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Policy Server Installation Requirements

Policy Server System Requirements

The following sections detail the minimum system requirements for installing a Policy Server on a Windows and UNIX system.

Windows

The Windows system to which you are installing the Policy Server must meet the following minimum system requirements:

• CPU—x86 or x64.
• Memory—2 GB of system RAM.

  Note: We recommend 2 GB of RAM for Policy Server processing. We recommend at least 4 GB of RAM be available to the Policy Server host system for additional processing.

• Available disk space:
  • 4 GB of free disk space in the install location.
  • 3 GB of free space in temporary file location of the system.

    Note: These requirements are based on a medium size policy database of approximately 1,000 policies.

• JDK—Be sure that the required JRE, which is shipped with the JDK, is installed on the Policy Server host system.
• LDAP directory server or relational database—Be sure that the LDAP directory server or relational database you plan on using as a policy store is supported.

Note: For a list of supported CA and third-party components, refer to the CA SiteMinder® 12.51 Platform Support Matrix on the Technical Support site.

More information:

Locate the Platform Support Matrix

UNIX

The UNIX system to which you are installing the Policy Server must meet the following minimum system requirements:

• CPU
  • Solaris–UltraSparc 440MHz or better.
  • Red Hat–x86 or x64.

    Note:The Red Hat 6 operating system relies on entropy for performance. Increase entropy before installing the component. Without sufficient entropy, the installation can take an exceedingly long time to complete. We recommend that you use the following command to set a symbolic link:

    mv /dev/random /dev/random.org
    ln -s /dev/urandom /dev/random
    

• Memory—2 GB of system RAM.

  Note: We recommend 2 GB of RAM for Policy Server processing. We recommend at least 4 GB of RAM be available to the Policy Server host system for additional processing.

• Available disk space:
  • 4 GB of free disk space.
  • 3 GB of free disk space in /tmp.

    Note: Typically, 10 MB of free disk space in /tmp is required for the daily operation of the Policy Server. The Policy Server creates files and named pipes under /tmp. The path to which these files and pipes are created cannot be changed.

• JRE—The required JRE version is installed on the system to which you are installing the Policy Server.
• LDAP directory server or relational database—Be sure that the LDAP directory server or relational database you plan on using as a policy store is supported.

Note: For a list of supported CA and third-party components, refer to the CA SiteMinder® 12.51 Platform Support Matrix on the Technical Support site.

More information:

Locate the Platform Support Matrix