CONNX Data Integration Suite 14.8.0 | Installation Guide | System Requirements
 
System Requirements
To install and use CONNX successfully, verify the following system reqirements:
CONNX System Requirements
CONNX Client
Windows
Hardware
N/A
Network
TCP/IP
Operating System
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 and above
Memory
16 GB
Disk Space
40 GB
IBM Mainframe
Hardware
FTP or SFTP server required for installation only.
Network
Operating System
z/OS
Memory
Disk Space
Security
OSS segment must be defined for the user ID in the security system (RACF / ACF2 / Top Secret) or it must be available by default.
AIX
Hardware
Processor: IBM e-Server P-Series or RS/6000
Memory: 512 MB
Disk space: Installing the optimized version of Adabas requires approximately 45MB. An additional 30 MB are required if a demo database is created during installation. An additional 60 MB are required if you install the trace version of Adabas. These figures do not include disk space requirements for other databases that you will create.
Software
Operating System: IBM AIX5L Version 5.1 system maintenance level 2 (64-bit) or Version 5.2
Linux
Hardware
Processor: Intel, IBM Mainframe
Memory: 4 GB
Disk space: Installing the optimized version of Adabas requires approximately 45MB. An additional 30 MB are required if a demo database is created during installation. These figures do not include disk space requirements for other databases that you will create.
Software
Operating System: Linux kernel 2.6.18 or above for Intel and zLinux platforms
RMS (any version)
Hardware
Compaq VAX Server, Compaq AlphaServer, Itanium
Network
TCP/IP
Operating System
OpenVMS
Memory
12 MB VAX, 32 MB Alpha
Disk Space
20,000 blocks available (10 MB)
Codasyl DBMS
Hardware
Compaq VAX Server, Compaq Alpha Server, Itanium
Network
TCP/IP
Operating System
OpenVMS
Memory
12 MB VAX, 32 MB Alpha
Disk Space
20,000 blocks available (10 MB)
Oracle Rdb
Hardware
Compaq VAX Server, Compaq Alpha Server, Itanium
Network
TCP/IP
Operating System
OpenVMS
Memory
12 MB VAX, 32 MB Alpha
Disk Space
20,000 blocks available (10 MB)
Oracle version 8i and above
Hardware
Compaq VMS Server (VAX, Alpha or Itanium), Personal Computer (Intel)/Alpha Sun/UNIX Workstation
Network
TCP/IP
Software
CONNX Requires the Oracle Client Interface Software (OCI) to be installed. This can be the standard Oracle Client, or the Oracle Instant Client. OCI supports Bulk operations only when the version of the Oracle Client matches the version of the Oracle database. This is an important performance consideration with DataSync and Event Replication. For best performance, ensure that the version of the Oracle client is the same as the Oracle database being accessed. On Linux/Unix, CONNX contains an embedded OCI, and no additional software is required.
Operating System
OpenVMS (any version), Windows Server 2016 and above, UNIX/Linux (any version)
Memory
N/A
Disk Space
N/A
DataFlex version 2.3 and above
Hardware
Personal Computer (Intel)/Alpha, UNIX Workstation
Network
Any file-sharing protocol
Operating System
Windows Server 2016 and above, Linux
Memory
N/A
Disk Space
40MB (Linux)
POWERflex
Hardware
Personal Computer (Intel)/Alpha, UNIX Workstation
Network
Any file-sharing protocol
Operating System
Windows Server 2016 and above, Linux
Memory
N/A
Disk Space
40MB (Linux)
OLE DB Providers (Sybase Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access)
Operating System
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 and above
ODBC Providers (Must support ADO and be fully ODBC Level 2 compliant.)
Operating System
Windows Server 2016/Windows10 and above
C-ISAM
Hardware
AIX, Linux, Personal Computer (Intel)
Network
TCP/IP
Operating System
AIX 4.3+, AIX 4.2, Linux kernel 2.6.18 or above. Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 and above.
Memory
N/A
Disk Space
40 MB
DISAM
Hardware
AIX, Linux, Personal Computer (Intel)
Network
TCP/IP
Operating System
AIX 4.3+, AIX 4.2, or Linux kernel 2.6.18 or above
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 and above
Memory
N/A
Disk Space
40 MB
Micro Focus
Hardware
AIX, Linux(Intel), Personal Computer (Intel)
Network
TCP/IP
Operating System
AIX 4.3+, AIX 4.2, Linux kernel 2.6.18 or above
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 and above
Memory
N/A
Disk Space
40 MB
Adabas
Hardware
AIX, Linux(Intel and zLinux), z/OS, Personal Computer (Intel)
Network
TCP/IP
Operating System
AIX 4.3+, AIX 4.2, Linux, Linux/390
z/OS
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 and above
Memory
N/A
Disk Space
40 MB
Db2 Product
Operating System
Db2/6000; Db2 UDB for AIX
AIX 4.3 and above
Db2 UDB for z/OS
z/OS
Db2/400 V3R1 and above
OS/400
Db2/400 V4R2 and above; Db2 UDB for iSeries
OS/400 and iSeries
Db2 UDB Enterprise Server Edition
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 and above
Db2 UDB for Linux Enterprise Server Edition
Linux
VSAM Product
Operating System
Supported File Types
Network Software
CICS Version/Release
CONNX for CICS/VSAM
z/OS
VSAM
TCP/IP V3R2 and above
V4R1 or TX 1.x and above
CONNX for VSAM / QSAM / PDS
z/OS
VSAM / QSAM / PDS
TCP/IP V3R2 and above
N/A
IMS Product
Operating System
Supported File Types
Network Software
CICS Version/Release
CONNX for IMS
z/OS
IMS
TCP/IP V3R2 and above
N/A
CONNX has been tested or certified with the following TCP/IP software products on OpenVMS: UCX 3.0 and above, Multinet and TCPware.
OLE DB/ODBC providers use third-party data providers which have their own hardware and network requirements and are installed on the client machine.
The server requirements are dictated by the third-party driver selected for operation.
Client and Web Server Requirements
Requirement
Minimum
Recommended
Processor
Intel Core or compatible processor
Intel core or compatible processor
Memory
8 GB
32 GB
Free Disk Space
25 GB
50 GB
Operating System and Server
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 and above
Microsoft® IIS® 8 or above
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 and above
IIS 8 or above
Software (Three-tier Enterprise)
Any web browser that supports HTML 3 or later
Network Connectivity
TCP/IP (Winsock 1.1-compliant)
Microsoft TCP/IP
(Winsock 2.9-compliant)
Software
OLE DB- or ODBC-compliant
OLE DB or ODBC driver and established file, system, or user DSN on all clients (file DSNs are recommended).
File DSN
UNIX Client System Requirements
Prior to installing the Linux/UNIX client, CONNX must be installed on the Windows PC where the client installer is run. Failure to do this will result in installation errors when installing the Linux/UNIX client components.
Linux Client System Requirements
Hardware
Processor: Intel Processor - 2 cores or more
Memory: 2 GB
Operating System
Any Linux OS which supports Linux Kernel 2.6.18 and above; for example, Fedora Release 6, RedHat Enterprise Linux Version 5, or SUSE Professional 10.2 Linux.
Free Hard Disk Space
50 MB
Software - ODBC Driver Manager
Any ODBC Driver Manager (tested with unixODBC)
AIX Client System Requirements
Hardware
Processor: IBM e-Server P-Series or RS/6000; Memory: 512 MB
Operating System
AIX 5.x Operating System: IBM AIX 5L Version 5.1, system maintenance level 2 (64-bit) or Version 5.2
Free Hard Disk Space
50 MB
Software - ODBC Driver Manager
Any ODBC Driver Manager (tested with unixODBC)
All UNIX/Linux systems must have libgcc runtime environments installed. If the 32-bit client or 32-bit JDBC server are used on a 64-bit system, the 32bit libgcc runtime will need to be installed in addition to the 64-bit libgcc runtime.
JDBC Client and Server Requirements
Client Requirement
Minimum
JDK
6 or above
Free Hard Drive Space
500 MB
Server Requirement
Minimum
Recommended
Processor
2-core processor
4 core processor
Memory
512 MB
1 GB
Free Hard Drive Space
500 MB
1 GB
Operating System
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 or later
AIX, UNIX, Linux/zLinux
Windows Server 2016/Windows 10 or later
AIX, UNIX, Linux/zLinux
Network Connectivity
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
Software
64- and 32-bit libgcc runtime environment for 64-bit Unix/Linux systems. 32-bit libgcc runtime environment for 32-bit Unix/Linux systems.
User Application Requirements
In general, CONNX works with any ODBC-compliant application. Specifically, the programs listed below successfully utilize CONNX as a data access connectivity tool.
OLE DB - Windows only
OLE Automation (RPC) - Windows only
ODBC
JDBC
Application
X
Any application that supports OLE automation
X
X
Any JDBC-compliant application
X
X
Any ODBC- or OLE DB- compliant application
Apache Web Server
X
X
X
Borland C++
X
X
X
Borland Delphi
X
X
Borland JBuilder
X
X
Cognos Impromptu
X
X
Crystal Reports
X
X
Dharma ODBC Integrator
X
GIS (Geographical Information Software)
X
X
X
X
Internet Information Server (IIS)
X
X
JetForms
X
X
X
Microsoft Access
X
X
Microsoft Excel (MSQuery)
X
Microsoft SQL Server (linked server technology)
X
Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)
X
X
X
Microsoft Visual Basic
X
X
X
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
X
X
X
Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft Visual Studio
X
X
X
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
X
X
Netscape (iPlanet) Enterprise Server
X
X
Oracle Developer/Designer 2000
X
Oracle Discover
X
Oracle Heterogeneous Services
X
X
X
PowerBuilder
X
X
X
Paradox for Windows
X
Sagent
X
X
Star Office
X
Sun Forte
X
Sun Netbeans
X
Sun Netra Web Server
X
X
Visual FoxPro for Windows
Default Port Numbers
The following list comprises the 32- and 64-bit components and the default ports on which they listen:
Component
Default Port
32-bit Enterprise Server Service (Windows), CONNX Data Servers (IBM Mainframe, Unix, OpenVMS)
6500
64-bit Enterprise Server Service (Windows)
6502
32-bit JDBC Server (Windows, Unix)
7500
64-bit JDBC Server (Windows, Unix)
7502
License Server (Windows, Unix)
7501
32-bit CONNX Rest Server
9500
64-bit CONNX Rest Server
9502
If CONNX is installed in an environment where a firewall is present, these ports need to be opened.
If you need to change the default 64 bit CONNX Rest Server port, we do not recommend using port 9501.