The following are the server and system requirements for Hitachi Global Link Manager, which is included in the Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager Advanced software:

Hardware

• Pentium III (1GHz or better), strongly recommended Pentium 4 (2.4GHz or better)
• Memory: 512MB RAM, more recommended
• Disk Capacity: 1.5GB for Global Link Manager Server + 4GB for database files
• SVGA (800x600) or higher
• 100BaseT Ethernet
• CD-ROM drive (for installation)
• JRE 1.4.2
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft® Windows Server 2003*, Service Pack 1 (SP1)*, SP2*
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2*, SP2*
• Microsoft Windows XP, SP1, SP2
• Microsoft Vista
• VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 (Windows guest running in Virtual Machines)
  *32-bit operating system

Supported Cluster Software

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition**
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 DataCenter Edition**
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition**
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 DataCenter Edition**
  **Except for Majority node set

Client Requirements: Supported Operating Systems and Web Browsers

• Microsoft® Windows 2000 SP3 or later
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003***
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2***
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2***
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Vista
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.6, 5.2
• Sun Solaris 9, 10
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
• Mozilla Firefox web browser 3.0 or later (Solaris)
• Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later (Red Hat Linux 4.6) and Firefox 3.0 or later (Red Hat Linux 5.2)
  ***32-bit operating system

Hitachi Global Link Manager Support Matrix

• Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager 5.8 or later (all Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager host operating system platforms)
• Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager 5.2 through 5.7 (Requires Hitachi Device Manager Software Agent 3.5 or later)
• Veritas VxVM Dynamic Multipathing (DMP) (Veritas Storage Foundation by Symantec version 5.0 for Solaris)

 The system requirements and support matrix listed on this document are subject to change without notice.