This documentation describes the installation of Adabas and the Adabas Client on Windows.
Hereafter, the generic term Adabas will be used to describe both the Adabas and the Adabas Client.
Adabas is installed using the Software AG Installer, which you download from https://empower.softwareag.com/.
This documentation provides product-specific instructions for installing Adabas. It is intended for use with the Software AG Installer guide, which explains how to prepare your machine to use the Software AG Installer, and how to install and uninstall your products. The most up-to-date version of that guide is always available at https://documentation.softwareag.com/.
For important last-minute information, see the readme file that is provided with Adabas. You can find it in the Adabas product documentation at https://documentation.softwareag.com/.
This document covers the following topics:
Adabas supports a variety of operating environments. For information on the support platforms for this release of Adabas, see Supported Platforms in the Release Notes.
You can only install Adabas on a local hard drive on a Windows system. You cannot install Adabas on a network-mapped drive or a SUBST drive.
Approximately 1 GB of hard-disk space is required for Adabas (including Adabas, Adabas Client and Software AG Installer packages).
For the installation of Adabas, the following additional software requirements apply:
| Operating System Platforms | Requirement |
|---|---|
| All Windows versions | Install all of the recommended and important Microsoft Windows updates before you start the installation. |
