Complete the Prerequisites

Before you install CA Open Space, verify that you have completed the following prerequisites:

Ensure that the server meets the following hardware and Operating System requirements
- 4-GB RAM
- Windows Server 2003 SP2 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition (64-bit)
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Data Center (64-bit)
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition (64-bit)
- RedHat Enterprise Linux OS 5.5, 6.0 (64-bit)
Download Liferay CE 6.1 GA edition zip file
Note: Do not install Liferay manually as the CA Open Space installer unzips the downloaded file and installs Liferay.
Install MySQL 5.5.27. You can download MySQL from the following URL:
Install JRE 1.6.26 or later and set JAVA_HOME to the JRE path. Make sure to add JAVA_HOME in the Environment PATH variable.
Install MySQL Workbench from.
Configure MySQL Workbench so that the MySQL root user has full privileges on the host where you are installing CA Open Space. Follow this step:
Open MySQL Workbench and navigate to Manage Security, Security, Users and Privileges, Root User. Verify that Limited Connectivity to Hosts Matching is set to % and all the Administrator Roles are selected.