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System requirements

Before you install the product, ensure that your environment meets the hardware and software requirements listed below.If you are using the enhanced catalog features provided by BMC Digital Workplace Catalog , you will also require valid licenses for the external systems that will be integrated through service connectors. For more information, see Service connector capabilities.This page describes the platforms supported with this release of BMC Digital Workplace . 

To get complete compatibility information for BMC Digital Workplace  18.02.00, use the  BMC SOLUTION AND PRODUCT AVAILABILITY AND COMPATIBILITY UTILITY (SPAC) Open link

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To access the product compatibility information on the Customer Support website, you must have a BMC Support ID.


Note

Some Remedy with Smart IT (Smart IT) information is included here for your convenience. If you are planning to install Smart IT, see System requirements for Smart IT in the Smart IT online documentation, for a comprehensive description of supported configurations.

BMC Digital Workplace  and Smart IT server installation requirements

ComponentVersion and other details
VM or physical machineSee Sizing and scalability considerations.
Windows Server2012, 2012 R2, 2016

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

6.5 or later

CentOS7 or later
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)1.8 (64-bit)
Microsoft SQL Server2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
Oracle11.2.04 or later


BMC Digital Workplace Catalog  server installation requirements

ComponentVersion and other details
VM or physical machineSee Sizing and scalability considerations.

Linux Server

BMC Digital Workplace Catalog can be installed only on one of the following Linux servers.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or later
  • CentOS 7 or later

Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Version 1.8 (64-bit)

Note: Some BMC Digital Workplace Catalog features, such as the image processing library, require Oracle Java. For more information, see Preparing a Linux server for BMC Digital Workplace Catalog installation.
Microsoft SQL Server2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
Oracle11.2.04 or later

Required components

Application or componentVersion and additional detailsPurpose

BMC Remedy IT Service Management (ITSM)

BMC Service Request Management

9.1.x or later


You must run an integration script to enable communication with a Remedy ITSM server with BMC Digital Workplace Catalog ; see Integrating Remedy applications with BMC Digital Workplace Catalog.

Approvals, knowledge articles.

Enables the following functions through the BMC Remedy service connector:

  • Submit service requests, work orders
  • Submit incidents
  • Submit change requests
  • Direct entry, retrieval, and update of any BMC Remedy application form

BMC Remedy Single Sign On


9.1.x or later

9.1.04 or later for specific features BMC Digital Workplace Catalog requires with BMC Remedy Single Sign On 9.1.03 or later; see Configuring BMC Remedy Single Sign-On integration for BMC Digital Workplace Catalog

Authentication (if you do not use BMC Remedy AR System).

Required for Configuration Management database service connector and enables additional integration in BMC Digital Workplace Catalog for imported service requests that are mapped to requestable offerings.

Required to enable authentication for  BMC Digital Workplace Catalog end user requests for services in the BMC Digital Workplace Catalog .

MongoDB

MongoDB 3.0.x, 3.2.x, 3.4.x

Social database.

To configure MongoDB for high availability or to install on a separate server, you must install MongoDB. The BMC Digital Workplace and Smart IT installer includes a bundled MongoDB 3.4.2; if you do not specify the MongoDB server during installation, the installer installs this bundled MongoDB.

TomcatTomcat 8Provides Java HTTP web server environment.

Optional components

Application or componentVersion and additional detailsPurpose
Microsoft Active Directory (LDAP)2012, 2012 R2, 2016

Notifications. Active Directory service connector.

BMC HR Case Management

4.7.00, 4.7.01

Multiple HRCM feature is only supported with 4.7.01

HR solutions and knowledge articles. Submit HR cases.
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management4.6.06Request and decommission virtual machines.
BMC TrueSight Operations Management10.x or laterMonitoring service health.

Microsoft Exchange Server

Exchange Online / Office 365

2013, 2016Reserving conference rooms.

BMC Virtual Chat (formerly BMC Virtual Agent)

9.1.00

9.1.01

9.1.02

Live chat between self-service user and an IT agent.


The following optional components are applicable for BMC Digital Workplace Catalog :

Application or componentVersion and additional detailsPurpose
BMC HR Case Management

4.7.00, 4.7.01

Multiple HRCM feature is only supported with 4.7.01

HR solutions and knowledge articles. Submit HR cases.
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management4.6.06Request and decommission virtual machines.
BMC TrueSight Operations Management 10.x or later
Monitoring service health.

Microsoft Exchange Server

Exchange Online / Office 365

2013, 2016Reserving conference rooms.

Browser support

BrowserVersion
Google Chrome61 and later
Mozilla Firefox55 and later
Internet Explorer11
Microsoft Edge15 and later
Apple Safari

10 and later
Note: DWP UC only, not available for AC and Catalog

BMC Digital Workplace  mobile clients

ClientVersion
iOSiOS 10 and later
AndroidAndroid 5.1 and later

Direct upgrade from versions

BMC Digital Workplace  — upgrade from 3.1.00 (SmartIT 1.4.)


BMC Digital Workplace Catalog — upgrade from 3.3.00.001

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