Preventive Service Planning
Abstract
This document serves to supplement the installation documentation by summarizing the system requirements for IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software version 7.5.x.
Content
Hardware |
Linux |
Microsoft Windows |
Hosted development environments |
Supported web browsers |
Supported application servers |
Supported database servers |
Supported JREs |
See Change History for updates.
GLOSSARY:
Hardware: The Hardware on which the product is supported.
Operating System: The operating system on which the product is supported.
RFE: Request for Enhancement. A change request focused on support for the platform or operating system.
VRMF: VRMF is the product release numbering format that is being implemented throughout the IBM and the Rational product lines. Review education document 7008656 for a explanation of the VRMF - Maintenance Delivery Vehicle (MDV) terminology used by Rational products.
Minimum hardware requirements
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.x | |
Component | Minimum requirement |
Processor | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or higher recommended |
Display | 1024 x 768 |
Memory | 1GB RAM minimum; 2GB RAM recommended |
Disk space | 3.5GB minimum for installing Rational Application Developer and additional disk space for development resources (minimum disk space can be reduced if optional features and run times are not installed). |
Linux
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.x | ||
Hardware | Operating system | Comments |
Desktop | ||
x86-32 | SUSE Desktop 10 | |
Server | ||
Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 | See note below about 64 bit versions | |
Red Hat Enterprise Server 4 | See note below about 64 bit versions | |
SUSE Enterprise Server 10 | See note below about 64 bit versions | |
SUSE Enterprise Server 9 | See note below about 64 bit versions |
Note: Review technote 1263677 for important details about support for 64-bit operating systems.
Microsoft Windows
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.x | ||
Hardware | Operating system | Comments |
Windows 7 - Professional and Ultimate Editions | Supported as of 7.5.5 See note below about 64 bit versions | |
Windows Server 2008 - Enterprise and Standard Edition | R2 supported as of 7.5.5 See note below about 64 bit versions | |
Windows Vista - Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Edition | See note below about 64 bit versions | |
Windows Server 2003 - Enterprise and Standard Edition | 32 bit only | |
Windows XP Professional | See note below about 64 bit versions |
Note: Review technote 1263677 for important details about support for 64-bit operating systems.
Hosted development environments
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.x | ||
Product | Version | Comments |
Citrix | Citrix XenApp 6.0 | |
Citrix XenApp 5.0 | ||
Presentation Server 4.5 | ||
Presentation Server 4 | ||
Other virtualization environments: * For information about support for Rational Application Developer on all other virtualization environments, see the following technote: 1515607 |
Web browsers
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.x | ||
Web browser | Version | Comments |
Firefox | 5 and greater | Support added in RAD 7555 |
4 | Support added in RAD 7554 | |
3 | ||
2 | ||
Mozilla | 1.7 | |
1.6 | ||
Internet Explorer | 9 | Support added in RAD 7554 |
8 | ||
7 | ||
6 SP1 |
Supported application servers
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.x | ||
Product | Version | Comments |
WebSphere Application Server 6.0.x | 6.0.x | |
Web 2.0 FEP | ||
WebSphere Application Server 6.1.x | 6.1 | |
Web 2.0 FEP | ||
WS FEP | ||
EJB 3.0 FEP | ||
WebSphere Application Server 7.0 | 7 | |
Web 2.0 FEP | ||
WebSphere Portal Server | 6 | |
6.1 |
Supported databases
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.x | ||
Database | Version | Comments |
CloudScape | 5.1 | |
DB2 UDB | 7.2 | Support Deprecated - see technote 27013438 |
8.1 | ||
8.2 | ||
9.1 | ||
9.5 | ||
9.7 | ||
DB2 UDB iSeries | 5R2 | |
5R3 | ||
5R4 | ||
DB2 for z/OS | 7 | |
V8 | Compatibility Mode | |
V8 | New-Function Mode | |
V9 | ||
Derby | 10.0 | |
10.1 | ||
10.2 | ||
10.3 | ||
Generic JDBC | 1.0 | |
Informix | 9.2 | |
9.3 | ||
9.4 | ||
10.0 | ||
11.1 | ||
MySQL | 4.0 | |
4.1 | ||
Oracle | 8 | |
9 | ||
10 | ||
11g | ||
SQL Server | 2000 | |
2005 | ||
Sybase | 12.x | |
15 |
JREs
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.x | ||
Product | Version | Comments |
IBM JRE | 6.0 | |
SUN JRE | 6.0 | Important: If you install the product into an existing Eclipse instance that does not use the IBM Runtime Environment for Java 6 (JRE), then you cannot use the following product features:
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