

Calendar Server administrator user name and password

The administration user name and password for Calendar Server.

Instant Messaging Server domain name

The domain name of the Instant Messaging Server.

For example: MyIMDomain.com

Instant Messaging Server host name

The host name where Instant Messaging Server is installed.

For example: im.MyIMDomain.com

Instant Messaging Server port number

The Instant Messaging Server HTTP port number.

Default: 5269

Instant Messaging Server httpbind component JID and password

The Instant Messaging Server httpbind component Jabber ID (JID) and password. The JID must match the value in the Instant Messaging Server iim.conf.xml configuration file.

For example: httpbind.MyIMDomain.com

Instant Messaging Server avatar component JID and password

The Instant Messaging Server avatar component JID and password.

For example: avatar.MyIMDomain.com

Indexing and Search Service host name

The host name where Indexing and Search Service is installed.

For example: iss.MyDomain.com

Indexing and Search Service port number

The Indexing and Search Service HTTP port number.

Default: 80 (HTTPS)

Access (Indexing and Search Service) in SSL mode

Whether the Indexing and Search Service port is running over SSL.

Default: Enabled

Indexing and Search Service administration user name and password

The administration user name and password for Indexing and Search Service.

Convergence address book service

How the address book service is provided. You can select either Convergence or Contacts Server.

Default: Contacts Server

Contacts Server host name

The Contacts Server host name.

Syntax: cos.Default_Domain

For example: cos.MyDomain.com

Contacts Server port number

The Contacts Server HTTP port number.

Default: 80 (HTTPS)

Access (Contacts Server) in SSL mode

Whether the Contacts Server port is running over SSL.

Default: Enabled

Contacts Server URI

The Contacts Server URI.

Default: /

Contacts Server administrator user name and password

The administration user name and password for Contacts Server.