System Requirements and Platform Support Guide



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Foglight 5.6.7 System Requirements and Platform Support Guide

2013 Quest Software, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This guide contains proprietary information protected by copyright. The software described in this guide is furnished under a software license or nondisclosure agreement. This software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement. No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the written permission of Quest Software, Inc. The information in this document is provided in connection with Quest products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property right is granted by this document or in connection with the sale of Quest products. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN QUEST'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SPECIFIED IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THIS PRODUCT, QUEST ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER AND DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTY RELATING TO ITS PRODUCTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL QUEST BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS DOCUMENT, EVEN IF QUEST HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Quest makes no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this document and reserves the right to make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice. Quest does not make any commitment to update the information contained in this document. If you have any questions regarding your potential use of this material, contact: Quest Software World Headquarters LEGAL Dept 5 Polaris Way Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 www.quest.com email: legal@quest.com Refer to our Web site for regional and international office information. Patents This product is protected by U.S. Patents # 7,979,245 and 8,175,862. Additional patents pending. Trademarks Quest, Quest Software, the Quest Software logo, Foglight, IntelliProfile, PerformaSure, Spotlight, StealthCollect, TOAD, Tag and Follow, Vintela Single Sign-on for Java, vops, and vfoglight are trademarks and registered trademarks of Quest Software, Inc in the United States of America and other countries. For a complete list of Quest Software s trademarks, please see http://www.quest.com/legal/trademark-information.aspx. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. Third Party Contributions Foglight contains some third party components. For a complete list, see the License Credits page in Foglight online help. System Requirements and Platform Support Guide March 2013 Version 5.6.7

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 3 Table of Contents Introduction to this Guide...4 About Quest Software, Inc.... 4 Contacting Quest Software... 4 Contacting Quest Support... 5 Hardware Requirements and Guidelines...6 About Hardware Requirements... 6 Server Components and Tiers... 6 Single-Tier Hardware Requirements... 7 Server and Database, 32-bit Platforms... 7 Server and Database, 64-bit Platforms... 8 Multi-Tier Hardware Requirements... 9 Management Server (32- and 64-bit Platforms)... 9 Database Repository (32- and 64-bit Platforms)... 9 Agent Manager Resource Requirements... 10 Supported Platforms...11 Supported Platforms for the Management Server... 11 Operating System Patch Requirements for the JRE... 12 Final Platform Support Notice: SPARC 32-bit... 13 Supported External Databases... 13 Supported Platforms for the Agent Manager... 14 Operating System Patch Requirements for the JRE... 16 Final Platform Support Notice... 17 Final Support Notice: Agent Manager 5.5.4.x and Earlier... 17 Supported Platforms for the Cartridge for Operating Systems... 17 End of Support Pre-announcement... 17 Validated Web Browsers... 19 Final Support Notice: Internet Explorer 6 and 7... 20 What About Other Browsers?... 20 Supported PDF Report Viewer... 20 Index...21

Introduction to this Guide The System Requirements and Platform Support Guide contains information on the hardware requirements and supported platforms for this release of Foglight. Please review the information in this guide before installing Foglight. This guide is intended for Foglight system administrators. The first chapter lists the system requirements for the Management Server and database repository for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. The next chapter lists the platforms supported for the Mangement Server, database repository, and the Agent Manager, as well as validated Web browsers and PDF viewer. About Quest Software, Inc. Established in 1987, Quest Software (Nasdaq: QSFT) provides simple and innovative IT management solutions that enable more than 100,000 global customers to save time and money across physical and virtual environments. Quest products solve complex IT challenges ranging from database management, data protection, identity and access management, monitoring, user workspace management to Windows management. For more information, visit www.quest.com. Contacting Quest Software Email Mail Web site info@quest.com Quest Software, Inc. World Headquarters 5 Polaris Way Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 USA www.quest.com Refer to our Web site for regional and international office information.

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 5 Introduction to this Guide Contacting Quest Support Quest Support is available to customers who have a trial version of a Quest product or who have purchased a Quest product and have a valid maintenance contract. Quest Support provides unlimited 24x7 access to our Support Portal at http://www.quest.com/support. From our Support Portal, you can do the following: Retrieve thousands of solutions from our Knowledge Base Download the latest releases and service packs Create, update, and review Support cases View the Global Support Guide for a detailed explanation of support programs, online services, contact information, policies, and procedures. The guide is available at: http://www.quest.com/ support.

1 Hardware Requirements and Guidelines This chapter lists the hardware requirements (CPU, RAM, and disk storage) for 32- and 64-bit installations of the Foglight Management Server and the database repository. About Hardware Requirements The hardware needed to run Foglight can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including: The number and type of agents that are being used The persistence and data-rollup policies Agent configuration settings You should not consider doing a production implementation without conducting a proper scoping and sizing exercise with a qualified Quest Software representative. You can arrange for a sizing analysis by contacting your Quest Software Sales Representative. At a minimum, you are required to provide hardware matching the specifications in this chapter. Server Components and Tiers A Foglight Server installation has two components: The Foglight Management Server The Foglight Database Repository Setting up Foglight to run both of its components on the same machine is known as a single-tier installation. Using separate machines for each component is known as a multi-tier installation. Whichever configuration you choose, each component requires its own specifically-dedicated resources. To help facilitate sizing, the resources required to support each component are listed separately.

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Requirements and Guidelines Single-Tier Hardware Requirements To install Foglight in a single-tier configuration, you must have hardware capable of running both the Management Server (JVM) and database repository together. The requirements are listed below. Server and Database, 32-bit Platforms CPU RAM Storage 4-way 2.4 GHz CPUs one of the following: 1 quad core 2 dual core 4 single core 4 GB in total: 2.4 GB for Management Server (1.6 GB for Heap, 0.8 GB for Java Virtual Machine) 0.8 GB for database repository 0.8 GB for operating system If using built-in embedded database repository: 120 GB, 10000 RPM hard disk or better If using external database repository: For Management Server: 40 GB, 7200 RPM hard disk or better For Database Repository: 80 GB, 10000 RPM hard disk or better Important Some 32-bit operating systems, such as Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, have a 4 GB memory limit. This will limit the performance of Foglight particularly in single-tier configurations and should be taken into account when determining your hardware needs.

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Requirements and Guidelines Server and Database, 64-bit Platforms CPU RAM Storage 4-way 2.4 GHz CPUs one of the following: 1 quad core 2 dual core 4 single core 12 GB in total: 6 GB for Management Server (4 GB for Heap, 2 GB for Java Virtual Machine) 4 GB for database repository 2 GB for operating system If using built-in embedded database repository: 120 GB, 10000 RPM hard disk or better If using external database repository: For Management Server: 40 GB, 7200 RPM hard disk or better For Database Repository: 80 GB, 10000 RPM hard disk or better

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 9 Chapter 1 Hardware Requirements and Guidelines Multi-Tier Hardware Requirements To install Foglight in a multi-tier configuration, you must have separate hardware for each of the Management Server (JVM) and database repository. The requirements are listed below. Management Server (32- and 64-bit Platforms) 32-bit 64-bit CPU 2-way 2.4 GHz CPUs one of the following: 1 dual core 2 single core RAM Storage 4 GB in total: 3 GB for Management Server (2 GB for Heap, 1 GB for Java Virtual Machine) 1 GB for operating system 40 GB, 7200 RPM hard disk or better 8 GB in total: 6 GB for Management Server (4 GB for Heap, 2 GB for Java Virtual Machine) 2 GB for operating system Database Repository (32- and 64-bit Platforms) 32-bit 64-bit CPU 2-way 2.4 GHz CPUs one of the following: 1 dual core 2 single core RAM Storage 3 GB in total: 2 GB for database repository 1 GB for operating system 80 GB, 10000 RPM hard disk or better 6 GB in total: 4 GB for database repository 2 GB for operating system

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 10 Chapter 1 Hardware Requirements and Guidelines Agent Manager Resource Requirements The Agent Manager uses minimal system resources, whether running on a monitored host or monitoring remotely. The amount used depends on a variety of factors including the number of agents running on the monitored host, the amount of data being collected, and whether the Management Server is running. Caution This section is intended to provide general information that is applicable to most Foglight installations. You should not consider doing a production implementation without conducting a proper scoping and sizing exercise with a qualified Quest Software representative. The following table lists the system resources typically used by the Agent Manager while it is running. CPU Usage RAM Storage Varies greatly by cartridge/agent, the amount of data being collected, and the complexity of the technology being monitored Average is 4.8% CPU utilization Varies greatly by cartridge/agent, the complexity of the technology being monitored, and Agent Manager configuration Average is 180 MB; ranges between 50 MB and 330 MB typically May use up to 1 GB of hard disk for installation, operation, and temporary data storage

2 Supported Platforms This chapter lists the platforms supported for the Foglight Management Server and database repository, for the Foglight Agent Manager, and for the Operating System cartridge. It also lists the requirements for other software used with Foglight. Supported Platforms for the Management Server The Foglight Management Server is supported on the platforms listed in the following table. These platforms have passed quality assurance testing with Foglight. Operating System Version OS Architecture 32-bit 64-bit CentOS Linux 5.x 6.x Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server 2008 Server 2008 R2 Server 2012 x86-64 1 IA-32 x86-64 x86-64 7 (Professional or above) IA-32 x86-64 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 10 11 IA-32 x86-64 1 Oracle Linux 5.x 6.x IA-32 x86-64 1

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 12 Chapter 2 Supported Platforms Operating System Version OS Architecture Oracle Solaris 9 SPARC 10 (including Zones) 2 x86-64 SPARC 11 (including Zones) 2 x86-64 SPARC 32-bit 64-bit See Final Platform Support Notice: SPARC 32-bit on page 13 for future support. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4.x AP/Server 5.x 6.x IA-32 x86-64 1 Ubuntu Linux 12.04.x LTS x86-64 1 On 64-bit RPM-based Linux platforms, the 32-bit version of libgcc*.rpm must be installed for the installer and Management Server to run. On 64-bit Ubuntu, the ia32-libs package must be installed. 2 See Quest Support Policy on Virtualization on our support portal for important information on using Foglight in virtual environments. Note Foglight is a multi-threaded software application running in a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). It runs on, and takes advantage of, MultiThreading and HyperThreading (also known as Simultaneous MultiThreading) enabled environments. Unless you are running the installer in console mode, verify that you have an X Windows environment prior to installing Foglight on UNIX platforms. Operating System Patch Requirements for the JRE Foglight requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run, both for the Management Server and for the Agent Manager that runs on monitored hosts. Foglight installs the JREs it needs, but you must ensure that any machine that will run a component of Foglight has its operating system patched to the minimum patch level required to support this JRE. The following table lists the Java versions used by this release of Foglight. Management Server Java 1.6 Agent Manager Java 1.6

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 13 Chapter 2 Supported Platforms Check with your operating system vendor for the latest operating system patches required to run this version of Java on your system. Foglight cannot check this during installation. Final Platform Support Notice: SPARC 32-bit Support for 32-bit Oracle Solaris SPARC platforms will be discontinued as of the next Foglight release. These platforms are supported in this release. We hope this notice of planned support changes helps you plan your upgrades. Supported External Databases The Management Server requires a database repository. You have the option of using either the embedded database included with Foglight or an external database. If you use an external database, you are responsible for its procurement, installation, and management. Database MySQL Supported Versions 5.1.45 or later on 5.1.x branch 5.5.20 or later on 5.5.x branch Oracle 9i R2 (9.2.x branch) 10g R2 (10.2.x branch) 11g R1 (11.1.x branch) 11g R2 (11.2.x branch) SQL Server SQL Server 2005 (version 9.00.1399.06 or later) SQL Server 2008 (version 10.0.1600 or later) SQL Server 2008 R2 SQL Server 2012 Note For databases that have different editions, only the editions intended or licensed for production use are supported for use with Foglight. Express or Lite editions may be used to test Foglight, but should not be used in a production deployment.

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 14 Chapter 2 Supported Platforms You can run your external database on any operating system supported by your database vendor, but Quest Software only provides support for external database issues that can be reproduced on one of the operating systems (32- or 64-bit) listed in the following table. Operating System HP-UX Version 11i v3 IBM AIX 6.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server 2008 R2 Oracle Solaris 10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Supported Platforms for the Agent Manager The following table lists the platforms that are supported for the Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM). Operating System Version OS Architecture Valid Installer(s) CentOS Linux 5.x 6.x IA-32 fglam-<ver>-linux-ia32.bin x86-64 fglam-<ver>-linux-ia32.bin 1 fglam-<ver>-linux-x86_64.bin HP-UX 11i v1 PA-RISC fglam-<ver>-hpux-parisc.bin 1 11i v2 11i v3 PA-RISC fglam-<ver>-hpux-parisc.bin 1 Itanium fglam-<ver>-hpux-ia64.bin See Final Platform Support Notice on page 17 for future HP-UX support removal plans.

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 15 Chapter 2 Supported Platforms Operating System Version OS Architecture Valid Installer(s) IBM AIX 5.3 6.1 7.1 POWER fglam-<ver>-aix-powerpc.bin 1, 2 AIX support requires the recommended patch levels from IBM. For example, AIX 5.3 should be patched to at least TL9 SP1. See Final Platform Support Notice on page 17 for future AIX support removal plans. Microsoft Windows XP (SP3) Vista (SP1 or above) 7 (Professional or above) 8 (Pro, Enterprise) Server 2003 Server 2008 Server 2008 R2 Server 2012 IA-32 fglam-<ver>-windows-ia32.exe x86-64 fglam-<ver>-windows-ia32.exe 1 fglam-<ver>-windows-x86_64.exe IA-32 fglam-<ver>-windows-ia32.exe x86-64 fglam-<ver>-windows-ia32.exe 1 fglam-<ver>-windows-x86_64.exe Itanium fglam-<ver>-windows-ia32.exe 1 x86-64 fglam-<ver>-windows-x86_64.exe See Final Platform Support Notice on page 17 for future Windows Itanium support removal plans. Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 10 11 IA-32 fglam-<ver>-linux-ia32.bin x86-64 fglam-<ver>-linux-ia32.bin 1 fglam-<ver>-linux-x86_64.bin Oracle Linux 4.x 5.x 6.x IA-32 fglam-<ver>-linux-ia32.bin x86-64 fglam-<ver>-linux-ia32.bin 1 fglam-<ver>-linux-x86_64.bin

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 16 Chapter 2 Supported Platforms Operating System Version OS Architecture Valid Installer(s) Oracle Solaris 8 9 SPARC fglam-<ver>-solaris-sparc.bin 1, 2 10 (including Zones) 3 x86-64 fglam-<ver>-solaris-x86_64.bin SPARC fglam-<ver>-solaris-sparc.bin 1, 2 11 (including Zones) 3 x86-64 fglam-<ver>-solaris-x86_64.bin SPARC fglam-<ver>-solaris-sparc.bin 4 See Final Platform Support Notice on page 17 for future Oracle Solaris support removal plans. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4.x AP/Server 5.x 6.x IA-32 fglam-<ver>-linux-ia32.bin x86-64 fglam-<ver>-linux-ia32.bin 1 fglam-<ver>-linux-x86_64.bin Ubuntu Linux 12.04.x LTS x86-64 fglam-<ver>-linux-x86_64.bin 1 Installer includes a 32-bit JRE, so the maximum heap size is limited to a 32-bit address space, even on a 64-bit operating system. 2 This platform will switch to a 64-bit JRE when support for 32-bit operating systems is removed (see Final Platform Support Notice on page 17). 3 See Quest Support Policy on Virtualization on our support portal for important information on using Foglight in virtual environments on these platforms. 4 Installer includes a 32-bit JRE. While Solaris 11 only supports 64-bit SPARC hardware, the maximum heap size is still limited to a 32-bit address space. This platform will switch to a 64- bit JRE in a future release. Operating System Patch Requirements for the JRE Foglight requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run, both for the Management Server and for the Agent Manager that runs on monitored hosts. Foglight installs the JREs it needs, but you must ensure that any machine that will run a component of Foglight has its operating system patched to the minimum patch level required to support this JRE. The following table lists the Java versions used by this release of Foglight. Management Server Java 1.6 Agent Manager Java 1.6

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 17 Chapter 2 Supported Platforms Check with your operating system vendor for the latest operating system patches required to run this version of Java on your system. Foglight cannot check this during installation. Final Platform Support Notice Support for the following operating systems will be discontinued in an upcoming Foglight release: IBM AIX 5.3 Oracle Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 HP-UX 11i (v1, v2, and v3) on PA-RISC All 32-bit versions of IBM AIX and Oracle Solaris Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008 on Itanium These operating systems are supported in this release for the Agent Manager. We hope this notice of planned support changes helps customers plan their Foglight upgrades. Please contact Quest Support if you have any questions or concerns about these changes. Note Windows 2000 is not supported in this release. Users were given notice of this change in previous releases. Final Support Notice: Agent Manager 5.5.4.x and Earlier This is the last release that supports Agent Manager clients version 5.5.4.x and earlier. The next release will require Agent Manager clients to be version 5.5.5 or later. Customers are advised to upgrade version 5.5.4.x and earlier agent managers to the current version when upgrading to this release, because the only future supported upgrade path will be from version 5.5.5 and later. Please contact Quest Support if you have any questions or concerns about this notice. Supported Platforms for the Cartridge for Operating Systems End of Support Pre-announcement The Cartridge for Operating Systems has entered Limited Support as of October 2012. This cartridge will be removed from distribution in a future release of Foglight. Customers who have been using the Cartridge for Operating Systems will need to use the Cartridge for Infrastructure, which will contain equivalents for the key utility and system agents. Customers using the Cartridge for Operating Systems system agents should begin planning to transition to the Cartridge for Infrastructure HostAgents. The Cartridge for Operating Systems will enter Support Discontinued alongside Foglight version 5.5.8, in January 2014. For details on each phase of the Product Lifecycle, please review the Quest Software Version Support Lifecycle Policy on our support portal.

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 18 Chapter 2 Supported Platforms Note To deploy this cartridge on newer platforms through the browser interface, you may need to enable the Show Packages for All Platforms checkbox on the Agent Hosts or Agent Status dashboards, to show a package that is compatible with the platform. The following table lists the platforms that are supported for the Cartridge for Operating Systems. Operating System Version OS Architecture CentOS Linux 5.x IA-32 x86-64 HP-UX 11i v1 PA-RISC 32-bit 64-bit 11i v2 11i v3 IBM AIX 5.3 6.1 7.1 PA-RISC Itanium POWER Microsoft Windows Server 2003 IA-32 x86-64 Itanium XP (SP3) Vista (SP1 or above) Server 2008 7 (Professional or above) IA-32 x86-64 Server 2008 R2 x86-64 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 10 11 IA-32 x86-64 Oracle Linux 4.x 5.x 6.x IA-32 x86-64

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 19 Chapter 2 Supported Platforms Operating System Version OS Architecture 32-bit 64-bit Oracle Solaris 8 9 SPARC 10 (including Zones) 1 x86-64 SPARC Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4.x AP/Server 5.x 6.x 2 IA-32 x86-64 1 See Quest Support Policy on Virtualization on our support portal for important information on using Foglight in virtual environments. 2 On 64-bit installations of this platform, the 32-bit compatibility libraries must be manually installed in order for the Foglight agents to run. These libraries are provided with the OS distribution. Validated Web Browsers The Foglight user interface is designed to work with standards-compliant Web browsers. The following table lists the Web browsers that have been tested and validated for use with this release of Foglight. Browser Type Version / Patch Level Validated Internet Explorer 6 Latest patch update available at March 2013 Internet Explorer 7 Latest patch update available at March 2013 Internet Explorer 8 Latest patch update available at March 2013 Internet Explorer 9 Latest patch update available at March 2013 Internet Explorer 10 (desktop environments only; touch environments not supported) Firefox ESR Latest patch update available at March 2013 17.0.4esr Firefox 19.0.2

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 20 Chapter 2 Supported Platforms Browser Type Safari (Mac OS X) Chrome Version / Patch Level Validated 6.0.2 25.0.1364.97 m Final Support Notice: Internet Explorer 6 and 7 This is the last release that has validated use of the Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 browsers. Support for these browsers will be removed in the next release of Foglight. What About Other Browsers? The Foglight user interface should also work on recent releases of other standards-compliant Web browsers. This cannot be guaranteed because they have not been tested. If you are using a different browser and encounter a rendering or navigation problem, we recommend trying one of the validated browsers to see if that resolves your issue. Quest Software will only provide support for browser issues that can be reproduced on a validated browser. The validation testing criteria used by Quest Software s Quality Assurance team is as follows: Browsers were tested on applicable operating systems including Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Red Hat Desktop Linux, Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, and Mac OS X. The latest browser version or patch release available at the time of this Foglight release was used for testing. Newer browser versions will be validated as part of our next release. Supported PDF Report Viewer To view PDF reports in Foglight, Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7.0.9 (or later) is preferred.

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 21 Index A Adobe Acrobat versions supported for Foglight reports 20 Agent Manager final platform support notices 17 resource requirements 10 supported platforms 14 AIX versions supported for Agent Manager 15 AIX 5.3, final support notice 17 B browsers final support for IE 6 and IE 7 20 operating systems tested 20 validated 19 C Cartridge for Operating Systems end of support pre-announcement 17 supported platforms 17 CentOS Linux versions supported for Agent Manager 14 versions supported for Management Server 11 Chrome, version validated 20 CPU requirements multi-tier installation, database repository 9 multi-tier installation, Management Server 9 single-tier 32-bit installation 7 single-tier 64-bit installation 8 D databases and versions supported for external database repository 13 difference between single and multi tier installation 6 disk requirements multi-tier installation, database repository 9 multi-tier installation, Management Server 9 single-tier 32-bit installation 7 single-tier 64-bit installation 8 E external databases supported 13 F FglAM, see Agent Manager Final platform support notices, Agent Manager 17 Firefox ESR, version validated 19 Firefox, version validated 19 H hardware requirements multiple tiers 9 single tier 7 hardware requirements, overview 6 HP-UX versions supported for Agent Manager 14 HP-UX 11i (PA-RISC), final support notice 17 HyperThreading, support for 12 I IBM AIX versions supported for Agent Manager 15 IBM AIX 5.3, final support notice 17 Internet Explorer 6 and 7, final support notice 20 Internet Explorer, versions validated 19 J JRE requirements 12, 16 L Linux versions supported for Agent Manager 14, 16 versions supported for Management Server 11, 12

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 22 Index M Management Server Java version required 12, 16 supported platforms 11 memory requirements multi-tier installation, database repository 9 multi-tier installation, Management Server 9 single-tier 32-bit installation 7 single-tier 64-bit installation 8 Microsoft SQL Server versions supported for external database 13 Microsoft Windows versions supported for Agent Manager 15 versions supported for Management Server 11 monitored hosts, agent manager resource footprint 10 multi-threading, support for 12 MySQL, versions supported for external database 13 N notice of final support HP-UX 11i (PA-RISC) 17 IBM AIX 5.3 17 Oracle Solaris 8 17 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versions supported for Agent Manager 15 versions supported for Management Server 11 O operating system, patch requirements for JRE 12, 16 Oracle Linux versions supported for Agent Manager 15 versions supported for Management Server 11 Oracle Solaris versions supported for Agent Manager 16 versions supported for Management Server 12 Oracle Solaris 8, final support notice 17 Oracle, versions supported for external database 13 P PDF reader supported for Foglight reports 20 processor requirements multi-tier installation, database repository 9 multi-tier installation, Management Server 9 single-tier 32-bit installation 7 single-tier 64-bit installation 8 R RAM requirements multi-tier installation, database repository 9 multi-tier installation, Management Server 9 single-tier 32-bit installation 7 single-tier 64-bit installation 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions supported for Agent Manager 16 versions supported for Management Server 12 report viewer, Acrobat Reader version 20 requirements for FMS and database separately 9 requirements for management server and database together 7 resource usage, agent manager 10 RHEL versions supported for Agent Manager 16 versions supported for Management Server 12 S Safari, version validated 20 server components and tiers, definition 6 Simultaneous MultiThreading, support for 12 SLES versions supported for Agent Manager 15 versions supported for Management Server 11 Solaris versions supported for Agent Manager 16 versions supported for Management Server 12 Solaris 8, final support notice 17 SQL Server, versions supported for external database 13 storage requirements multi-tier installation, database repository 9 multi-tier installation, Management Server 9 single-tier 32-bit installation 7 single-tier 64-bit installation 8 support 5 supported operating systems system cartridges 17 supported platforms Agent Manager 14 Cartridge for Operating Systems 17 Management Server 11 supported Web browsers 19 system cartridges supported operating systems 17 system requirements multiple tiers 9

Foglight: System Requirements and Platform Support Guide 23 Index single tier 7 system requirements, overview 6 T technical support 5 tiers, definition 6 U Ubuntu Linux versions supported for Agent Manager 16 versions supported for Management Server 12 V validated Web browsers 19 Vista support Agent Manager 15 W Web browsers 19 Windows versions supported for Agent Manager 15 versions supported for Management Server 11 Windows 2000 support removed 17 Windows 7 support Agent Manager 15 Windows 8 support Agent Manager 15 Windows Server 2003 support Agent Manager 15 Windows Server 2008 support Agent Manager 15 Management Server 11 Windows Server 2012 support Agent Manager 15