Latitude Studio system requirements

Hardware requirements

The hardware requirements for Latitude Studio are the same as those for Endeca MDEX Engine, which are listed in the "Hardware requirements" topic under "MDEX Engine system requirements."

Supported operating systems

Latitude Studio is supported on the same Windows and Linux operating systems as the Endeca MDEX Engine, which are listed in the "Supported operating systems" topic under "MDEX Engine system requirements."

Software requirements

Latitude Studio is a Web-based application that runs in an application server. It supports the following software:

Software	Supported Versions
Application server	Tomcat 6 WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7
Java	Tomcat 6 is supported with Sun Java 6 WAS 7 is supported with IBM Java 6 Important: For Sun Java 6, update 18 or greater is required.
Database system	MySQL 5.1 DB2 9.5
Browser	Firefox 3.6 on Windows Firefox 6.0 on Windows Internet Explorer 8 (with compatibility mode disabled) on Windows Tip: Firefox is recommended. Important: Running Internet Explorer 8 in compatibility mode is not supported.
Browser plugin	Adobe Flash 10.0

Alternative database support

The Liferay Portal server uses a relational database to store configuration and state. By default, Liferay uses Hypersonic, but this is not recommended for production use due to performance issues. Endeca tests Latitude Studio on MySQL and DB2. However, many other databases are expected to work.

Customers should feel free to use any database, including shared systems they may already have in place. As with application servers, customers who choose to deploy on un-tested databases will always be supported on any issue that can be traced back to core Latitude Studio code and can be reproduced on a supported database.

The Latitude Studio section of this guide, combined with the Liferay Portal Administrator’s Guide, provides detailed instructions on how to switch to another database system.