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.
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Hosted development environments |
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Supported web browsers |
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Supported application servers |
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Supported database servers |
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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
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Minimum requirement
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Processor
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Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or higher recommended |
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Display
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1024 x 768 |
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Memory
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1GB RAM minimum; 2GB RAM recommended |
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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
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Hardware
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Operating system
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Desktop
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x86-32
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SUSE Desktop 10
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Server
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Red Hat Enterprise Server 5
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See note below about 64 bit versions
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Red Hat Enterprise Server 4
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See note below about 64 bit versions
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SUSE Enterprise Server 10
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See note below about 64 bit versions
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SUSE Enterprise Server 9
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See note below about 64 bit versions
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Note: Review technote 1263677 for important details about support for 64-bit operating systems.
Microsoft Windows
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Hardware
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Operating system
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Windows 7 -
Professional and Ultimate Editions |
Supported as of 7.5.5
See note below about 64 bit versions |
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Windows Server 2008 -
Enterprise and Standard Edition |
R2 supported as of 7.5.5
See note below about 64 bit versions |
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Windows Vista -
Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Edition |
See note below about 64 bit versions
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Windows Server 2003 -
Enterprise and Standard Edition |
32 bit only
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Windows XP Professional
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See note below about 64 bit versions
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Note: Review technote 1263677 for important details about support for 64-bit operating systems.
Hosted development environments
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Citrix
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Citrix XenApp 6.0
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Citrix XenApp 5.0
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Presentation Server 4.5
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Presentation Server 4
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| Other virtualization environments: * For information about support for Rational Application Developer on all other virtualization environments, see the following technote: 1515607 |
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Web browsers
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Web browser
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Version
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Firefox
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5 and greater
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Support added in RAD 7555 |
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4
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Support added in RAD 7554 | |
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3
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2
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Mozilla
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1.7
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1.6
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Internet Explorer
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9
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Support added in RAD 7554 |
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8
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7
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6 SP1
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Supported application servers
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WebSphere Application Server 6.0.x
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6.0.x
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Web 2.0 FEP
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WebSphere Application Server 6.1.x
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6.1
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Web 2.0 FEP
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WS FEP
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EJB 3.0 FEP
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WebSphere Application Server 7.0
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7
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Web 2.0 FEP
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WebSphere Portal Server
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6
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6.1
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Supported databases
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Database
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Version
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| CloudScape |
5.1
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| DB2 UDB |
7.2
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Support Deprecated - see technote
27013438
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8.1
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8.2
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9.1
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9.5
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9.7
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| DB2 UDB iSeries |
5R2
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5R3
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5R4
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| DB2 for z/OS |
7
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V8
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Compatibility Mode
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V8
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New-Function Mode
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V9
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| Derby |
10.0
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10.1
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10.2
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10.3
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| Generic JDBC |
1.0
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| Informix |
9.2
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9.3
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9.4
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10.0
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11.1
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| MySQL |
4.0
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4.1
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| Oracle |
8
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9
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10
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11g
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| SQL Server |
2000
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2005
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| Sybase |
12.x
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15
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JREs
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Product
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IBM JRE
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6.0
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SUN JRE
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6.0
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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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Change History |
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