Yes, it requires that both are available; I installed the Sun JDK 1.6.0_24 x64 
and Sun JDK 1.6.0_24 x86 at the time.  And no, I don't allow java to update 
automatically; EVER!   On 2008 R2 (and Windows 7) it takes deleting the files 
in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update to kill it off.

Christopher Strauss, Ph.D.
Call Tracking Administration Manager
University of North Texas Computing & IT Center
http://itsm.unt.edu/
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Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 1:08 PM
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Subject: Re: Server 2008 R2

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It installs everything in Program Files\ and no there isn't a 32 bit version.

Looking at my notes there was one thing but this is probably my fault. I 
downloaded Java from ninite.com as a package. I love the site and use it all 
the time. Well the AR install didn't detect it.

So I think I had to install both the 64 and 32 bit Java to get it to see it.

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Sent: 14 October 2011 18:32
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Subject: Re: Server 2008 R2

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Permissions - Check
MAPI - Not an issue, we use smtp :)
Alarm Point - Not an issue

Additional question....we have never used the default install path...have 
always installed to an E drive...this will be my first Server based 64 Bit 
system and I know there are things like 'if it's a 32 Bit App, it must be 
installed in c:\Program Files (x86) to run properly'....is this something I 
need to be on the lookout for?....I seem to remember reading somewhere that the 
arserver in 7.6.4 was 64 Bit...but having just downloaded the SP2...I don't 
recall seeing a 64 Bit separate download....does the installer take care of 
that then?....if it's 64 bit does it need to be in a specific folder to be 
handled properly?

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Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 10:57 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Server 2008 R2

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Almost all of your problems will be from the tighter permissions, especially if 
you are mixing domain accounts with local accounts or using domain accounts to 
run your services.  Expect to have to apply explicit permissions to folders for 
the AR Server service account and the tomcat service account or they will be 
unable to do simple things like update the ar.cfg file!   This applies to BMC 
folders, Tomcat, maybe even Java folders if you have trouble getting the 
plugins to run.  The service accounts have to be local admins or power user 
group members, AND get explicit access to the folders.  Make a C:\Home folder 
with full permissions for those accounts, and force User, Import, DevStudio to 
use it for their workspaces or you will be looking for files deep in the \user 
directory structures depending on how you are logged in.

If you use MAPI with Outlook for AREMail you are in for some fun; I never saw 
that service work properly on 2008 R2 unless you had a current logged-in 
session open with the email service user account, and started the service while 
logged in as that user.  Logging out killed it (the service kept running but 
could no longer access mail via MAP).  It was one of the main reasons that we 
switched to SMTP instead (and stayed that way even after reverting to 2003 R2 
due to alarmpoint).

Hopefully you are not using AlarmPoint; it is NOT supported on 2008/2008 R2, 
especially the java client that must reside on the AR Server.  It is a moot 
point - even an onsite visit has failed to get Alarmpoint working with our ITSM 
7.6.04.01 system, which we kept on 2003 R2 specifically to support that product.

The most annoying change in 2008 R2 is the local firewall; it takes far more 
work in 2008 R2 versus 2003 R2 to set up anything for programs or ports; far 
more knobs to turn to get the same effect.

Christopher Strauss, Ph.D.
Call Tracking Administration Manager
University of North Texas Computing & IT Center
http://itsm.unt.edu/
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Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 10:56 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Server 2008 R2

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I'm running 7.6.4 SP1 on Windows 2003 with a remote SQL Server 2008.  My 
Windows SA's  asked me the other day when I was going to move to Windows Server 
2008 R2.  I did some initial testing and found that 7.6.4 installs on the 64 
Bit OS and seems to run fine (I could connect and such)...what are the gotcha's 
I'm going to come across when doing this move?  I don't run any OOTB apps, all 
custom, so I don't need to deal with some of the problems associated with the 
ITSM suite...I'm just talking about problems running Remedy Server on 2008 
R2...your time and already hard learned lessons are appreciated.
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