Software GmbH 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 GmbH will stop supporting that version.

For information regarding Software GmbH product compatibility with IBM platforms and any IBM requirements for Software GmbH 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 GmbH products, complete the following steps.

1. Access Software GmbH's Empower web site at https://empower.softwareag.com.

2. Log in to Empower. Once you have logged in, expand Products & Documentation in the left menu of the web page and select Product Version Availability to access the Product Version Availability screen.

3. Use the fields on the top of this screen to filter its results for your Software GmbH product. When you click the Search button, the supported Software GmbH products that meet the filter criteria are listed in the table below the filter criteria.

   This list provides the following information for the supported operating systems:

   • the general availability (GA) date of the product;

   • the date the operating system platform is scheduled for retirement (OS Retirement);

   • the end-of-maintenance (EOM) date for the product; and

   • the end-of-sustained-support (EOSS) date for the product.