This topic summarizes the system requirements for the installer host, the supporting products, and databases used by BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management on Linux operating systems:
Linux installer host requirements
Before you launch the BMC Cloud LifeCycle Management installer, ensure that the installer host meets the requirements described in the following sections, based on your operating system. An installer host is the physical or virtual machine host on which you run the installer.
Installer host operating system requirements
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- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64-bit)
Installer host hardware requirements
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- Minimum 1 GB free hard-disk space for the installation directory and minimum 30 GB free hard-disk space for storing installation applications
- 2 CPUs (3-GHz dual processor)
- Minimum 1 GB RAM during installation
Installer host permissions
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You need root user credentials to perform all the installations.
Installer host port requirements
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If a firewall is configured in your environment, ensure that the firewall allows communication from the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host to the target computers by using the ports listed in the following table. The installer uses these ports to run commands to check application connectivity, database connections, RSCD connectivity, remote installation status, and so on. The port number in the table is the default value and might change based on user input or user environment configuration. For example, the database might be installed on port 1522 instead of port 1521. In that case, you must ensure that the port is enabled in the firewall.
Note
Enterprise AR System server and cloud AR System server are installed by default on portmapper; the port number assigned in that case is port 0. For the enterprise AR System server, the port number cannot be changed during the installation, but it can be changed for the cloud AR System server.
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BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installation program | | Installer ports On the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host, ensure that port 12433 is free. The BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer runs product installations remotely, using a silent installation. The product installations that are launched on the target hosts use port 12333 or 9998, as applicable, during invocation on the target host. The BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer queries the ports over the network to check whether the installation launched successfully. If a firewall is between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host and a target host, ensure that these ports are not blocked. |
BMC Remedy AR System server and BMC Remedy IT Service Management Suite | | Enterprise AR System server, AR System server post-installation, Distributed Server Option (DSO), and Cloud Portal AR Extensions port The default port on which Enterprise AR System server is installed by the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer is port 0. The BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer queries the port over the network during AR System server post-installation and DSO installation to check whether the AR System server is running. If a firewall is between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host and a target host, ensure that this port is not blocked. |
| | Enterprise AR System server database port During the Enterprise AR System server installation using the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer, the installer attempts to connect to the database using the user-supplied database port to ensure that the database is running. If the target Oracle database is installed using default values, the default port is 1521. If a firewall is between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host and the database host, ensure that this port is not blocked. |
AR System server - Cloud Database | | Cloud AR System server, AR System server post-installation, DSO, and Cloud Extensions port The default port on which the AR System Cloud Database server is installed by the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer is port 0. The BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer queries above port over the network during the AR System server post-installation and DSO installation to check whether the AR System server is running. If a firewall is between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host and the database host, ensure that this port is not blocked. |
| | Cloud AR System server database port During the AR System server - Cloud Database installation using the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer, the installer attempts to connect to the database using the user-supplied database port to ensure that the database is running. If the target Oracle database is installed using the default values, the default port is 1521. If a firewall is between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host and the database host, ensure that this port is not blocked. |
| | BMC Server Automation database port During the BMC Server Automation installation using the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer, the installer attempts to connect to the database using the user-supplied database port to ensure that the database is running. If the target Oracle database is installed using the default values, the default port is 1521. If a firewall is between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host and the database host, ensure that this port is not blocked. |
| | BMC Server Automation RSCD agent port This requirement is applicable for all hosts (product hosts as well as the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host). If a firewall is between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer and a target host, ensure that port 4750 is not blocked, because the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer executes remote commands for target host installations to the RSCD agent on the target host (which uses port 4750). |
| | BMC Network Automation database port During the BMC Network Automation installation using the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer, the installer attempts to connect to the database using the user-supplied database port to ensure that the database is running . If the target Oracle database is installed using the default values, the default port is 1521. If a firewall is between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host and the database host, ensure that this port is not blocked. |
BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management | | Requires port for BMC Server Automation web services During the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management installation using the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer, the installer executes commands over the network to check if the BMC Server Automation web service is running. The BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management connects to BMC Server Automation using the same port to load BMC Server Automation packages. |
Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) | | Requires the BMC Server Automation database port for PXE provisioning During the PXE installation using the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer, the installer attempts to connect to the database using the user-supplied database port to ensure that the database is running . If the target Oracle database is installed using the default values, the default port is 1521. If a firewall is between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer host and the database host, ensure that this port is not blocked. |
For more information about the ports used by BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management, see Port mappings.
Preparing the installer host
Click here to see a list of the preparatory tasks you must complete for the installer host .
Ensure that your installer host is correctly configured before you launch the installer, as described in the following sections:
If you want to install the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management solution from the /tmp directory, ensure that you update the /etc/fstab filesystem with the correct mount property for the installationPath/tmp directory. Set the default value of the fourth column of the filesystem to exec. For more information, see Updating the fstab filesystem in Linux.
Set your computer screen to the recommended resolution of 1280 x 800 or greater.
Ensure that you can successfully launch the installation on a product host.
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- Ensure that you can contact all target hosts (on which you want to install BMC products) from the installer host (for example, ping <hostName>).
- Run the ifconfig eth0 command on the target host, and verify that the IP address returned in the preceding step matches the target computer's IP address returned in this step.
Recommendation
Use tools, such as Xmanager and VConsole for connecting to the Linux computer and running the installer. With Xmanager, X applications installed on remote UNIX based computers run seamlessly with Windows applications side by side.
To update BMC Server Automation RSCD Agent and NSH to the required version
Notes
- Domain credentials (even though they have admin permissions) are not supported during the RSCD installation using the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer.
- This task is not required for upgrades.
For new installations, the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installer installs version 8.3 of the BMC Server Automation Remote Server Call Daemon (RSCD) Agent and BMC Network Shell (NSH). The installer uses NSH to execute silent installation commands, which are accepted by the RSCD agent installed on the target hosts. The RSCD agent executes the commands so that the installer can remotely install the supporting BMC products.
If an existing RSCD Agent and NSH are installed, perform one of the following actions:
- Upgrade to version 8.3.
- Uninstall the agent and NSH if you are unable to upgrade them as described in the following procedure:
Click here to review the steps.
- Go to /opt/bmc/BladeLogic/<version>/NSH.
- Type the command ./Uninstall and follow the uninstallation process.
- Go to /opt/bmc/bladelogic directory and delete the RSCD folder.
- Manually delete the /usr/lib/rsc folder and the /etc/rsc folder (if it exists).
- Reboot the machine after you have completed the cleanup.
For more information, see the Uninstalling other components on UNIX and Linux topic in the BMC Server Automation online technical documentation..
Specific Package Managers are required to access the graphical user interface (GUI) on Red Hat Linux 5.5 computers.
Note
Contact your Linux system administrator to check for these packages.
Click here for a list of Package Managers to install on the installer host.
- libXi-1.0.1-4.el5_4
- libX11-1.0.3-11.el5
- libXau-1.0.1-3.1
- libICE-1.0.1-2.1
- libSM-1.0.1-3.1
- libXtst-1.0.1-3.1
- libXtst-1.0.1-3.1.i386
- libXext-1.0.1-2.1
- compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61.i386
- compat-libtermcap-2.0.8-49.el6.x86_64
- libXi.i386
- xorg-x11-server-Xorg
- xorg-x11-utils
- xorg-x11-xauth
To verify if the RPM is installed, enter the following command:
Specific Package Managers are required to access the graphical user interface (GUI) on Red Hat Linux 6.2 computers.
Note
Contact your Linux system administrator to check for these packages.
Click here to review the steps.
- Install the following 32-bit and 64-bit RPMs:
- libXi-1.3-3.el6.i686
- libXi-1.3-3.el6.x86_64
- libX11-1.3-2.el6.i686
- libX11-1.3-2.el6.x86_64
- libXau-1.0.5-1.el6.i686
- libXau-1.0.5-1.el6.x86_64
- libICE-1.0.6-1.el6.i686
- libICE-1.0.6-1.el6.x86_64
- libSM-1.1.0-7.1.el6.i686
- libSM-1.1.0-7.1.el6.x86_64
- libXtst-1.0.99.2-3.el6.i686
- libXtst-1.0.99.2-3.el6.x86_64
- libXext-1.1-3.el6.i686
- libXext-1.1-3.el6.x86_64
- libxcb-1.5-1.el6.i686
- libxcb-1.5-1.el6.x86_64
- compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686
- compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.x86_64
- compat-libtermcap-2.0.8-49.el6.i686
- compat-libtermcap-2.0.8-49.el6.x86_64
- xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.10.4-6.el6.i686
- xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.10.4-6.el6.x86_64
- xorg-x11-utils-7.4-8.el6.i686
- xorg-x11-utils-7.4-8.el6.x86_64
- xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.2-7.1.el6.i686
- xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.2-7.1.el6.x86_64
- To ensure that the BMC Remedy AR System services start, install the compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686.rpm RPM package.
- To ensure that the RSCD Agent installs properly, install the compat-libtermcap-2.0.8-49.el6.x86_64.rpm package.
- From the /usr/lib folder, verify that the libstdc++.so.5 library exists. Install the library if it does not exist.
To verify if the RPM is installed, enter the following command:
Common supporting product host requirements for all operating systems
Although the hardware and software requirements and pre-installation tasks differ according to each product in the solution, certain requirements are common for the supporting product hosts on both Microsoft Windows and Linux.
Click here for steps that guide you through these requirements.
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Linux supporting product requirements
The following sections list the hardware and software requirements, and the tasks that you must perform before you install the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management solution on Linux. The requirements outlined in this topic are for a POC deployment only. For more information about product-specific hardware requirements per deployment type, see deployment architecture and sizing guidelines.
BMC Remedy product requirements
The following table lists the product-specific requirements for the BMC Remedy products.
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BMC Remedy AR System & IT Service Management Suite – Primary |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 10526 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 10 GB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64 bit)
- Oracle JRE 1.6. update 31
- For local and remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit database
- For remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit client with Administrator installation type (ensure that the installation includes oracle utilities such as imp).
- Review the required list of packages to install this product.
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BMC Remedy AR System – Cloud Database Primary |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 5223 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 2935 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- For local and remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit database
- For remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit client with Administrator installation type (ensure that the installation includes oracle utilities, for example, imp).
- Oracle JRE 1.6. update 31
- Review the required list of packages to install this product.
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BMC Remedy AR System & IT Service Management Suite – Secondary |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 4 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 10526 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 9064 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- Oracle JRE 1.6. update 31
- For local and remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit database (shares the database with BMC Remedy AR System & IT Service Mgt. Suite - Primary)
- For remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit client with Administrator installation type (ensure that the installation includes oracle utilities, for example, imp).
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BMC Remedy AR System Server Cloud Database – Secondary |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 5223 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 2935 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- Oracle JRE 1.6. update 31
- For local and remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64 bit database (shares the database with BMC Remedy AR System Server - Cloud Database).
- For remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64 bit client with Administrator installation type (ensure that the installation includes oracle utilities, such as imp).
- Review the required list of packages to install this product.
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Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 4 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 360 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 2609 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- Oracle JRE 1.6. update 31
Product-specific requirements: Set the PATH environment variable on the mid tier host to jrePath/bin. |
BMC Atrium Core Web Registry requirements
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements for the BMC Atrium Core Web Registry.
Hardware and software requirements:
- 2 CPUs
- 6 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 1345 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 5223 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) orRed Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- Oracle JRE 1.6. update 31
- Review the required list of packages to install this product.
BMC Server Automation product requirements
The following table lists the product-specific requirements for the BMC Server Automation components.
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BMC Server Automation – Application Server & Console |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 745 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 1626 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- For local and remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit database
Product-specific requirements: - Before you begin installing BMC Server Automation – Application Server & Console, ensure that port 9700 is available on the host on which you want to install the product.
- Review the required list of packages to install this product.
- Ensure that the libtermcap.so.2 RPM package is installed.
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BMC Server Automation – Multiple Application Server (MAS) |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- For local and remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit database (shares the database with BMC Server Automation Application Server & Console)
- 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 9 GB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 3 GB
Product-specific requirements: - Before you begin installing BMC Server Automation – Application Server & Console, ensure that port 9700 is available on the host on which you want to install the product.
- Ensure that the libtermcap.so.2 RPM package is installed.
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BMC Server Automation – Remote System Call Daemon (RSCD) Agent |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- Hard disk space: Install directory: 100 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Product-specific requirements: None |
BMC Server Automation – Advanced Repeater (Optional) |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- 2 CPUs
- 1 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 265 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 391 MB
Product-specific requirements: - Ensure that the following rpm packages are installed:
- libXp.i386
- libXp.x86_64
- libXcursor.i386
- libXcursor.x86_64
- libXfixes.i386
- libXfixes.x86_64
- libXi.i386
- libXi.x86_64
- libXpm.i386
- libXpm.x86_64
- xorg-x11-server-utils.x86_64
- libXi.i386
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Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- 2 CPUs
- 4 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 46 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 1626 MB
Product-specific requirements: Ensure that the libtermcap.so.2 RPM package is installed. |
BMC Server Automation – File Server (Optional) |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- 2 CPUs
- 8 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 50 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 1 GB
Note You require additional hard disk space for storage on the File Server. Product-specific requirements: None |
BMC Atrium Orchestrator product requirements
The following table lists the product-specific requirements for the BMC Atrium Orchestrator components.
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BMC Atrium Orchestrator – Configuration Distribution Peer |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- 2 CPUs
- 2 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 590 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 3598 MB
Product-specific requirements: - Install the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Development Studio client so that you can export the IP Address Management (IPAM) modules to the BMC Atrium Orchestrator grid. For more information, see Installing BMC Atrium Orchestrator Development Studio.
- Ensure that the libtermcap.so.2 RPM package is installed.
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BMC Atrium Orchestrator – Configuration Distribution Peer (HA) |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 4 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 590 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 3598 MB
- Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- Msvcr71.dll
Product-specific requirements: - Install the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Development Studio client so that you can export the IP Address Management (IPAM) modules to the BMC Atrium Orchestrator grid. For more information, see Installing BMC Atrium Orchestrator Development Studio.
- Ensure that the libtermcap.so.2 RPM package is installed.
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BMC Network Automation product requirements
The following table lists the product-specific requirements for the BMC Network Automation components.
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Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 4 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 1245 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 997 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
- For local and remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit database
- Review the required list of packages to install this product.
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BMC Network Automation – Device Agent |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 4 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 2093 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 770 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
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This section applies to the following BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management components:
- BMC ProactiveNet Central Server
- BMC ProactiveNet Server
- BMC ProactiveNet Data Collection Host
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements:
- 2 CPUs (for each product)
- 4 GB RAM (for each product)
- IPv4 address
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 16642 MB for Central Server and 11731 for Server
- Temp (tmp) directory: 9261 MB for Central Server and 9406 for Server
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit)
- For local and remote databases: Oracle 11g R2 64-bit database
Product-specific requirements:
- Before installing the BMC ProactiveNet Central Server on Red Hat Linux 6.2, you must stop the deployment of BMC Server Automation Application Server and the Console host:
- Use the BMC BladeLogic Agent to log on to BMC Server Automation.
- On the Configuration tab, click Infrastructure Management.
- Expand Application Servers.
- Right-click the default Application Server, and click Stop.
Ensure that you install the following (32-bit) libraries, which are required for BMC ProactiveNet Server, BMC ProactiveNet Data Collection Host, and BMC ProactiveNet Central Server.
The 32-bit RPMs must be the same version as the most current 64-bit version of that RPM.
- libXp-1.0.0-15.1.el6.i686.rpm
- libX11-1.3-2.el6.i686.rpm
- libxcb-1.5-1.el6.i686.rpm
- libXau-1.0.5-1.el6.i686.rpm
- libXext-1.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
- libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.i686.rpm
- openssl-1.0.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
- libgssglue-0.1-8.1.el6.i686.rpm
- krb5-libs-1.8.2-3.el6.i686.rpm
- libcom_err-1.41.12-3.el6.i686.rpm
- keyutils-libs-1.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
- libselinux-2.0.94-2.el6.i686.rpm
- zlib-1.2.3-25.el6.i686.rpm
- libidn-1.18-2.el6.i686.rpm
- libcap-2.16-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
- libattr-2.4.44-4.el6.i686.rpm
- libXtst-1.0.99.2-3.el6.i686.rpm
- libXi-1.3-3.el6.i686.rpm
- Linux-PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux) RPM
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management product requirements
The following table lists the product-specific requirements for the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management components.
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Cloud Database Extensions |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 521 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 1933 MB
- Install the Cloud Database Extensions on the same host as BMC Remedy AR System - Cloud Database.
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Product-specific requirements: None |
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Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - 2 CPUs
- 4 GB RAM
- Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 521 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 1933 MB
- Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64-bit)
Product-specific requirements: None |
Cloud Portal AR Extensions – Primary |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 521 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 1933 MB
- Install the Cloud Portal AR Extensions on the same host as BMC Remedy AR System & IT Service Management Suite.
- Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit)
Product-specific requirements: None |
Cloud Portal AR Extensions – Secondary |
Click here to see the hardware, software, and product-specific requirements.
Hardware and software requirements: - Hard disk space:
- Installation directory: 521 MB
- Temp (tmp) directory: 1933 MB
- Install the Cloud Portal AR Extensions – Secondary on the same host as BMC Remedy AR System & IT Service Management Suite – Secondary.
- Red Hat Linux 5.5 (64 bit) or Red Hat Linux 6.2 (64 bit)
Product-specific requirements: None |
Database requirements for Linux
This section outlines the database requirements for Linux platforms.
This section outlines the requirements that are common to Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.
The BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management solution supports the following databases:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64-bit (if you require Cluster capabilities) on Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 64-bit OS.
Otherwise, you can use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard 64-bit for single installations.
- Oracle Database 11g R2 64-bit on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 64-bit OS
Unicode and character set requirements for databases
The following Unicode and character set requirements apply to both MS SQL Server and Oracle databases:
- You must synchronize all your databases so that their character sets and Unicode settings are correctly aligned with their <product>, for example, BMC Remedy AR System settings.
- You must run Unicode to Unicode or non-Unicode to non-Unicode. Do not mix these settings.
- For Oracle, you must set the character sets to AL32UTF8.
- For MS SQL Server, you must set the Unicode data types to nchar, nvarchar, and ntext.
Oracle requirements for Linux
This section explains the Oracle requirements for a Linux installation, such as pre-create options, tablespace requirements, and database requirements. The BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management solution supports Oracle Database 11g R2 64-bit on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 64-bit OS.
Install these packages for products that require an Oracle client.
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Tablespace and database instance requirements
For products in the solution that require a database, you can use a local or remote database. Certain products in the solution can share a database. Therefore, you can apply a specific Oracle database instance to one or more product installations, as explained in the product-specific database requirements. Before you begin your product installations, make sure that the database software and the instance that you created are running.
Additionally, you can use a pre-created tablespace or allow the installer to create a tablespace for a given product, if the product supports it, during the installation. To use the pre-created tablespace option, you must have required system user and password credentials. For more information about the tablespace and database requirements per product in the solution, see the product-specific database requirements.
Note
The instance name that you provide must be less than or equal to 8 characters. Otherwise, the installer does not accept the instance name.
If you are using Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) Automatic Storage Management (ASM) in your environment, ensure that the DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST property is set to an appropriate value. Otherwise, the tablespace is not created successfully.
Example
ALTER SYSTEM SET DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST = '+DATA2';
Pre-create database support and requirements for Linux
In the table in the product-specific database requirements, the valid values for the pre-created tablespace support for Oracle are as follows:
- Yes, but optional — A pre-created tablespace is supported. However, you can choose to have the installer create the tablespace during the installation process.
- No, mandatory — A pre-created tablespace is not supported. You must allow the installer to create a tablespace. However, you must create default, index, and temporary tablespaces for the user in advance.
Note
The BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Installer creates Oracle tablespaces with default file sizes and with auto-extend set to on, as listed in the following table, and users for products that require them. If you want to use the pre-created database option, ensure that you use the file size details listed in the table. You must have database administrator (DBA) credentials to create the tablespace and users for the pre-created database and installer-created database option.
For more information about pre-created databases, see the documentation for the respective product in the documentation for related products.
The following table lists the requirements for Linux databases. For specific preparatory tasks that you must perform before you complete product installation, see the Additional information column.