Installation guide

pki_load, can be obtained from Red Hat support to send the certificate requests to httpclient.
3. Supported Platforms
This section covers the different server platforms, hardware, tokens, and software supported by Red
Hat Certificate System 8.0.
3.1. Server Support
The Certificate System subsystems are supported on the following platforms:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 and later for x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 and later for x86_64
3.1.1. Server Requirements
Table 2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Requirements
Component Details
CPU Intel — 2.0 ZZ Pentium 4 or faster
RAM 1 GB (required)
Hard disk storage space Total is approximately 5 GB
Total transient space required during installation: 1 GB
Hard disk storage space required for installation:
Space required to set up, configure, and run the server:
approximately 2 GB
Additional space for database growth in pilot deployment:
approximately 1 GB
Total disk storage space for installation: approximately 1 GB
3.1.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Considerations
Before installing the Certificate System packages, ensure that the proper dependencies are installed on
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.
The following package groups and packages must be installed on all Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems:
gnome-desktop (package group)
compat-arch-support (package group)
web-server (package group)
kernel-smp (package)
e2fsprogs (package)
firefox (package)
On 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux platforms, ensure that the 64-bit (x86_64) com pat-libstdc++
libraries are installed, and not only the 32-bit (i386) libraries. T o confirm this, run the following command
as root:
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