The vCloud Director Web Console is only compatible with 32-bit browsers. If a browser is listed as supported on a 64-bit operating system platform, the use of a 32-bit browser is assumed.
Browsers supported for Microsoft Windows platforms
This table outlines the supported browsers for Microsoft Windows platforms:
PlatformInternet Explorer 7.xInternet Explorer 8.xInternet Explorer 9.xFirefox 12.x and 13.x
Windows XP Pro 32-bitYesYesNoYes
Windows XP Pro 64-bitYesYesNoYes
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 32-bitYesYesNoYes
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64-bitYesYesNoYes
Windows Server 2008YesYesYesYes
Windows Server 2008 R2NoYesYesYes
Windows Vista 32-bitYesYesYesYes
Windows Vista 64-bitYesYesYesYes
Windows 7 32-bitNoYesYesYes
Windows 7 64-bitNoYesYesYes
Browser support and operating system compatibility on Linux Platforms
This table outlines the supported browsers and operating system compatibility for Linux Platforms:
PlatformFirefox 11.x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit), Update 6Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (32-bit)Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64-bit)Yes
SLES 11 32-bitYes
Ubuntu 10.10 32-bitYes
Ubuntu 10.10 64-bitYes
Additional Information
In addition to web browser supportability, you must also use supported versions of Adobe Flash Player, Java, TLS and SSL Protocol Versions and Cipher Suites to access the vCloud Director Web Console:
- The vCloud Director Web Console requires Adobe Flash Player version 10.2 or later. Only the 32-bit version is supported.
- vCloud Director clients must have JRE 1.6.0 update 10 or later installed and enabled. Only the 32-bit version is supported.
- vCloud Director requires clients to use SSL. Supported versions include SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0. Supported cipher suites include those with RSA, DSS, or Elliptic Curve signatures and DES3, AES-128, or AES-256 ciphers.