System Requirements

ESRI Software

• ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 Advanced Enterprise or Standard Enterprise
• ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 or higher (optional but highly recommended)

Third-Party Software

1 A Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for the database is required.
2 For full functionality of user-based roles in ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension an LDAP-enabled directory server is required for the authentication mechanism. You may use an existing directory server that supports LDAP v.3 if you already have one in your organization. If you currently do not have a directory server and wish to have user-based roles, you will need to install a directory server. Examples include Microsoft Active Directory, IBM Tivoli Access Manager, Sun OpenDS, and Apache Directory Server. Instructions on installing either Apache Directory Server or Sun OpenDS are available in the ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension distribution documentation package.
3 Simple authentication, where ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension has just one administrative user account, is available as an alternative to LDAP when users are setting up ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension. It is a quick option for an introductory setup but is not recommended for production environments. Users wishing to use simple authentication need not install additional LDAP software. Setting up simple authentication can be achieved solely via the configuration file and is described in detail in the installation guide.
4 When installing any of the Geoportal extension components on a 64-bit system, they must be installed into the "Program Files (x86)" directory.
HTTP Server	Internet Information Services (IIS) (5.0, 5.1, or 6.0, depending on Windows version) Apache 2.058
Servlet Engine	Apache Tomcat 5.5.17, 5.5.27 (requires Java JDK 5) Apache Tomcat 6.0.13 (requires Java JDK 6) Oracle WebLogic 10 MP1 Oracle WebLogic 10.3 Sun GlassFish 2.1
Java 2 Platform	Java JDK 5 (Update 13) Java JDK 6 (Update 13)
Database1	Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Oracle 9i Oracle 10g Oracle 11g PostgreSQL
User Authentication/ Authorization	LDAP v.3-enabled directory server2 or simple authentication3
Operating System	Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 5 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Standard Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 64-bit4

Geoportal Extension Clients for ArcGIS Requirements

The CS-W Client for ArcGIS Desktop requires ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.

The CS-W Client for ArcGIS Explorer requires ArcGIS Explorer Build 380 or higher, which you can download at no cost.

The Publish Client requires ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 or higher.