This chapter covers software and hardware prerequisites for installing and running OpenAM software. If you have a special request to support a component or combination not listed here, contact ForgeRock at info@forgerock.com.

This release of OpenAM requires Java Development Kit 1.6, at least 1.6.0_10. For better performance and security, use at least 1.6.0_22. ForgeRock has tested this release of OpenAM primarily with Oracle Java SE JDK. OpenAM Java SDK requires Java Development Kit 1.5 or 1.6.

This release of OpenAM runs in the following web application containers. Apache Tomcat 6.0.x, 7.0.x GlassFish v2 IBM WebSphere 7.x JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.x, 5.x JBoss Application Server 7.x Oracle WebLogic 10.3.5 If running as a non-root user, the web application container must be able to write to its own home directory, where OpenAM stores configuration files.

This release of OpenAM works with the following configuration data stores. Embedded (using ForgeRock OpenDJ 2.4.4 for the data store) When using the embedded configuration store, you must deploy OpenAM on a local file system and not on an NFS-mounted file system. External ForgeRock OpenDJ data store External Sun OpenDS data store External Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition data store This release of OpenAM works with the following user profile data stores. ForgeRock OpenDJ Microsoft Active Directory IBM Tivoli Directory Server OpenDS Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition OpenAM also works with OpenLDAP and other LDAPv3 compliant directory servers. Contact ForgeRock at info@forgerock.com for details.

ForgeRock has tested this release of OpenAM on the following platforms. Linux 2.6, 3.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008 Oracle Solaris 10

You can deploy OpenAM on any hardware supported for the combination of software required. Deploying OpenAM requires a minimum of 1 GB free RAM over and above the RAM used by all other software on the system. ForgeRock has tested this release of OpenAM primarily on x86 and x64 based systems.