System requirements
IBM Support for Apache Geronimo is available for the following system configurations:
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| AIX |
AIX Version 5.3 with Service Pack 5300-04-01 or later AIX Version 6.1 with Service Pack 6100-00-01 or later AIX Version 7.1 |
Disk: 120MB to hold the server's installation files, initial configuration, and log files (not including JDK, logging or deployed applications) Memory: Minimum 140MB physical memory (256MB or more recommended, depending on deployed applications) |
| Linux |
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Version 10 with Service Pack (SP) 4 (x86-32 and x86-64, System p) Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Version 11 with Service Pack(SP) 1(x86-32, x86-64 and System p) Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Version 10 with Service Pack (SP) 4 (x86-32, x86-64) Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Version 11 with Service Pack (SP) 1(x86-32, x86-64) Asianux Server Version 3 (x86-32, x86-64 and System p) Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 4 AS,ES with Update 8 (x86-32, x86-64 and System p) Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 5 Server with Update 6 (x86-32, x86-64 and System p) Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 6 Server with Update 1 (x86-32, x86-64 and System p) Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 6 Server with Update 2 (x86-32, x86-64 and System p) |
Disk: 120MB to hold the server's installation files, initial configuration, and log files (not including JDK, logging or deployed applications) Memory: Minimum 140MB physical memory (256MB or more recommended, depending on deployed applications) |
| Solaris | Solaris 10 with latest Patch Cluster (SPARC only) |
Disk: 120MB to hold the server's installation files, initial configuration, and log files (not including JDK, logging or deployed applications) Memory: Minimum 140MB physical memory (256MB or more recommended, depending on deployed applications) |
| Windows |
Windows Vista with SP2 Windows 2008 Server with SP2 Windows 2008 Server x64 with SP2 Windows XP Professional with SP3 Windows 2003 Server R2 with SP2 Windows 2003 Server R2 x64 with SP2 Windows 7 with SP1 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 with SP1 |
Disk: 120MB to hold the server's installation files, initial configuration, and log files (not including JDK, logging or deployed applications) Memory: Minimum 140MB physical memory (256MB or more recommended, depending on deployed applications) |
While you may run Apache Geronimo on other systems, reported problems must be reproduced on one of the supported configurations.

