InstallAnywhere Requirements

InstallAnywhere Requirements

The technical specifications for InstallAnywhere.

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FOR SYSTEMS RUNNING INSTALLANYWHERE (AUTHORING ENVIRONMENT)

RAM 256 MB free; 512 MB preferred
Hard Disk Free Space 500 MB
Color High color (16-bit color depth)
Resolution Minimum 1200 x 800

 

 

InstallAnywhere runs on the latest versions of these operating systems, fully updated with the most recent patches and service packs.

Windows
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 (Preview)
  • Windows 7 and 8.1 (x86 and x64)

Windows-based target systems must also support the SSE2 instruction set.

Apple
  • macOS Sonoma (14) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.15+
  • macOS Ventura (13) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.15+
  • macOS Ventura (13) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.15+ on Apple M1
  • macOS Monterey (12) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.7+ on Apple M1
  • macOS Big Sur (11) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.7+
  • macOS Big Sur (11) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.7+ on Apple M1
Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9, 8 (x64), 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 9.0, 9.1, 9.3, and 9.4
  • OpenSUSE Leap 42.3 (x64) and 15.6
  • OpenSUSE Linux 15.3, 15.4, and 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
  • Linux PPC 64-bit (build time only) only with Java 11
  • Ubuntu 21.4, 22.04, 22.10, 23.10, and 24.04
  • Fedora 34, 36, 37, 39, and 40
  • CentOS Stream 9.0

Note: When you install InstallAnywhere on a Linux system, the installation attempts to create a symbolic link to the default Linux loader (/lib/ld-linux.so.2) if a link with the same name is not already present. The symbolic link is necessary for the host ID to be displayed on the Host ID dialog, and it is also necessary for successful node-locked licensing. The link is present on systems that are Linux Standard Base (LSB) 3 compliant, but it may not be present on systems that are not LSB compliant. For more information, see Knowledge Base article Q209204 .

 

Note: Installers can be built from any supported authoring platform for any other supported target platform or language. Localizations for 32 languages are included.

FOR TARGET SYSTEMS (INSTALLER RUN-TIME ENVIRONMENT)

RAM 64 MB
Color High color (16-bit color depth)
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480

Installers run on any version of these operating systems, as long as the operating system supports Java 11 and above. InstallAnywhere-generated installers are not supported on beta versions or on early-access releases unless they are explicitly mentioned.

 

Windows
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 (Preview)
  • Windows 7 and 8.1 (x86 and x64)

Windows-based target systems must also support the SSE2 instruction set.

Apple
  • macOS Sequoia (15) Developer beta with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.15+
  • macOS Sonoma (14) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.15+
  • macOS Ventura (13) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.15+
  • macOS Ventura (13) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.15+ on Apple M1
  • macOS Monterey (12) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.7+, Java 17 on Apple M1
  • macOS Big Sur (11) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.7+, Java 17
  • macOS Big Sur (11) with Oracle and Amazon Corretto Java 11.0.7+, Java 17 on Apple M1
  • macOS Catalina (10.15) with Oracle Java 11.0.7+
  • macOS Mojave (10.14) with Oracle Java 11.0.7+
Linux
  • CentOS Stream 9.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9, 8 (x64), 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 9.0, 9.1, 9.3, and 9.4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and 8 for PowerPC (little endian)
  • Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 8 for PowerPC (little endian - silent and console mode only)
  • OpenSUSE Linux 15.3, 15.4, and 15.6
  • Oracle Linux 8.5, 9, 9.3, and 9.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
  • Ubuntu 21.4, 22.04, 22.10, 23.10, and 24.04
  • Fedora 34, 36, 37, 39, and 40
Solaris
  • Solaris 11 (x86 and SPARC)
  • Solaris 9, 10 (x86, SPARC, and AMD-64)
HP-UX
  • HP-UX 11i (Itanium 2 and PA-RISC)
AIX
  • AIX 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 (Power/PowerPC)
IBM
  • i5/OS (OS/400) on System i - V5R3 and V5R4 (Enterprise Edition only), IBM i 6.1, and IBM i 7.1
  • z/OS
Other
  • FreeBSD
  • Other Linux and Unix operating systems (POSIXcompliant shell required)

SUPPORTED JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINES

InstallAnywhere supports the following Java virtual machines:

VMSupported Versions
IBM11, 17, and 21
HP11.0.2
Sun/Oracle11, 11.0.7, 12, 14.0.1, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22
OpenJDK11, 11.0.7, 12, 14.0.1, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22
Amazon Corretto11, 11.0.7, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22
AdoptOpenJDK11.07, 15, 16, 17, 21 and 22
Azul Platform Core JRE11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22

 

The InstallAnywhere crossplatform installer installs JRE 11.0.15 VM packs. Any Java virtual machine can be bundled with an installer ensuring that the target system meets the minimum requirements for both the installers and your applications. You can download additional JRE VM packs.

InstallAnywhere-generated multiplatform installers are not supported on beta versions or on early-access releases of Java.

REQUIREMENTS FOR VIRTUAL APPLIANCES

System Requirements for Building and Auto-Deploying Virtual Appliances

The following table lists the system requirements for building and auto-deploying virtual appliances from within InstallAnywhere.

Hypervisor Requirements
VMware vSphere 5/vCenter
  • Credentials to a VMware vSphere 5 Server
  • If your VMware vSphere 5 Server is managed by a VMware vCenter 5 Server, the credentials to the VMware vCenter Server are also required.
  • Host machine credentials (credentials to a physical/virtual machine that closely resembles the virtual appliance operating system)
Amazon EC2
  • Amazon EC2 account information (account number, access key, secret key, X.509 certificate, and private key associated with your Amazon EC2 account)
  • Host machine credentials (credentials to a physical/virtual machine that closely resembles the virtual appliance operating system)

SUPPORTED HYPERVISORS AND PLATFORMS FOR VIRTUAL APPLIANCES

InstallAnywhere supports the creation of virtual appliances that run on VMware vSphere 5 and Amazon EC2 hypervisors. A VMware vSphere 5 virtual appliance is deployable on a licensed VMware vSphere 5 Server (standalone) or a licensed VMware vSphere 5 Server that is managed by a licensed VMware vCenter 5 Server

The following table identifies the operating systems that are supported on the supported hypervisors.

Supported Hypervisor Supported Operating Systems
Vmware vSphere 5/vCenter
  • CentOS 7, 6.2 and 6.3 (x86 and x64)
  • OpenSUSE 12.2 (x86 and x64) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2—Requires the use of an existing SUSE VM or snapshot (No support for using a SUSE VM virtual appliance template)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (x86 and x64)—Requires the use of a Red Hat Network–registered RHEL VM virtual appliance template
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 (x64)—Requires the use of a Red Hat Network–registered RHEL VM virtual appliance template
  • Ubuntu 11.10, 12.04, 12.1 and 13.04 (x86 and x64)
Amazon EC2
  • Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 (x32)

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