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InfoSphere Information Server
11.5.0.2
InfoSphere Information Server 11.5.0.2
Detailed System Requirements
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Related Software
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Tools
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Environment
• Resource
Management
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Capabilities
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Plug-Ins
Operating Systems
The Operating sysytems section specifies the operating systems that InfoSphere Component support
Information Server 11.5.0.2 supports, organized by operating system familiy.
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Operating system families
Partial
AIX Linux Windows
None
AIX
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Deployment Component Bitness Base TL1 TL2 TL3 TL4 TL5 TL6 TL7 TL8 TL9
unit
Metadata 64-Exploit
Repository Tier (1)
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component Bitness Base TL1 TL2 TL3 TL4 TL5
Metadata 64-Exploit
Repository Tier (1) (1) (1)
AIX Notes
1. AIX 6.1 TL9 SP5 or higher is required. The Asynchronous I/O Extension (AIO) package is required. The
following packages must be installed on all Unix platforms: bc, netstat, lsof Power 9 is not supported at 11.5.x
as it requires Java 8, which is not supported at 11.5.x
Linux
Summary
Operating system OperatingHardware Bitness Product Components Notes?
system minimum
minimum
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Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10
unit
Metadata 64-
Repository Exploit (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6)
Tier
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component Bitness Base 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7
Metadata 64-Exploit
Repository Tier (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (4)
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment Component Bitness Base 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10
unit
Metadata 64-
Repository Exploit (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)
Tier
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component Bitness Base 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7
Metadata 64-Exploit
Repository Tier (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Linux Notes
1. Support for this release level includes SP3 and higher. The following packages are required to install
and operate Version 11.5 on 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11. glibc-2.11.3-17.54.1 xorg-x11-
libXp-7.4-1.18.1 xorg-x11-libXau-7.4-1.15 xorg-x11-libXext-7.4-1.18.2 xorg-x11-libX11-7.4-5.11.11.1
xorg-x11-libxcb-7.4-1.29.1 xorg-x11-libXmu-7.4-1.17 openssl-0.9.8j-0.58.1 libopenssl0_9_8-0.9.8j-0.58.1
openssh-6.2p2-0.9.1 insserv-1.12.0-25.11.47 pam-1.1.5-0.10.17 libaio-0.3.109-0.1.46 libstdc++33-3.3.3-11.9
libstdc++46-4.6.9-0.11.38 libstdc++43-4.6.9-0.11.38 libgcc46-4.6.9-0.11.38 libgcc43-4.6.9-0.11.38
libgcc_s1-4.7.2_20130108-0.15.45 libstdc++.so.5 The following packages must be installed on all Unix
platforms: bc, netstat, lsof
2. Processors: Intel or AMD Security Enhanced Linux is not supported. The following packages
are required to install and operate Version 11.5 on 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7:------------------------------------------------------------- glibc-2.17-55.el7.x86_64 libXp-1.0.2-2.1.el7.x86_64
libXau-1.0.8-2.1.el7.x86_64 libXext-1.3.2-2.1.el7.x86_64 libX11-1.6.0-2.1.el7.x86_64 libxcb-1.9-5.el7.x86_64
libXmu-1.1.1-5.1.el7.x86_64 nss-softokn-freebl-3.15.4-2.el7.x86_64 The following packages must be installed
on all Unix platforms: bc, netstat, lsof
3. The following packages are required to install and operate Version 11.5 on 64-bit SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 11 on IBM z Systems. xorg-x11-libs-7.4-8.26.32.1 glibc-2.11.3-17.54.1
glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.54.1 libstdc++6-4.7.2_20130108-0.15.45 libstdc++6-32bit-4.7.2_20130108-0.15.45
libgcc_s1-4.7.2_20130108-0.15.45 libgcc_s1-32bit-4.7.2_20130108-0.15.45 libsoftokn3-3.14.3-0.11.11
libsoftokn3-32bit-3.14.3-0.11.11 xorg-x11-libXp-7.4-1.14 xorg-x11-libXp-32bit-7.4-1.14 xorg-x11-
libXau-7.4-1.15 xorg-x11-libXau-32bit-7.4-1.15 xorg-x11-libXext-7.4-1.16.21 xorg-x11-libXt-32bit-7.4-1.17
xorg-x11-libX11-7.4-5.9.1 xorg-x11-libX11-32bit-7.4-5.9.1 xorg-x11-libXmu-7.4-1.17 xorg-x11-
libXmu-32bit-7.4-1.17 xorg-x11-libxcb-7.4-1.29.1 xorg-x11-libxcb-32bit-7.4-1.29.1 The following packages
must be installed on all Unix platforms: bc, netstat, lsof
4. The following packages are required to install and operate Version 11.5 on 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7 on IBM z Systems: glibc-2.17-78.el7.s390x glibc-2.17-78.el7.s390 libXp-1.0.2-2.1.el7.s390x
libXp-1.0.2-2.1.el7.s390 libXau-1.0.8-2.1.el7.s390x libXau-1.0.8-2.1.el7.s390 libXext-1.3.2-2.1.el7.s390x
libXext-1.3.2-2.1.el7.s390 libX11-1.6.0-2.1.el7.s390x libX11-1.6.0-2.1.el7.s390 libxcb-1.9-5.el7.s390x
libxcb-1.9-5.el7.s390 libXmu-1.1.1-5.1.el7.s390x libXmu-1.1.1-5.1.el7.s390 nss-softokn-
freebl-3.16.2.3-9.el7.s390x nss-softokn-freebl-3.16.2.3-9.el7.s390 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-72.el7.s390x
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-72.el7.s390 Note: The packages: "compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-72.el7.s390x" &
"compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-72.el7.s390" are not part of the RHEL-7.x-OS-image/meida, but are provided as
part of separate bundle: "RHEL7-server-optional-RPMs". FYI. -------------------------------------------------------------
The following packages must be installed on all Unix platforms: bc, netstat, lsof
5. Processors: Intel or AMD Security Enhanced Linux is not supported. The following packages are required
to install and operate Version 11.5 on 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux glibc-2.12-1.107.el6.x86_64
libXp-1.0.0-15.1.el6.x86_64 libXau-1.0.5-1.el6.x86_64 libXext-1.1-3.el6.x86_64 libX11-1.3-2.el6.x86_64
libxcb-1.5-1.el6.x86_64 libXmu-1.0.5-1.el6.x86_64 nss-softokn-freebl-3.14.3-9.el6.x86_64
pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1.x86_64 libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.x86_64 libstdc++-4.4.7-3.el6.x86_64 compat-libstdc+
6. The following packages are required to install and operate Version 11.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
on IBM z Systems: glibc-2.12-1.107.el6.s390x glibc-2.12-1.107.el6.s390 libXp-1.0.0-15.1.el6.s390x
libXp-1.0.0-15.1.el6.s390 libXau-1.0.5-1.el6.s390x libXau-1.0.5-1.el6.s390 libXext-1.1-3.el6.s390x
libXext-1.1-3.el6.s390 libX11-1.3-2.el6.s390x libX11-1.3-2.el6.s390 libxcb-1.5-1.el6.s390x
libxcb-1.5-1.el6.s390 libXmu-1.0.5-1.el6.s390x libXmu-1.0.5-1.el6.s390 nss-softokn-freebl-3.14.3-9.el6.s390x
nss-softokn-freebl-3.14.3-9.el6.s390 pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1.s390x pam-1.1.1-4.el6_0.1.s390
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.s390x libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.s390 libstdc++-4.4.7-3.el6.s390x libstdc++-4.4.7-3.el6.s390
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.s390x compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.s390 libgcc-4.4.7-3.el6.s390x
libgcc-4.4.7-3.el6.s390 The following packages must be installed on all Unix platforms: bc, netstat, lsof
Windows
Summary
Operating system OperatingHardware Bitness Product Components Notes?
system minimum
minimum
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
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Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
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Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
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Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
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Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
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Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
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Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
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Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
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Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Component
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Operating System Technology Levels, Current and Future
Prerequisites
The Prerequisites section specifies the capabilities that InfoSphere Information Component Support
Server 11.5.0.2 requires, and the prerequisite products that can be used to fulfill
those capabilities. Full
Partial
Capabilities
Application Servers Compilers and Languages Databases None
Runtime Environment Web Browsers
Application Servers
Summary
Prerequisite Version Prerequisite Product Components Operating Notes?
minimum minimum system
restrictions?
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Services Tier
Engine Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Server Services
Tier (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Services Tier
Engine Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Services Tier
Engine Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Services Tier
Engine Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Services Tier
Engine Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Services Tier
Engine Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component 8.5.5 8.5.5.1 8.5.5.2 8.5.5.3 8.5.5.4 8.5.5.5 8.5.5.6 8.5.5.7 8.5.5.8
2. For LDAP support, please see the WebSphere Application Server system requirements.
Summary
Prerequisite Version Prerequisite Product Components Operating Notes?
minimum minimum system
restrictions?
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Server • Engine Tier • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP3 IBM z
Systems
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 x86-64
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component 4.4 4.4.2 4.4.4 4.4.6 4.4.7 Future Future
Versions, Fix
Releases Packs
Server • Engine Tier • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 IBM z
Systems
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z
Systems
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6.6 x86-64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 x86-64
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Server • Engine Tier • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 IBM z
Systems
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6.6 x86-64
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Server • Engine Tier • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6.6 x86-64
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 x86-64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z
Systems
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 x86-64
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
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Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
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Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
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Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
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Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
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Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
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Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Server • Engine Tier • AIX 6.1 TL9 POWER System - Big Endian
• AIX 7.1 TL3 POWER System - Big Endian
• AIX 7.1 TL4 POWER System - Big Endian
• AIX 7.1 TL5 POWER System - Big Endian
2. Update 3 required.
Databases
Summary
Prerequisite Version Prerequisite Product Components Operating Notes?
minimum minimum system
restrictions?
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Server Metadata
Repository Tier
Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition 2012 and Future Fix Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition 2014 and Future Fix Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Microsoft SQL Server Standard Edition 2012 and Future Fix Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Microsoft SQL Server Standard Edition 2014 and Future Fix Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
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Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2) Enterprise Edition and Future Fix
Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2) Standard Edition and Future Fix
Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle 11g Release 2) and Future Fix
Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle 12c Release 1) and Future Fix
Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle 12c Release 2) and Future Fix
Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Metadata Repository Tier
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Databases Notes
1. Oracle ASM is supported. See technotes for installation guidance. Oracle Pluggable Databases is not
supported On a new installation of Information Server, use console/silent mode with -force option to install
Information Server with XMETA on Oracle 12cR2.
2. Oracle ASM is supported. See technotes for installation guidance. Oracle Pluggable Database is supported.
3. Oracle ASM is supported. See technotes for installation guidance. Oracle Pluggable Databases is not
supported
4. Oracle ASM is supported. See technotes for installation guidance. Oracle Pluggable Databases is not
supported
5. Oracle ASM is supported. See technotes for installation guidance. Oracle Pluggable Databases is not
supported
Runtime Environment
Summary
Prerequisite Version Prerequisite Product Components Operating Notes?
minimum minimum system
restrictions?
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Services Tier
Engine Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component 7.1.3 7.1.3.10 7.1.3.30 7.1.3.31 7.1.3.40 7.1.3.50 7.1.3.60
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Services Tier
Engine Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Deployment unit Component 2.0 2.0 SP1 2.0 SP2 Future Future
Versions, Fix Packs
Releases
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Services Tier
(4)
Components
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Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Services Tier
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
2. This requirement is specific to the WebSphere Java Runtime environment for pre-installed WebSphere
environments.
3. For Business Glossary Anywhere installations a minimum level of .NET v4.6.1 is required.
4. Full Framework is required. The system requirements check of the InfoSphere Information Server Update
Installer detects whether you have the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Full Framework or Client Profile
installed. If the Full Framework is not installed, the installation program fails the system requirements check,
and directs you to download and install .NET Framework 4.0 Full Framework before attempting to install
again.
Web Browsers
Summary
Prerequisite Version Prerequisite Product Components Operating Notes?
minimum minimum system
restrictions?
11 11 11.5 No (1)
Google Chrome (latest release) and Future Versions, Releases and Fix
Packs
Legend: Supported Not supported
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Components
Desktop
Client Tier
Server
Engine Tier
Services Tier
Product Support for the Prerequisite Maintenance Levels, Current and Future
Glossary
Bitness Compatibility of the product with the bit version support that is provided by an
operating system. Different parts of a product might run on the same operating
system but support different application bitness. For example, one part of the
product might run only in 32-bit mode, whereas another might support 64-bit
tolerate mode.
31: The product or part of the product runs as a 31-bit application in a 31-bit
operating environment.
32: The product or part of the product runs as a 32-bit application in a 32-bit
operating environment.
64-tolerate: The product or part of the product runs as a 32-bit application in a
64-bit operating environment.
64-exploit: The product or part of the product runs natively as a 64-bit application
in a 64-bit operating environment.
Co-installed Additional products that are included in the product package and installed when
the product is installed.
Deployment unit Deployment Structure identifies pieces of a product that can be independently
deployed onto one or more machines in a distributed infrastructure.
• The top level of the deployment structure consists of one or more deployment
units. There are four possible deployment units that a product might support:
Desktop, Server, Agent or client, Mobile.
Desktop deployment unit: Part of the deployment structure intended for use
by a single user, typically installed on the user desktops. Examples of desktop
deployment units include development tools, administrative tools, stand-alone
business applications.
Server deployment unit: Part of the deployment structure that can provide
services to multiple clients, providing the server in a client-server architecture.
Examples of server deployment units include application servers, management
servers, database servers and server-based business applications.
Agent or client deployment unit: Part of the deployment structure that allows
remote connection between software. Examples of agent of client deployment
units include agents in management system that are installed in the same tier
as the managed resources, a remote application, or database clients that are
installed with the software accessing the remote services.
Mobile deployment unit: Part of the deployment structure intended for use by
a single user, typically installed on a mobile device. An example of a mobile
deployment unit is a mobile application.
Hypervisor A virtual machine in which a product can run on a guest operating system.
Limited operating By default, the supported guest operating systems for a product and a hypervisor
system support are the operating systems that are supported by both the product and the
hypervisor. If a product restricts support to a subset of these operating systems,
this restriction will be indicated by specifying that there is Limited Operating
System Support.
Operating system The minimum operating system maintenance level that is required to run on the
minimum product.
Prerequisite The minimum maintenance level that is required for the prerequisite to work with
minimum the product.
Product minimum The minimum maintenance level that is required for the product to run on the
operating system, on an hypervisor, or work with a prerequisite product or
supported software.
Supported software The minimum maintenance level that is required for the supported software to
minimum work with the product.
Long Term Support A Long Term Support Release is a recommended product level for which support,
Release including defect and security updates, will be provided over a specified period of
time.
Continuous Delivery A Continuous Delivery Product delivers new function to clients more frequently.
Product
Continuous Delivery A Continuous Delivery Product delivers new function to clients more frequently.
Product - Long Term Since frequent releases may not be suitable for all client environments, Long
Support Release Term Support Releases provide a package that will be supported for a longer
period of time.
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