What are the software requirements for installing Directory and Resource Administrator 8.5? (NETIQKB71794)

What are the software requirements for installing Directory and Resource Administrator 8.5?

Directory and Resource Administrator 8.5 has the following software requirements for the server components and user interfaces:

Administration Server Requirements

The Administration server computer should be a server in the domain you plan to manage and is recommened to meet these minimum software requirements.

• Operating Systems:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter
    edition 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) Service pack 2 or greater
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard/Enterprise/Data
    center edition 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) Service pack 2 or greater
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise/Data
    center edition 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)

Note:Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is not supported in Directory and Resource Administrator 8.5. It is suppored, however, in DRA 8.5 SP1.

• DRA Reporting Server (optional Management reports)
  • SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2, or Service Pack 3
  • SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
  • SQL Server 2005 Integration Service
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
  • ASP.NET installed and configured in the Default Web Site properties
  • Named Pipes enabled
  • Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Service Pack 2 (optional)
  • Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (optional)

Note:SQL Server 2008 is not supported in Directory and Resource Administrator 8.5.

• Enabled Support
  • NetBIOS Protocol
• • DCOM
  • Active scripting enabled in Internet Explorer to run the setup program
  • Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Exchange in English and Japanese
  • Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) 2.6
  • One of the following versions of MDAC:
    • MDAC 2.6 Service Pack 1
    • MDAC 2.6 Service Pack 2
    • MDAC2.7
    • MDAC 2.7 Service Pack 1
    • MDAC2.8
    • MDAC 2.8 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
  • Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML)
• Web Component
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 or 7.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0
  • W3SVC service

Note: To enable Web Console support on 64-bit operating systems, configure IIS to support 32-bit worker processes in the Worker Process Isolation mode on 64-bit operating systems. For more information, see the NetIQ Knowledge Base available at https://support.netiq.com/dra or access the following Microsoft Knowledge
Base articles:

? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894435
? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/0aafb9a0-1b1c-4a39-ac9a-994adc902485.mspx?mfr=true
? http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zwk9h2kb.aspx

Note:Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 is not supported in Directory and Resource Administrator 8.5.

• Microsoft Exchange Tools
  • To use ExA, install one or more of the following Microsoft Exchange
    tools:
    • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Service Pack 3 System Management
      Tools
    • Microsoft Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 System Management
      Tools
    • Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 Management
      Tools

Note: Ensure the version of Microsoft Exchange tools matches the software version of your Microsoft Exchange server. For the most recent information about software requirements, see the NetIQ Knowledge Base available at https://support.netiq.com/dra.

Microsoft Exchange Server Requirements

To install and use ExA, your Microsoft Exchange server must have LDAP support enabled and one of the following versions of Microsoft Exchange software installed:

• Microsoft Exchange 2000 Service Pack 3
• Microsoft Exchange 2003 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Exchange 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2

Note: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is not supported in Directory and Resource Administrator 8.5.

Client Requirements

The following are the recommended software requirements for computers running the DRA and ExA user interfaces. To deploy the Web Console, ensure your client computers are running Internet Explorer 6 or Internet Explorer 7 and have active scripting enabled. For the most recent information about third party
software requirements, see the NetIQ Knowledge Base available at https://support.netiq.com/dra. For more information, see ?Deploying the Web Console? on
page 41 of the Administration Installation Guide.

• Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise/Data center edition 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
  • Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Note: Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 and Microsoft Windows 7  arenot supported in Directory and Resource Administrator 8.5.

• Enabled Support
  • NetBIOS Protocol
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (By default, the setup program installs.NET Framework version 3.5 Service Pack 1.)
  • Active scripting enabled in Internet Explorer to run the setup program.

 

Formerly known as NETIQKB71794