# User Guide

## Supported Configurations

The Supported Configurations are the environments in which the BEA Guardian application can be installed and run. This is distinct from the Supported Targets which are the environments that Guardian can target for a evaluations.

Please note that Guardian requires Java Version 5 to run.

Guardian is supported in the following environments:

Operating System | Vendor/Version
Windows | XP, 2003, 2000
Linux | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 Requires installation of Mozilla

Java Runtime Environment Version | Vendor
V5 (also known as V1.5) | JRockit, Sun

#### Related Concepts

- Evaluation

#### Related Getting Started

- Supported Targets
- Release Notes/Known Issues