The following section details tested, or reported as working by users, hardware and software versions that are compatible with JBoss Portal. Before reporting a problem, make sure you are using compatible hardware and software.
If you successfully installed JBoss Portal on versions not listed here, please let us know so it can be added to this section.
JBoss Portal is 100% pure Java, and therefore it is interoperable with most Operating Systems capable of running a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). These Operating Systems include but are not limited to: Linux, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and Mac OS X.
JBoss Portal 2.6.5 is tested with JBoss Application Server (AS) 4.2.1, JBoss AS 4.2.2, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 4.2 and JBoss EAP 4.3. It is highly recommended that customers who have access to the JBoss Customer Support Portal (CSP) use JBoss EAP 4.3 (It is mandatory to get access to professional support). Customers who do not have access to the JBoss CSP should use JBoss AS.
JBoss AS versions 4.0.x are not supported.
JBoss Portal is database-agnostic. The following list outlines known-to-be-working database vendor and version combinations:
JBoss Portal employs Hibernate as an interface to a relational database management system (RDBMS). Most relational database management systems supported by Hibernate will work with JBoss Portal.