System requirements

The Endeca Discovery Framework version 1.3.1 has the following requirements:

Hardware requirements

The hardware requirements for the Discovery Framework 1.3.1 are the same as those for Endeca MDEX Engine version 6.1.x. For details, see the Endeca MDEX Engine Installation Guide.

Supported operating systems

The Discovery Framework 1.3.1 is supported on the same Windows and Linux operating systems as the Endeca MDEX Engine version 6.1.x, with the exception noted below. For details, see the Endeca MDEX Engine Installation Guide.

Important: The Discovery Framework is not supported on Sparc Solaris.

Software requirements

The Discovery Framework is a Web-based application that runs in an application server.
  • Supported browsers: Firefox 3.6, Internet Explorer 8 (with compatibility mode disabled)
    Tip: Firefox is recommended.
  • Supported application servers: Tomcat 6, Tomcat 5.5, WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.0.1 or higher, WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7
  • Supported Java versions: Tomcat 6 is supported with Sun Java 6; Tomcat 5.5 is supported with Sun Java 5; WAS 6.1 with IBM Java 5, WAS 7 with IBM Java 6
    Important: For Sun Java 6, update 18 or greater is required.
  • Supported database systems: MySQL 5.1, DB2 9.5