ILM “2” System Requirements
With the release of ILM “2” imminent, organisations will need to re-evaluate the requirements for the deployment / migration / upgrading of their current ILM 2007 infrastructure to ILM “2”. With this in mind it is interesting to see some of the new requirements for ILM “2”.
Some important aspects to note is the requirement for:
· a x64 operating system
· Windows SharePoint Services
· .NET Framework 3.5
Please take the time to review these requirements (and the official release notes to mitigate simple installation related issues).
Required Hardware
The server(s) hosting the ILM “2″ server components must meet the following hardware requirements:
· A x64 capable processor
· 2 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk drive space
· 2 gigabytes (GB) or more of RAM
Required Software
Each server hosting the different ILM “2″ server-side components has a different software requirement. Below, you will find the software requirements for each of the ILM “2″ server-side components. If you decide to install all of the server-side components on one server, you must install the software requirements for each of the ILM “2″ server-side components on that server. There are however a whole host of deployment options:
Each of the main components:
· ILM Service
· ILM Synchronization Service
· ILM Portal
· ILM Password Portal
· SQL Server 2008 database for the ILM Service
· SQL Server 2008 database for the ILM Synchronization Service
may be installed separately or in combination on individual servers. Additionally, the ILM Service and the ILM Portal can be scaled out to multiple servers. For more information, see Network Load Balancing and SharePoint Server farm architecture.
ILM Synchronization Service Software Requirements
The server hosting the ILM Synchronization Service must have the following prerequisite software installed:
· Windows Server 2008 64-bit Standard or Enterprise Editions.
Important: When you install Windows Server 2008, do not install Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services. If you install Terminal Services, the ILM “2″ server components do not install.
· SQL Server 2008 64-bit Standard or Enterprise Editions.
· Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
· Windows Powershell 1.0
· Exchange 2007 SP1 Management Console
Note: Exchange 2007 SP1 Management Tools is required to fully provision Exchange Server 2007 mailboxes, contacts, and groups that are created by the ILM Synchronization Service. You will receive an extension-dll-exception error if you attempt to synchronize these objects to Active Directory without the Exchange 2007 SP1 Management Console installed. Please also ensure that at least Exchange 2007 SP1 Rollup 4 is installed on the ILM and Exchange server.
ILM Service Software Requirements
The server hosting the ILM Service must have the following software installed:
· Windows Server 2008 64-bit Standard or Enterprise Editions.
· SQL Server 2008 64-bit Standard or Enterprise Editions.
· Web Server (IIS)
· Note: The Web Server (IIS) can be installed from the Server Role interface included with Windows Server 2008. The following options must be installed when you install the Web Server (IIS) role:
o Common HTTP Features
o Static Content
o Default Document
o Directory Browsing
o HTTP Errors
o HTTP Redirection
o Application Development
o ASP.NET
o .NET Extensibility
o ISAPI Extensions
o ISAPI Filters
o Health and Diagnostics
o HTTP Logging
o Request Monitor
o Tracing
o Basic Authentication
o Windows Authentication
o Request Filtering
o Static Content Compression
o IIS 6 Management Compatibility
o IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
o IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
o IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
· Microsoft .NET 3.0 Features
· Note: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Features can be installed from the Features options interface included with Windows Server 2008.
· Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Framework
ILM Portal and Password Portal Software Requirements
The server(s) hosting the ILM Portal and Password Portal must have the following software installed:
If you decide to install the ILM Portal and Password Portal software on different servers, the software perquisites for both servers are the same.
· Windows Server 2008 64-bit Standard or Enterprise Editions
When you install Windows Server 2008, do not install Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services. If you install Terminal Services, the ILM “2″ server components do not install.
· Web Server (IIS) (Windows Server 2008 – Web Server (IIS) role with following options:)
o Common HTTP Features
o Static Content
o Default Document
o Directory Browsing
o HTTP Errors
o HTTP Redirection
o Application Development
o ASP.NET
o .NET Extensibility
o ISAPI Extensions
o ISAPI Filters
o Health and Diagnostics
o HTTP Logging
o Request Monitor
o Tracing
o Basic Authentication
o Windows Authentication
o Request Filtering
o Static Content Compression
o IIS 6 Management Compatibility
o IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
o IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
o IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
· Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Features (Windows Server 2008 feature)
· Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Framework (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129538.)
· Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=105802.)
For this release of ILM “2″, the ILM Portal does not install in a SharePoint farm topology.
ILM Client Components Software Requirements
The client computers that host the ILM “2″ client-side components must meet the following software requirements:
· Windows XP Professional SP3, 32bit or Windows Vista Enterprise SP1, 32 or 64bit
· Windows Installer 3.1 or later (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=62933)
· Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129538)
· Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
· Microsoft Forms .NET 2.0 Programmability Support (This software is an add-in feature of Microsoft Office 2007.)
· Smart Tag .NET Programmability Support for Microsoft Office 2007 (This software is an add-in feature of Microsoft Office 2007.)