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V 8.5 System Requirements
This document summarizes the hardware and software supported by VA Smalltalk v 8.5. If you are running the EMSRV library manager program you should refer to EMSRV requirements (below)
Operating System Summary
This table shows the release level(s) of operating systems that are supported by VA Smalltalk v 8.5 and the associated software requirements. Each operating system release is followed by the VA Smalltalk release which first introduced support for it (if no VA Smalltalk release is indicated, support for the operating system release was provided with VisualAge Smalltalk V6 or earlier).
The minimum hardware requirements are the same as those documented by the operating system platform that VA Smalltalk is running on with the additional requirement of 75 MB (plus 65 MB for on-line documentation) for Client installs and 300 MB (with additional disk space for growth) for Manager installs. On UNIX operating systems, VA Smalltalk requires a color display supported by X-Window System Version 11 Release 5 and OSF/Motif Version 1.2.
Note:
Significant performance improvements will be observed with systems that exceed the minimum hardware requirements.
Operating System
Software
Windows
2000 (end support 8.5)
2000 Server (end support 8.5)
2000 Advanced Server (end support 8.5)
XP *
Server 2003
Vista (32/64-bit) (7.5)
Win 7 * (32/64-bit) (8.0.1)
Win 2008 Server R2 (32-bit) (8.0.2)
Win 2008 Server R2 (64-bit) (8.0.2)
 
*Professional and above
Server Workbench Requirements
o To use CPIC interactive, one of the following:
IBM Personal Communication V4.1 or later,
IBM Communications Server Version 6 or later, or
Attachmate Extra! Personal Client Version 6.2 or
Attachmate Extra! Mainframe Server Edition Version 8 or later.
Database Requirements
o For local IBM database support:
DB2 Universal Database Version 6.1 or version 9.7 for Windows
DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Version 8 or version 9.7 for Windows
o For remote IBM database support, DB2 Client Application Enabler Version 6.1
o For ORACLE support, ORACLE 8i (8.1.6), 9i, 10g or 11g
Domino Connection Requirements
o Lotus Notes Version 6.0 or later
Web Connection Requirements
o Web server supporting HTTP 1.0 and CGI 1.1
o For NSAPI, Netscape Server Version 3.51 or later
o For ISAPI, Microsoft Internet Information Server V5.0
o For servlet interface, an HTTP server that supports servlets.
o Web browser supporting HTML 2.0
Communications/Transactions Requirements
o For the CICS® ECI protocol, IBM CICS Universal Client V3.0
o For the MQSeries® protocol, IBM MQSeries for Windows Version 6.0 or later
o For APPC and CPIC, one of the following:
IBM Personal Communication V4.1 or later,
IBM Communications Server Version 6 or later, or
Attachmate Extra! Personal Client Version 6.2 or
Attachmate Extra! Mainframe Server Edition Version 8 or later.
o For EHLLAPI,
IBM Personal Communication V4.1 or later, or
Attachmate Extra! Personal Client Version 6.2 or
Attachmate Extra! Mainframe Server Edition Version 8 or later.
HTML Documentation Requirements
o Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8
o Firefox 3.0 through 3.6
o Chrome 5
o Safari 5
Linux
openSUSE 10.1 (32/64-bit) (7.5)
Red Hat 9
Red Hat Enterprise Advanced Server 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise 4.3 (7.0)
Red Hat Enterprise 5 (32/64-bit) (7.5)
SuSE Enterprise 9.3 (32-bit) (7.0)
SuSE Enterprise 10 (32/64-bit) (7.5)
Ubuntu 6 and 7 (32/64-bit) (7.5)
Ubuntu 9 (32/64-bit) (8.0.2)
Ubuntu 10.10 (32/64-bit) (8.0.3)
Fedora Core 14 (32/64-bit) (8.0.3)
 
Note: Intel/AMD processors only, NOT Itanium
 
Database Requirements
o For local IBM database support, one of the following:
DB2 Universal Database Version 5.0 or 9.7 for Linux or
DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Version 8 or 9.7 for Linux
o For remote IBM database support, one of the following:
Client Application Enabler/HP (CAE for Linux) Version 2.1
DB2 Connect Enterprise Client Version 8.2 for Linux
o For ORACLE support, ORACLE Version 8i (8.1.6), 9i,10g or 11g
Web Connection Requirements
o Web server supporting HTTP 1.0 and CGI 1.1
o For servlet interface, an HTTP server that supports servlets
o Web browser supporting HTML 2.0
Communications/Transactions Requirements
o For the MQSeries® protocol, IBM MQSeries V6.0 and higher
HTML Documentation Requirements
o Firefox 3.0 through 3.6
AIX
5.3
6.1
Database Requirements
o For local IBM database support, DB2 Universal Database Version 8.0 or 9.7 for AIX
o For remote IBM database support, Client Application Enabler/6000 Version 5.2
o For ORACLE support, ORACLE Version 8i (8.1.6), 9i, 10g or 11g
Web Connection Requirements
o TCP/IP must be installed
o Web server supporting HTTP 1.0 and CGI 1.1
o For NSAPI, Netscape Server Version 3.51 or later
o For ICAPI, IBM Internet Connection Server Version 4.2
o For servlet interface, an HTTP server that supports servlets
o Web browser supporting HTML 2.0
Communications/Transactions Requirements
o For the CICS ECI protocol, IBM CICS Server Version 2.1.1 with PTF U445297
o For the MQSeries® protocol, IBM MQSeries V6.0 or later
o For the APPC or CPI-C protocol, IBM SNA Services/6000 Version 2.2 or Version 3.1.1
o For the EHLLAPI protocol, 3270 Host Connection Program Version 2.1 2.1
HTML Documentation Requirements
o Foxfire 3.0 through 3.6
SUN Solaris
8
9
10 (7.5)
 
Note: Sun SPARC processors only, NOT Intel/AMD
 
Database Requirements
o For local IBM database support, one of the following:
IBM DB2 (DB2 for SUN Solaris) Version 2.1 or 9.7 for Sun or
DB2 Universal Database Version 5.0 or 9.7 for Sun
o For remote IBM database support, Client Application Enabler/HP (CAE for SUN Solaris) Version 2.1
o For ORACLE support, ORACLE Version 8i (8.1.6), 9i,10g or 11g
Web Connection Requirements
o TCP/IP must be installed
o Web server supporting HTTP 1.0 and CGI 1.1
o For NSAPI, Netscape Server Version 3.51 or later
o For ICAPI, IBM Internet Connection Server Version 4.2
o For servlet interface, an HTTP server that supports servlets
o Web browser supporting HTML 2.0
Communications/Transactions Requirements
o For the MQSeries® protocol, IBM MQSeries V6.0 and higher
HTML Documentation Requirements
o Firefox 3.0 through 3.6
EMSRV Requirements:
The EMSRV 7.1a library manager programs have been tested and are supported on the following operating system platforms:
o AIX Version 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3
o openSUSE 10.1
o Red Hat Linux 9
o Red Hat Advance Server 2.1
o Red Hat Enterprise 4.3 and 5
o Sun Solaris Version 8, 9, and 10
o Suse Enterprise 9.3 and 10
o Windows 2000
o Windows 2000 Server
o Windows 2000 Advanced Server
o Windows XP Professional
o Windows Server 2003
o Windows Vista (7.5)
o Windows 7 (8.0.1)
o Windows Server 2008 R2 (8.0.2)
The EMSRV 7.1a library manager program has been tested and is supported when its repository files reside on one of the following file systems:
o Windows
NTFS
FAT32
FAT
o AIX
JFS (Journaled File System)
o Linux
EXT2FS (Second Extended File System)
o Solaris
UFS (UNIX File System)
 
Last modified date: 05/28/2020