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8.1 Supported platforms

Express Runtime V2.1 supports several platforms from the deployment point of view.

Microsoft Windows and Linux are supported for both activities of Development and

Deployment.

Table 8-1 shows in detail which platforms are supported for which activities. In the column,

Development or Deployment, we explain whether we can install on this platform’s Express

Runtime components. In the column, Deployable as Target Operating System, we state

whether we can deploy on this platform.

Table 8-1 Express Runtime V2.1 Platform Table

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The OS/400 operating system is known as the i5/OS operating system beginning with

V5R3.

8.1.1 System requirement

We can say that during the deployment process, we install a cohesive set of middleware

components and ISV's applications in a single process on several target systems. So the

system requirement for the Deployment process is the same as the system requirements for

every middleware component.

Distributed platforms

For Distributed platforms, we refer to Windows and Linux systems. For requirements for both

of these platforms, we refer to any middleware component.

Platform

Operating System Development or

Deployment

Deployable as

Target OS?

Windows Windows XP Professional SP 2 both No

Windows 2000 Server SP4 both Yes

Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 both Yes

Windows 2000 Professional SP3 both Yes

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

SP1

both Yes

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise

Edition SP1

both Yes

Linux (Intel

platforms only)

Red Flag Advanced Server 4.1 deployment only Yes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 WS/AS/ES both Yes

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8.0 deployment only Yes

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9.0 both Yes

Linux (IBM

POWER5

processor-based

technology

systems only)

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8.0 deployment only Yes

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9.0 deployment only Yes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 deployment only Yes

OS/400 V5R2 neither Yes

i5/OS

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V5R3 neither Yes

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Windows

Windows system requirements are:

򐂰 A minimum of 512 MB of memory. However, 1 GB is recommended.

򐂰 A Pentium III-class processor with a minimum clock speed of 600 MHz. However, a

Pentium IV class processor with a minimum clock speed of 1.2 GHz is recommended.

򐂰 An SVGA monitor with a minimum 1024 x 768 video resolution configured to display a

minimum color depth of 256 colors (only required for GUI-based tasks, such as interactive

installation; not needed for silent installation or command-line functions).

򐂰 A local area network (LAN) connection.

򐂰 The following network support, which must be configured when deploying solutions to

network-attached target computers:

–TCP/IP

– DNS

򐂰 Internet Explorer 6.0 SP 1+ Web browser to view the online documentation and readme.

򐂰 Approximately 75 MB of disk space to install the IBM Installation Agent, plus 75 MB

available in the system temporary directory. Additional space is required to deploy and run

each application that you install on a target computer.

Linux on Intel

Linux Intel system requirements are:

򐂰 A minimum of 512 MB of memory; 1 GB is recommended.

򐂰 At minimum, an Intel Pentium III class processor with a minimum clock speed of 600 MHz.

A Pentium IV class processor with a minimum clock speed of 1.2 GHz is recommended.

򐂰 An SVGA monitor with a minimum 1024 x 768 video resolution configured to display a

minimum color depth of 256 colors (only required for GUI-based tasks, such as interactive

installation; not needed for silent installation or command-line functions). Any Linux

supported video card that supports the resolution requirements.

򐂰 A local area network (LAN) connection.

򐂰 The following network support must be configured when deploying solutions to

network-attached target computers:

–TCP/IP

– DNS

򐂰 Mozilla 1.4 Web browser to view online documentation and readme.

򐂰 Approximately 85 MB of disk space to install the IBM Installation Agent, plus 85 MB

available in the system temporary folder. Additional space is required to deploy and run

each application that you install on a target computer.

Linux on POWER

Linux on POWER system requirements are:

򐂰 2 GB of memory.

򐂰 A RS64-IV processor with a minimum clock speed of 600 MHz.

򐂰 An SVGA monitor with a minimum 1024 x 768 video resolution configured to display a

minimum color depth of 256 colors (only required for GUI-based tasks, such as interactive

installation; not needed for silent installation or command-line functions). Any Linux

supported video card that supports the resolution requirements.

򐂰 A local area network (LAN) connection.