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System requirements
Before you install Focal Point, make sure that the system meets the requirements for hardware, software, server environment, operating systems, and other factors. The following table shows the minimum system requirements to install and use Focal Point. Check the compatibility between the operating systems, browsers, JREs, databases, and the application servers before you install Focal Point.
 
Item
Requirements
Hardware
Memory: 1 GB minimum, 8 GB recommended
Note 16 GB minimum, if you are installing Focal Point and Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) applications on the same system.
Disk space: 10 GB minimum, 80 GB recommended
Display: Minimum resolution 1024 x 768 on a client computer.
Platform
One of the following operating systems must be installed:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, SP2 (32-bit x86, 64-bit x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP1 R2 (64-bit x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP1 R2 (64-bit x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition R2 (64-bit x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition (64-bit x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition (64-bit x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Advance Platform (32-bit x86, 64-bit x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Desktop editions (32-bit x86, 64-bit x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 Server edition (32-bit x86, 64-bit x64).
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 Server edition (32-bit x86, 64-bit x64).
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Server edition (32-bit x86, 64-bit x64).
Supported platforms in the client computer to access Focal Point:
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows 7, 10
Mac OS X 10.8.
Application server
One of the following application servers:
Apache Tomcat 9.0.X
Note Tomcat version 9.46 is included with Focal Point.
IBM WebSphere® Application Server 9.0.X
Note If you set up a clustered environment make sure the system time on the different servers is synchronized and differs by less than one second.
Relational database
One of the following databases must be installed in the production environment:
IBM Db2® Enterprise Server Edition 9.7
IBM Db2 Enterprise Server Edition 10.1
IBM Db2 Enterprise Server Edition 10.5
IBM Db2 Enterprise Server Edition 11.1
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 2
Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 1
Oracle Database 18c Enterprise Edition Release 1
Oracle Database 19c Enterprise Edition Release 1
PostgreSQL 10.20
PostgreSQL 11.15
PostgreSQL 12.10
PostgreSQL 13.6
PostgreSQL 14.2
Java™ SE Runtime Environment (JRE)
Oracle JRE 8
IBM JRE 8
Note Oracle JRE 8 is installed and used by default with Focal Point.
Web browser
You can use these browsers to log in to Focal Point:
Mozilla Firefox 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Edge 99
Google Chrome 99
Licensing server
UNICOM License Technology 8.200a
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