PRIMECLUSTER Web-Based Admin View Operation Guide

3.1.2 Prerequisite client environment

The clients of Web-Based Admin View support the following type of hardware, OS, and Web browser:

• PC client
  • CPU

    Equivalent to Pentium II 233 MHz or higher

  • Memory

    128 MB or more

  • OS

    Windows(R) 98, Windows(R) 98 Second Edition, Windows NT(R), Windows(R) 2000, Windows(R) Me or Windows(R) XP

    

    To display Japanese, the following requirements need to be met for an OS environment

    The Japanese version of Windows(R) is installed, and Japanese is installed for the linguistic environment

  • Web browser

    Netscape Communicator 4.5 - 4.7X, Netscape 6.2, Netscape 7.X or Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher (Java Plug-in is required)

    

    Use the format, "http://<host name> or <IP address>:<port number>/Plugin.cgi" for the URL designation on the Internet Explorer. If the product is unavailable to Java Plug-in, use Netscape Communicator.

  • Java Plug-in

    Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition v1.3.1

    Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition v1.4.2

  • Display unit

    800 x 600 dots or higher, supports high color (16 bits, 65,536 colors) display

• Solaris OS
  • Memory

    128 MB or more (256 MB or more is recommended when many browsers start or many operation management views start.)

  • Web browser

    Netscape Communicator 4.5 - 4.7X

    In case of using Java Plug-in, use the 4.72 - 4.7X.

  • Java Plug-in

    10.1.2.2,REV=1999.12.06.10.02 or higher

    20.1.2.2,REV=1999.10.14.18.04 or higher

    Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition Version 1.3.1

    Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition Version 1.4.2

    

  • It is necessary to apply the following patch when Java Plug-in 10.1.2.2 is used on Solaris 7 OS.

    <Solaris 7 OS>

    106980-04, 107078-10

  • It is necessary to apply the following patch when Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition Version 1.3.1 used on Solaris 7 OS or Solaris 8 OS.

    <Solaris 7 OS>

    107226-17, 106980-16, 106541-16, 108374-05, 107636-07, 107544-03, 108376-24, 106950-13, 107081-33, 106300-09, 107656-07, 107702-07

    <Solaris 8 OS>

    108652-33, 108921-12, 108940-24

    When the applicable patch is missing, the following error message might appear:

    

  For details on the supported OS and Web browser, refer to the operation guide for each hardware and the documentation for each operation management product.

  System Management Console attached to PRIMEPOWER800/1000/2000 and GP7000F Model 1000/2000 is also available for a client.

  

  To display Japanese, the following requirements need to be met for an OS environment

  • The Japanese version of Windows(R) is installed, and Japanese is installed for the linguistic environment

  Solaris OS cannot be used as a client when OS of the management server or the monitoring node is Linux(R).

• Linux(R)
  • CPU

    Pentium III or more.

  • Memory

    256 MB or more

  • OS

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES (v.2.1)

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES (v.3)

    SuSE SLES-7 (i386)

    SuSE SLES-8 (i586)

    

    If SuSE is used as a client, Japanese cannot be displayed.

  • Web browser
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES (v.2.1)

      Netscape Communicator 4.79

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES (v.3)

      Netscape Communicator 7.1, 7.2

    • SuSE SLES-7 (i386)

      Netscape Communicator 4.77

    • SuSE SLES-8 (i586)

      Netscape Communicator 4.80

      Netscape Communicator 6.23(Use the Java Plug-in bundled in Netscape Communicator 6.23.)

  • Java Runtime Environment
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES (v.2.1), SuSE SLES-7, SuSE SLES-8

      IBM(R) Runtime Environment for Linux(R), Java(TM)2 Technology Edition, Version 1.3.1, 32-bit version

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES (v.3)

      Java(TM)2 Runtime Environment, standard Edition, Version 1.4.2

    

    Linux(R) cannot be used as a client when OS of the management server or the monitoring node is Solaris OS.

• The conditions of the Web browser (including Java Plug-in) and clients are vary depending on each operation management product. For details, refer to the documentation of the management product.
• The Web browser might not work properly depending on its version. In such a case, use the latest version.

• For the operating environment of the management server or the monitoring node, refer to "Operation Environment."
• For details on the Java Plug-in settings, refer to "Required for the Web Browser Environment".