This document provides information which you should be aware of before you install and use Adabas Version 6.6.
Software AG generally provides support for the operating system platform versions supported by their respective manufacturers; when an operating system platform provider stops supporting a version of an operating system, Software AG will stop supporting that version.
For information regarding Software AG product compatibility with IBM platforms and any IBM requirements for Software AG products, please review the Product Compatibility for IBM Platforms web page.
Before attempting to install this product, ensure that your host operating system is at the minimum required level. For information on the operating system platform versions supported by Software AG products, complete the following steps.
Access Software AG's Empower web site at https://empower.softwareag.com.
Log into Empower. Once you have logged in, you can expand in the left menu of the web page and select to access the Product Version Availability screen.
Use the fields on the top of this screen to filter its results for your Software AG product. When you click the button, the supported Software AG products that meet the filter criteria are listed in the table below the filter criteria.
This list provides, by supported operating system platform:
the Software AG general availability (GA) date of the Software AG product;
the date the operating system platform is scheduled for retirement (OS Retirement);
the Software AG end-of-maintenance (EOM) date for the product; and
the Software AG end-of-sustained-support (EOSS) date for the product.
Note:
Although it may be technically possible to run a new version of your
Software AG product on an older operating system, Software AG cannot continue
to support operating system versions that are no longer supported by the
system’s provider. If you have questions about support, or if you plan to
install this product on a release, version, or type of operating system other
than one listed on the Product Version Availability screen described above,
consult Software AG technical support to determine whether support is possible,
and under what circumstances.
The system requirements for the current version of Adabas are contained in the installation documentation System Requirements (for UNIX platforms) and System Requirements (for Windows platforms).
If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Adabas to Version 6.6, you should first read the release notes of any intermediate or skipped versions in order to find out about any compatibility issues that might exist.
Adabas Version 6.6 is the official replacement for Adabas Version 6.5. Details of when support for earlier versions will cease can be found in Empower.